Conrad Dean Fasolt

Conrad Dean Fasolt passed away peacefully April 13, 2024 at 94 years old. Dean (as he preferred to be called) was born in Hershey, Pennsylvania on February 23, 1930 to Clemens and Dorothy Fasolt. He was the eldest of three children along with his sister Sidney and brother Terry. Dean grew up in the small town of Palmyra, Pennsylvania. His family then moved to Lancaster, Pennsylvania where he graduated from McCaskey High School. After high school, Dean attended college at Franklin and Marshall in Lancaster, working his way through school at a variety of part time jobs including short order cook, chauffer, men’s clothing sales, and repairing tracks with the Pennsylvania Railroad. He graduated with a BA in Economics. While at college, Dean was a member of Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity. More importantly, he reconnected with a former high school acquaintance, a pretty nursing student named Shirley Ament, when he brought a co-worker into the local emergency room. Dean and Shirley enjoyed each other’s company attending formal dances, parties, and spending time with friends. They were married in December 1952. Dean served 2 years in the US Army during the Korean War, attaining the rank of Staff Sergeant. After his discharge, Dean began a career in the electronics industry beginning with RCA in Lancaster until he retired from Data General Corporation in Apex, NC. In between he worked for Sylvania Electronics in Montoursville, Pennsylvania, Burroughs Corporation in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, and again at Sylvania in Smithfield, NC. Dean was a devoted family man and always put his wife and children before himself or his career. The family had many memorable vacations, often with relatives at the beach at Ocean City, Maryland or the mountains of central Pennsylvania and eventually to the North Carolina beaches and mountains. Dean was particularly fond of the Fontana Lake area in western North Carolina. As their children began leading their own lives, Dean and Shirley had time to pursue their true passion – the British Isles. Starting out with a tour they took in 1977 with Dean’s sister Sidney and her husband Vince, Dean then began planning each of their numerous trips on his own, booking everything over the phone and through the mail. Dean enjoyed driving on the wrong side of the road throughout the country sides of England and Scotland with only road maps to guide the way. In addition, Dean and Shirley enjoyed several cruises to Alaska, Bermuda and the Caribbean, and an especially memorable Atlantic crossing on the QE II. Dean was pre-deceased by Shirley in December 2021. He is survived by son Tim, his wife Sheila, daughter Linda Hollamon and her husband Mark. Dean had three grandchildren, Melissa Peters and husband Mike, Sarah Sasnett and husband Ryan, and Wes Hollamon and partner Christy Rhodes. Dean was also blessed with four great-grandchildren, Ethan and Evelyn Peters and Elizabeth and Sadie Sasnett. There will be no service at Dean’s request.

Conrad Dean Fasolt

February 23, 1930 - April 13, 2024