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www.insideHALTON.com · OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday, February 8, 2012 · 2 Continued from page 1 Founder of Jelinek Sports had passion for travel "Frank specifically enjoyed time with his wife Marilyn in Florida, at his brother Richard's ranch in Aspen, and visiting Prague where he was born and raised." Nick Jelinek, son Upon graduating from Appleby College, at the age of 18, Jelinek joined his father in the family business, Jelinek Cork, helping him run and expand the Oakville-based cork company -- which is now run by the third generation of the Jelinek family. Years later, when his younger brother Henry started working in the cork business as well, Jelinek had a little more free time. Wanting to keep his passion for sports alive, he founded the sporting goods store Jelinek Sports. "He even built a lighted tennis court behind the warehouse on South Service Road," wrote Nick, "so he could `test the racquets' during the work day." Early in his career, Jelinek travelled quite a bit for business, which was rare at the time for someone in his 20s, Nick stated. He travelled to Asia three or four times a year to help grow his manufacturing and import SUBMITTED PHOTO FAMILY TEAM: Frank Jelinek (second from left) with, from left, brothers Richard, Otto, Henry, and sister Maria at a 2005 family Olympics event held in Aspen, Colorado. Inside Opinion............................................6 Artscene.........................................16 Sports.............................................17 Classified.......................................20 business, and eventually made Jelinek Sports Jelinek Sports Ltd. and FVJ Import Sales Ltd. one of Oakville's largest businesses -- Jelinek A master of four languages, Jelinek spoke and would enjoy 55 successful years in the sporting conducted business in English, Czech, German goods industry as the founder and president of and Portuguese. "He also appreciated and embraced the Asian culture and customs, which helped as he would Full Delivery: conduct so much business in Taiwan, Japan and Real Estate, Athletic Locker, Maytag, Rona, Shopping News China," Nick wrote. Later in life, Jelinek would Partial Delivery: travel the world for pleasure; often visiting former National Sports, Staples, IDEA, Valassi, Q.S.I. XS Cargo, Sears work associates around the world. "Frank specifically enjoyed time with his wife Marilyn in Florida, at his brother Richard's ranch For home delivery & customer service call (905) 845-9742 Mon., Tues. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed., Thu., and Fri. 9 a.m.-7 p.m. in Aspen, and visiting Prague where he was born (open for calls only after 5 p.m.) Closed Sat. and Sun. NEW SUBSCRIPTIONS call (905) 845-9742 or subscribe online @ www.oakvillebeaver.com and raised," wrote Nick. Jelinek's many travels gave him more than enough material to fuel his love of story telling. Captivating audiences as a public speaker, he often spoke at Rotary and business functions. Jelinek remained very close to his siblings and parents, most of whom remained in Oakville. "Frank and Henry would meet for lunch almost daily with their father, to review their respective businesses and various enterprises with the family patriarch," wrote Nick. "Often, their brother Otto would join and the discussions would inevitably turn to politics." Otto served as Oakville's MP from 1988-1993. Jelinek is survived by his wife of 32 years, Marilyn; his daughters Julia, Anita, and Maria; his son Nick; his stepchildren Heather and Shawn; grandchildren Taylor, Holly, Tristan, Jack, William and Josie; his siblings Richard, Otto, Maria, and Henry, and their families. A memorial service will take place today at 2 p.m. at St. Jude's Anglican Church at 160 William St. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Ian Anderson House by visiting www. IanAndersonHouse.com. Earn compulsory credits. 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