Beaver Street Fisheries Chairman and Jacksonville business legend Hans “Harry” Frisch, 99, died peacefully Jan. 13 at his home surrounded by family.
Born July 5, 1923, in Vienna, Austria, Frisch lived in Israel before coming to Jacksonville in 1953 with his wife, Lilo, and their two sons, Ben and Karl.
An auto mechanic and garage owner in Israel, Frisch opened a repair shop next to his stepfather and mother’s small retail seafood market, Beaver Street Fisheries.
When his stepfather died, Frisch closed the repair shop and joined the family business.
Over the years, what began as a retail store in a small concrete building along Beaver Street grew into one of the largest seafood processors and distributors in the U.S., operating in a 300,000-square-foot facility at 1741 W. Beaver St. near the Jacksonville Farmers Market.
Frisch went to his office every day until three days before his death.
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