Joseph Bacon Fraser Jr.

Joe B. Fraser Jr.
Born(1926-01-26)January 26, 1926
Hinesville, Georgia, US
DiedMarch 13, 2014(2014-03-13) (aged 88)
Bluffton, South Carolina, US
Alma materUniversity of Georgia
OccupationArchitect
Children5, including West
ParentJoseph Bacon Fraser (father)
AwardsHome Builder Association of S.C. Hall of Fame. Honorary degree from USCB. Inaugural inductee into the Low Country Golf Hall of Fame.[1]
Projects

Joseph Bacon Fraser Jr. (January 26, 1926 – March 13, 2014) was one of the founders of the Sea Pines Company, along with his brother Charles E. Fraser and father General Joseph B. Fraser who first developed Hilton Head Island into a popular destination.[2] The Fraser Brother's pioneered many urban planning principals study and copied through the southeastern United States.[3] He was inducted into the Home Builders Association of South Carolina Hall of fame in 2000.[4] His philanthropic work includes past chairman of the Heritage Classic Foundation,[5] which raises money for the non-profit PGA Heritage Classic Tournament and distributes the proceeds to local and state charities. The field house for Hilton Head Preparatory School is named in honor of him.[6]

  1. ^ Earley, Delayna (22 January 2015). "Video: Low Country Golf Hall of Fame inductees announced". www.islandpacket.com. Island Packet. Archived from the original (Video) on 24 January 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  2. ^ "The History of Sea Pines". SeaPines50thAnniversary.com. Archived from the original on 27 November 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  3. ^ Riddle, Lynn (16 June 1996). "Hilton Head Island's Visionary Pioneer - Charles E. Fraser". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  4. ^ "The Home Builders Association of South Carolina". Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  5. ^ "Heritage Classic Foundation". HCF Board. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  6. ^ BURLEY, Dan (14 March 2014). "Joseph B. Fraser Jr., who helped shape modern Hilton Head, has died". Island Packet. Retrieved 12 November 2015. and the namesake of Hilton Head Preparatory School's 20,600-square-foot field house, for which he raised millions of dollars in 2006.