Jack and June Fargotstein

This may or may not be news to you but it is news to me. I never really knew why Jack Fargotstein left Memphis and what happened to him and June or his family after they moved to San Diego, Ca.  Donna Field said he told his family that he “didn’t get along” with his siblings. I will fill in a few blanks and tell you what I know. I expect that I will be able to add to this significantly after making more inquires….

Jack was the oldest of all of Sam and Sally Fargotstein’s 4 kids. Evidently, there was a family business dispute and he up and left and went down to New Orleans and opened up a successful Watch Parts and Jewelry Supply business. Evidently he had an opportunity to sell his company and cash out to take an early retirement and moved to San Diego, California. According to Donna Field, his former daughter-in-law, he was pompous. June was very nice and they had many friends and a good social life in San Diego. He was rather wealthy since they only had 2 kids and I am assuming that he invested well.

Jack and June had 2 children:

Stephen Samuel Fargotstein: Born 9/4/40 – died 3/21/12

Had a child with Donna Kornfield Fargotstein named Mark Edward (Fargotstein)

Stephen shortened his name to Fargo at some point. He had a difficult life; he was married at least 5 times. He spent time in prison in 1985 for insurance fraud and possibly other crimes. I will look in to it. He disappeared for years.  He had one child with Donna (Kornfield) Fargotstein. According to Donna, Stephen had moved to Costa Rica – possibly to avoid incarceration in the USA…at the time it was a haven for U.S. citizens fleeing persecution. Sadly, I am told that Stephen died in Costa Rica and Mark, their son, hadn’t heard from him in years and had no idea that he was even in Costa Rica. He found out about his father’s death via a Costa Rican government letter. Stephen’s ex-wife (Mark’s mother) now goes by the name of “Donna Field” and she lives in Denver, Co. (303-341-8050  / donnanmusic@yahoo.com). Evidently she is remarried and happy. They had one son, Mark Edward Fargotstein – who now goes by the name Mark Edward, but legally it is still Mark Edward Fargotstein.

Mark Edward (Fargotstein)

41 years old

Had one son, Aaron Xavier Edwards (born 9/5/97 – 18yrs old) who has Cerebral Palsy and lives in Loveland, CO., near his grandmother Donna Field (72 - in Denver).

Jill Ellen (Fargotstein) Taylor

Born 2/11/1943– Not sure if she is still living. According to Donna Field, Jill Fargotstein was very beautiful woman who was a model in England and evidently she had a car wreck that ended her modeling career.  Evidently, since Stephen died first, leaving Jill and only child, she inherited a substantial estate from June Fargotstein and the story is that she had a drug problem and went through the money. Neither Donna nor Mark has heard from Jill in years, as there is a lot of bad blood.  With that said, somewhere along the way Jill married someone named Taylor and they had a child named Lila Taylor who lives in Santa Cruz, Ca.