Longtime Grosse Pointe Farms resident Roger Alan Fries, 68, died Thursday, Aug. 12, 2010, at St. John Hospital and Medical Center in Detroit.

He was born June 9, 1942, in Chicago to John and Priscilla Fries and graduated from Schurz High School and attended Northwestern University.  Mr. Fries and his wife, Phyllis, moved to Grosse Pointe Farms shortly after they married 38 years ago. He began his career working with Promotions Inc., the sponsor of Autorama, and then worked 24 years at Chrysler Corp., retiring in December 2000 as manager of special events.