"Carl-Fraction" (December 16,1919-March 17,2000)

He was born in Saint Paul Minnesota,to James & Opal Fraction,one of

six children,when he was young,the family moved to Iowa.Carl graduated from Des Moines North High School in 1937,where he played in the high school band.Carl enlisted in the Air Force and was discharged in 1945,he later contracted tuberculosis.While in the Air Force,he learned photography.He married Celeste Griffin in 1948;together they had one daughter Ann.He enrolled at Macalester College in St.Paul,and and graduated in 1958 with a degree in microbiology.Gillette Corporation hired him soon after he graduated to work in its chemistry department.Gillette was the mother company to many hair care products.Carl's chemical formation was the base for the hair gel "dippy dew."In the community, Carl was a member of Alpha Kappa Fraternity and the Twin Cities Reel & Trigger Club.He attended St.Peters AME Church,where he sang in the choir.He played in a number of community bands in Minnesota.