Jack L. Selby

INDIANAPOLIS - LTC Jack L. Selby passed away peacefully on April 19, 2025. He was the son of Walter and Ruth Selby of Pt. Pleasant, WV and brother of Howard (deceased). He was born in 1941, graduated from Pt. Pleasant High School in 1959 and Marshall University in 1963. He entered the U.S. Army as a 2LT Medical Service Corps fall of ’63, expecting a 2-year stint. It ended in Feb. 1984.

During his 20 years he served at Martin Army Hospital (Ft. Benning, GA), Chief Surgeons Office (HQ, USARPAC/Hawaii), 67th Medical Group (Da Nang, South Vietnam), Walter Reed General Hospital (Washington, D.C.), Fitzsimmons General Hospital (Aurora, CO), Ft. Sheridan MEDDAC, (IL), Gorgas Army Hospital (Republic of Panama), and Army Health Services Command (Ft. Sam Houston, TX). Along the way he added a master’s degree from Baylor University (1974) and graduated from Command General Staff College (1979) Ft. Leavenworth, KS prior to his Panama assignment where he was a participant in the Army’s assumption of medical care delivery from the extinguished Canal Zone Government on October 1, 1979.

Notable awards included a Legion of Merit, a Bronze Star and 3 Meritorious Service Awards.

While in Panama he met and married his wonderfully supportive wife, Maribel. They were married 44 years. Daughter Monica arrived in 1984. And then came three wonderful granddaughters, Zoe, Lucie and Marissa.

Following his Army years, he worked at LSU Hospital, Shreveport, LA (1984) and then moved to Indiana. From 1985 to 2001 he worked at USA Group, a student loan company in Fishers, as SVP, Management Services Division, where he led the HR, Facilities and Admin Services Departments.

While working for USA Group he was active in the Fishers community as President of the Chamber of Commerce (1993) and YMCA Man of the Year (1994). He also volunteered with the Red Cross, Fishers Sertoma and the Salvation Army in Mississippi following hurricane Katrina. He became a fan of the Salvation Army and supported it every year. He was also a life member of American Legion Post 470 in Fishers.

An admitted sports nut his entire life, he was a BIG fan of IU and MU sports, Dodgers baseball, golf, tennis, snow skiing, surfing etc. A passionate knowledge seeker and lifelong learner, LTC Selby was a loyal Jeopardy follower and read a wide range of books, newspapers, and magazines.

He is survived by his wife Maribel, daughter Monica and granddaughters Zoe, Lucie, and Marissa who were very important to him, especially as he “matured”. Additional family are Sharon Klingler (Ohio), Mark Selby (WV), Valerie Pittman (FL), and Kristiina Kovanen (NC).

Visitation will be from 9:30 am to 11:00 am, with services at 11:00 am, on Monday, April 28, 2025 at Holy Spirit Parish at Geist Catholic Church, 10350 Glaser Way, Fishers, IN. Entombment will be at Our Lady of Peace Cemetery in Indianapolis.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a contribution to: Prostate Cancer Foundation, Indiana University Foundation (Prostate Cancer Research Fund), PO Box 6460, Indianapolis, IN 46206-6460 (https://iufoundation.iu.edu); or Indy Honor Flight, PO Box 10, Plainfield, IN 46168 (https://www.indyhonorflight.org).

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