Carl John Fischer died on January 20 2021 after a brief illness. He was born in Decatur, Illinois but spent most of his youth in Cincinnati, Ohio where he attended the University of Cincinnati and Xavier University. Carl was a gifted and imaginative writer as editor in chief at Peter Li publishing Company, Pflaum Publishing, and Mazur Corporation, he was responsible for millions of pages of writing. He wrote many books for teachers and children with a focus on Catholicism. He leaves behind his wife of more than 50 years, Patricia O. Fischer, his sister in law Carol Obrien, his niece and two nephews, Karen Critzer, Fred Miller, and Kenny Miller, and Chad Henderson who he thought of as a son. He will be sorely missed.