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Dianne Harrah uploaded photo(s)
Monday, March 18, 2024
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John will be greatly missed by all who knew him, especially his family. I hold dear my many fond memories of our childhood in Arizona, Japan, and Colorado and treasured his enduring friendship through our adult years after all of us settled down in Virginia. That he was able to live life as fully as he did was due to his loving wife Sally and their beautiful family. My dear brother, I will miss your friendly smile and positivity.
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Loredana uploaded photo(s)
Thursday, March 14, 2024
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We met John a few months after we moved to the United States, he was immediately loving and present for my daughters almost like step-granddaughters in need of their grandfather who we had left in Italy. This affection from him was life for my daughters, after a while their grandfather left us in Italy and he was infinitely delicate with his presence even not necessarily physically. Now you're gone too, but not completely, the other morning there were 2 cardinals on the edge of my window and immediately without hesitation I thought of you and my father. Have a safe trip to the eternal place, to the place where there is no suffering but only peace. Have a safe trip dear John we love you♡ Antonio Loredana Simona e Ludovica
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Robert Baxter uploaded photo(s)
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
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Humble, kind, compassionate, and giving. John was all of those things and more. At weddings, baptisms, birthdays, all of the important events of our lives. John and Sally were always there. Usually the first to arrive and the last to leave. Working in the background going unnoticed that was their way.
I remember back in the early 1980's at our first house, I decided to build a brick retaining wall. John and I took a bricklaying course together so that we could figure out how to do it. Well "we" figured out how to do it. John and I built that wall and it stands there today. But the reality is John built that wall. Ever humble and encouraging he made me feel like I had done a great job. But it was John that made that wall of reality. I share this example because it exemplifies the type of friend and person that John was. Ever encouraging with a positive can-do attitude. John made molehills out of mountains.
We all know the physical pain that John endured throughout most of his adult life. But ask him how he was doing, and the answer was always the same "I am doing terrific".
In retirement, John and I had many one on one lunches together. We would wax and wane about a variety of topics from politics, to cars, to financial issues, etc. However, there was always one reoccurring topic that came up in our conversations. He would always talk about how fortunate he was to have found Sally and what a lucky man he was to be married to her. Sally was the love of his life and filled his heart with so much joy and pride. I believe it was that love that helped him with the physical pain in his life.
In all of the important ways John was a hero. Candace and I feel blessed to have called him a friend and a mentor for nearly 50 years. We love you John.
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Saturday, March 9, 2024
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