He oft reminded his kids that preparation is the key to success. Of course he may have taken it an extreme when it came to Christmas. He started his shopping in July, leisurely picking out just the right gift for everyone, avoiding the Black Friday frenzy crowd. Grocery shopping ran a similar course; he usually needed several stores to find the right foods. When the weather broke he could be found at the grill getting the steak done to perfection and never missed one of his kids’ games. But he was always known as the ultimate dad: he even picked out clothes for his daughters. He gave the same attention as a financial manager at RPM in Maple Shade.
John went to high school with his wife, Marilee and in his usual fashion he didn’t rush. He waited till the Senior Prom to ask her out. Their dance lasted 33 years and was blessed by three children: Kristin, JP, and Melissa. He is survived by his parents, John and Theresa, his brother, Paul and sister, Mary Ann.
Come celebrate 56 selfless years Sunday from 4 to 6 pm and from 8:30 to 9:30 am on Monday at Daley Life Celebration Studio, Swedesboro. Mass of Christian Burial Monday 10 am at the Catholic Community of the Holy Spirit, Mullica Hill. Burial St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Woolwich Twp.
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John:
You will be truly missed by all of your co-workers at Stonhard. You were a kind and gentle man and I will miss mostly meeting you in the kitchen to get our morning coffee. You always had a nice smile and pleasant words to start the day.
My most sincere condolences to your family and friends. My heart goes out to you. May God Bless and comfort you at this most difficult time.
My sincerest condolences on the loss of your husband, father, son, and brother. John was such a nice gentleman. I will always remember how proudly he spoke of his children and attended all of their sporting events. That is such a rare thing in today’s hectic world. No matter when I saw John, he always had a smile and a friendly word. John will truly be missed.
I am grateful to have been acquainted with John through Stonhard. I will miss his happy, gentlemanly manner. It was always a pleasure when John came to Reception to greet a visitor. He always wore a smile and was so grateful and appreciative. He will truly be missed.
My sincere condolences on the tragic loss of John. Please know that you are all in my thoughts. My hope is that the strength he brought to all of you will remain with you and guide you through this difficult time.
JB was one of a kind and will not be forgotten. Things will never be the same. I will miss him coming down to my office every morning for our daily talks. We had some good work road trips over the years, and many great lunches. When the Finance team got together all we ever did was laugh. Most of all though I’ll miss hearing updates on his children. Thats what dominated the conversation. Always heard how JP did in his baseball games or now intramural basketball. Heard about Kristins biology class and her dilemas about living on or off campus. He always talked about Melissa being his helper, and the decision to get her a dog. Of course I shared my own stories as well. He always loved hearing about my crazy sister inlaw or my weekend projects. Can’t forget his wife Marilee who JB spoke fond of as well. He was a true family man. I am very happy to have known him. God Bless! You are all in my prayers.
Marilee, Kristin, JP , and Melissa, our hearts are broken for you. Gone too soon…. Integrity, honor, fiercely proud of his children, family man… A man who lead by example, a gentle man.. Please know you are in our thoughts and prayers. John will truly be missed.
I had the pleasure of working at Stonhard with John. The word that has been repeated by so many as we heard about his loss is “gentleman”. What a great word to describe him. I didn’t often work with John, but he passed my office every day on his way in and on his way home. We often ran into one another in the coffee room and chatted about our children. His pride in his family was so apparent with the affection in his voice. You could just tell that being dad to Kristin, JP and Melissa was the highlight of his life. My deepest sympathies to Marilee and his entire family. I hope you can find some comfort knowing that he shared with us just how much you meant to him and that we, too, will miss him. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
While I had not worked closely with him over the years at StonCor/RPMPCG, we had bumped into each other here and there in the break room with some conversation, and he’d certainly always say hello if I happened to walk past his office door. I’m very sorry for the family’s loss of John. Thoughts and prayers are with you.
John is a great man and will live on through all our memories; he would do anything for his family which I used as my own model for dedication! John is the old guard with true values that is hard to find! Thank you for being part of my life!!!
I worked with John for several years before leaving Stonhard and John was always a cheerful, friendly, kind man. I’m so sorry to hear of his passing as he was taken from this earth far too soon. It is true that the good do die young. My sympathies and prayers go out to John and his family.
I’m very sad to hear of Dave’s passing. What I’ll rebmmeer most about him is his patience. He would calmly explain how something worked, even if he was telling me for the tenth time, and he would never make me feel like I was stupid for asking. My condolences to his family. A great loss, particularly to the theatre community. Chris
I’m very sad to hear of Dave’s passing. What I’ll rmmebeer most about him is his patience. He would calmly explain how something worked, even if he was telling me for the tenth time, and he would never make me feel like I was stupid for asking. My condolences to his family. A great loss, particularly to the theatre community. Chris
罗杰.彭罗斯 谈唯物主义:“ what I am partly saiyng is that those words (materialist) are a bit out of date, because the contemporary understanding of material is very different now from the way it used to be. If we consider what matter really is, we now understand it as much more of a mathematical thing. When these categories materialist’, idealist’ etc. were first coined, people thought of matter as a much more defined thing, something which is there’, and then you combine that with mysterious mind stuff which is floating around, which would be separate from it. But I think that matter itself is now much more of a mental substance; So before we have a deeper understanding of what is really going on, to talk about things in these terms is almost certainly limiting and inappropriate.”我所部份谈到的是,这些语汇(唯物主义的)有些过时了,因为当今对物质的理解已经与过去大不一样了。 如果来考虑物质到底是什么,我们现在知道,这不过是个数学玩意。如“唯物主义的、“唯心主义的”这类词语当初被造出时,人们把物质想成是一个确定的东西,一件在那里明摆着的东西,再把它与神奇飘忽的精神连接起来。但我现在认为,物质的本质是心灵的。 所以,在我们对真相有更深的了解之前,奢谈那些语汇几乎必然是局限的、不合适的。