John's WWI Draft Registration Card, dated September 12, 1918, states he was medium height and build and had light blue eyes and brown hair. He was inducted into the U.S. Army as a private in Seattle, WA on October 10, 1918, and honorably discharged on December 18, 1918. At that time, he was 5-feet, 7-inches tall and had a medium complexion. John graduated from Washington State College in 1926.
At the time of his death, John was athletic director and science teacher at Dee Park High School in Deer Park, WA. He died in an automobile accident while on route to Spokane for his usual Saturday night sining engagement at radio station KGA. According to students at Marcus school, where he taught the year before, "He was a man whose personality was felt by everyone who came in contact with him. A spirit of good humor pervaded all his moods. He possessed a rare power: to teach and at the same time to make the pupils enjoy being in his classes. He was ever ready for a joke, or fest, always jovial, helpful and kindhearted.
At the time of his death, John was athletic director and science teacher at Dee Park High School in Deer Park, WA. He died in an automobile accident while on route to Spokane for his usual Saturday night sining engagement at radio station KGA. According to students at Marcus school, where he taught the year before, "He was a man whose personality was felt by everyone who came in contact with him. A spirit of good humor pervaded all his moods. He possessed a rare power: to teach and at the same time to make the pupils enjoy being in his classes. He was ever ready for a joke, or fest, always jovial, helpful and kindhearted.
John's WWI Draft Registration Card, dated September 12, 1918, states he was medium height and build and had light blue eyes and brown hair. He was inducted into the U.S. Army as a private in Seattle, WA on October 10, 1918, and honorably discharged on December 18, 1918. At that time, he was 5-feet, 7-inches tall and had a medium complexion. John graduated from Washington State College in 1926.
At the time of his death, John was athletic director and science teacher at Dee Park High School in Deer Park, WA. He died in an automobile accident while on route to Spokane for his usual Saturday night sining engagement at radio station KGA. According to students at Marcus school, where he taught the year before, "He was a man whose personality was felt by everyone who came in contact with him. A spirit of good humor pervaded all his moods. He possessed a rare power: to teach and at the same time to make the pupils enjoy being in his classes. He was ever ready for a joke, or fest, always jovial, helpful and kindhearted.
At the time of his death, John was athletic director and science teacher at Dee Park High School in Deer Park, WA. He died in an automobile accident while on route to Spokane for his usual Saturday night sining engagement at radio station KGA. According to students at Marcus school, where he taught the year before, "He was a man whose personality was felt by everyone who came in contact with him. A spirit of good humor pervaded all his moods. He possessed a rare power: to teach and at the same time to make the pupils enjoy being in his classes. He was ever ready for a joke, or fest, always jovial, helpful and kindhearted.
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