John graduated from Leon High School and Florida State University in Tallahassee. He then became a Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy as a C130 pilot and participated in Operation Deep Freeze in Antarctica. After his time in the Navy, he was a commercial airline pilot for Southern and Republic Airlines, then retired as a Captain with Northwest / Delta Airlines in 2006. He was a voracious reader, loved taking nature photographs (a member of St. Pete Photography Group), his vacation home on Dog Island, and his Albin 32+2 Cruiser "Plane 2 Sea".
A Celebration of John's Life will be held Sunday, June 27th with the family receiving friends at Anderson McQueen Funeral Home, 2201 Dr. MLK Street North, at 12:30pm. A service will take place at 1pm and will be followed by a reception. His urn will be interred at Sarasota National Cemetery at a later date.
"To fly west, my friend, is a flight we all must take for a final check." - author unknown
John graduated from Leon High School and Florida State University in Tallahassee. He then became a Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy as a C130 pilot and participated in Operation Deep Freeze in Antarctica. After his time in the Navy, he was a commercial airline pilot for Southern and Republic Airlines, then retired as a Captain with Northwest / Delta Airlines in 2006. He was a voracious reader, loved taking nature photographs (a member of St. Pete Photography Group), his vacation home on Dog Island, and his Albin 32+2 Cruiser "Plane 2 Sea".
A Celebration of John's Life will be held Sunday, June 27th with the family receiving friends at Anderson McQueen Funeral Home, 2201 Dr. MLK Street North, at 12:30pm. A service will take place at 1pm and will be followed by a reception. His urn will be interred at Sarasota National Cemetery at a later date.
"To fly west, my friend, is a flight we all must take for a final check." - author unknown
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