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John Walter Moyer

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John Walter Moyer

Birth
Casper, Natrona County, Wyoming, USA
Death
18 Oct 2021 (aged 85)
Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA
Burial
Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA GPS-Latitude: 35.1736306, Longitude: -106.5612806
Plot
SACRED HEART Row D Space 7 Grave 55
Memorial ID
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John Moyer passed away on October 18, 2021 at the age of 85.
John was born in Casper, Wyoming on May 17, 1936.
His parents, Jean and Anna Moyer, moved to Lincoln, Nebraska when John was a toddler.
John graduated from Lincoln High School, where he met his future wife, Joyle Wiederspan. They were married in 1958 in Lincoln.
John graduated from the University of Nebraska with a Bachelor and Masters of Science degrees in Mechanical Engineering.
Joh was a member of Delta Tau Delta social fraternity, Pi Tau Sigma, Sigma Tau and Sigma Xi honorary fraternities. John planned to be an Air Force pilot and completed the four year ROTC program in Nebraska where he held the position of Deputy Wing Commander, but due to poor eyesight had to resign from the program.
John and Joyle moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1960. John went directly from college to work at Sandia National Labs where he spent 39 years there working in a variety of engineering positions, including nuclear weapon security, weapon testing and high-altitude rocket systems. John held one patent and was the project engineer on designing, developing and testing bombs along with designing the bomb proper for aircraft transportation.
In Albuquerque, John and Joyle raised a son and daughter. In the early years of marriage, John built and refurbished household furniture and also was the resident auto mechanic. John coached Little League baseball for years while his son was playing and enjoyed back-packing and fishing. John excelled at finding fish-less spots in streams and lakes.
After retiring from Sandia in 1998, John took up golf and consistently played for most of the rest of his life. John's favorite activity was spending time with his family. John and Joyle enjoyed traveling in the states and foreign countries. Many of their stateside travels were in their RV- much of the time with family members. They belonged to the Sandia Roadrunner RV club. John also enjoyed playing games- card games being his favorite.
John was preceded in death by his parents, wife, Joyle Moyer of 63 years and son, Curt Moyer.
John is survived by his daughter, Cori (Steve) Pruitt, his two brothers, Ed (Mary) Moyer and Bob Moyer and his four grandchildren.
A Graveside Service will be held on Friday, October 29, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Donations may be made to the charity of your choice in John's name.
John Moyer passed away on October 18, 2021 at the age of 85.
John was born in Casper, Wyoming on May 17, 1936.
His parents, Jean and Anna Moyer, moved to Lincoln, Nebraska when John was a toddler.
John graduated from Lincoln High School, where he met his future wife, Joyle Wiederspan. They were married in 1958 in Lincoln.
John graduated from the University of Nebraska with a Bachelor and Masters of Science degrees in Mechanical Engineering.
Joh was a member of Delta Tau Delta social fraternity, Pi Tau Sigma, Sigma Tau and Sigma Xi honorary fraternities. John planned to be an Air Force pilot and completed the four year ROTC program in Nebraska where he held the position of Deputy Wing Commander, but due to poor eyesight had to resign from the program.
John and Joyle moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1960. John went directly from college to work at Sandia National Labs where he spent 39 years there working in a variety of engineering positions, including nuclear weapon security, weapon testing and high-altitude rocket systems. John held one patent and was the project engineer on designing, developing and testing bombs along with designing the bomb proper for aircraft transportation.
In Albuquerque, John and Joyle raised a son and daughter. In the early years of marriage, John built and refurbished household furniture and also was the resident auto mechanic. John coached Little League baseball for years while his son was playing and enjoyed back-packing and fishing. John excelled at finding fish-less spots in streams and lakes.
After retiring from Sandia in 1998, John took up golf and consistently played for most of the rest of his life. John's favorite activity was spending time with his family. John and Joyle enjoyed traveling in the states and foreign countries. Many of their stateside travels were in their RV- much of the time with family members. They belonged to the Sandia Roadrunner RV club. John also enjoyed playing games- card games being his favorite.
John was preceded in death by his parents, wife, Joyle Moyer of 63 years and son, Curt Moyer.
John is survived by his daughter, Cori (Steve) Pruitt, his two brothers, Ed (Mary) Moyer and Bob Moyer and his four grandchildren.
A Graveside Service will be held on Friday, October 29, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Donations may be made to the charity of your choice in John's name.


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  • Created by: P Barela
  • Added: Oct 23, 2021
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/233335816/john_walter-moyer: accessed ), memorial page for John Walter Moyer (17 May 1936–18 Oct 2021), Find a Grave Memorial ID 233335816, citing Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA; Maintained by P Barela (contributor 46573401).