John G. Rock II

WARRENSBURG John G. Rock II, 42, of Forest Lake Road, Warrensburg, passed away Sunday morning, Nov. 4, 2007, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born Feb. 24, 1965, in Glens Falls, he was the beloved son of Betsy A. (Ross) and the late John G. Rock. Soon after graduating from Lake George High School in 1983, where he played baseball, basketball, and football, and still holds a record, he entered the United States Army's 82nd Airborne Division in 1984, serving his country both stateside and abroad, being honorably discharged in April of 1989. On Oct. 20, 1984, he married Lorraine Olden. John was a member of the IBEW, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local No. 1249 since 1991, as a tree expert, performing line clearance for numerous power companies throughout the Northeast. Some of John's enjoyments included hunting, riding his motorcycle, supporting and attending his sons' wrestling and football functions, and spending time with his family, including his two dogs, "Kitao" and "Kameko." Besides his father, John Rock, who passed away March 25, 2002, his maternal grandparents, Vincent and Alice Ross, his paternal grandparents, Ross and Sophia Rock, one aunt, Donna McLemore, and one uncle, Vincent "Vinnie" Ross have all predeceased John. Survivors include his loving wife, Lorraine "Lou" Rock of Warrensburg; two sons, John G. Rock III of Glens Falls, and Logan M. Rock of Warrensburg; his mother, Betsy Benson and her husband, Bob, John's step-father who helped to raise John; two sisters, Robin Andre and her husband, John, of Queensbury, and Roxanne Rock of Saratoga; two brothers, Ross Rock of Queensbury, and Robert Benson of Fort Edward; his in-laws, Jack and Wanda Olden of Warrensburg; two brothers-in-law, John Olden and his wife, Pam, and Kenneth Olden, all of Lake George; also several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, and many friends. Friends may call upon the family Wednesday, Nov. 7, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Maynard D. Baker Funeral Home, 11 Lafayette St., Queensbury. Funeral services will be held Thursday, Nov. 8, at 10 a.m. at the funeral home with the Deacon Bill Bazinet, of Glens Falls St. Alphonsus Church, officiating. Burial, with full honors, will follow at 12 p.m. at Gerald B. H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, Duell Road, Schuylerville. Donations, in John's loving memory, may be made to an Educational Trust Fund for John's son, Logan, at TD Banknorth, C/O Logan Rock Trust Fund, 54 Quaker Road, Queensbury, NY 12804 or to Warrensburg Emergency Squad, P.O. Box 157, Warrensburg, NY 12885. Condolences may be e-mailed through www.bakerfuneralhome.com, or mailed to Maynard D. Baker Funeral Home, 11 Lafayette St., Queensbury, NY 12804.