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John Roger Considine Obituary
John Roger Considine, age 66 of Clarkesville, passed away after losing his battle with cancer on May 6, 2016.
John, one of six children born to Robert and Barbara Considine of Arcadia, California, was a career pilot with seven years flying jets for the United States Air Force and more than 20 years captaining commercial aircraft for Delta Airlines. John had a gift for mediation. He facilitated the re-engineering of the KC-135 during his years at the Pentagon. John also worked as a Union Negotiator for the Airline Pilots Association, helping to arbitrate their contracts during some of the largest mergers in airline history.
John loved music, all music; he played both the saxophone and the piano better than most. John made his own wine, traveled the world and dedicated his life to his family. He will be greatly missed by all who encountered him.
He is survived by his wife, Barbara Eileen Considine; three children; six grandchildren, two dogs; and one outdoor cat.
The family requests that in lieu of flowers you send donations to the Habersham County Humane Society.
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Cynthia Stringer (Barany)
October 9, 2017
A week before "our" 50th High School Reunion on Oct 7th, 2017 I learned of John's death and it hit me hard for I was sure he would attend and wanted so much to see him. We grew up living next door and will always be thankful I had him and his family in my childhood years. Yes we got in trouble and played pranks on each other. One of my fondest memories at school was lunch when I finally stopped his endless teasing by putting my chewing gum in his lovely head of hair...his expression was priceless. That of course was short lived. I have always missed him and his fun brothers and sisters and always will. My heart goes out to all of you. I am grateful I found this site and hope to "recover" your emails so I can personally write to you and John, someday we will be together again and I have no doubt that we will pick up where we left off...God does have a sense of humor.
Love You.............Cindi
Rhea Nichols
May 20, 2016
John was the kind of person that you wanted as a friend. I am grateful to have known John for his great sense of humor, his kindness and his intelligence. I am very sad about John's passing but grateful for the memories I will always have of John.
Joe Reid
May 16, 2016
I was a fellow pilot in Columbus, MS with John. I offer my deepest sympathies to his entire family. He will be missed.
Jim & Jan Suckow
May 14, 2016
It's with a heavy heart that we say goodbye to a longtime friend. John was known for his intelligence, his loyalty to his fellow pilots and his sometimes fervent disposition, thus earning him the nickname from his close friends of "pipe bomb". He was also known for the occasional practical joke. Once, while I was chairing a particularly intense MEC meeting, he, unknowingly to me, filled my ice water glass with vodka. The sad part was I didn't notice but the meeting went remarkably better.
We remember John's lively wit, his easy access to a good time and his absolute devotion to his family and friends. He will be sorely missed.
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