John-Oster-Obituary

John Samuel Oster

Torrance, California

1955-2009

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Our beloved brother and friend, Johnny. Born in San Pedro, January 27, 1955, passed away at age 53 in Redondo Beach, January 1, 2009. He died too young while doing what he loved most, playing basketball with his best friends. He had resided in Redondo Beach for the past 30 years. He attended...

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Dear Ginny, I have tried to call you, but your phone # was disconnected. My mother told me about your brother and I am so sorry. I would like to hear from you.

Dear Ginny, Cindy, Becky & Marcy - I am sorry I am unable to be with you today. So many wonderful and fun memories I have of your family. I knew John mostly as a little boy. He grew up to be a wonderful man and an image of your Dad. Much love to all of you.

"What we do for ourselves dies with us. What we do for others and the world remains and is immortal.” -Albert Pine

John did so much for so many of us. His generosity and kindness will be remembered fondly and live on eternally in our hearts and in our actions. He was an inspiration and a great example of what it means to be truly selfless.

Albert Einstein once said, “The value of a man resides in what he gives and not in what he is capable of receiving.”

Dear Ginny, Cindy, Becky and Marcy,

It was indeed with sadness I learned of your brother's passing.

Although I never had the pleasure of meeting and getting to know John, it is obvious by the numerous comments in this guestbook that he is a very special, loving and unique person. May you cherish and appreciate the years you've spent with him on Earth, until you meet again.

My thoughts are with you at this time.

Johnny, we will love and miss your presence in our lives. You made everyone around you better. Your blue eyes were filled with compassion and kindness, and your face, always a smile. Thank you for 20 + years of friendship. God Bless you my friend.

To John's family, we want to express our sympathy to all of you. We have known John for many years, he was a kind and loving person and will be missed by all who knew him. We look forward to seeing him again when Gods promises are completely fulfilled.

Ginny, Cindy, Becky and Marcy,
Words alone cannot express what you must be feeling. Booter was a true free spirit and a gentle soul, and I do not even want to begin to describe the hijinks we got into as young lads, at a time when hair was long, booze was cheap and ... well, you know the rest ... Our world is a darker place without him in it, but I'm pretty sure he's shooting hoops with Gabriel and the angels right now, and has already baselined the Archangel Michael.

We are so sorry about the sudden loss of your brother.
John was a kind man that was liked by all. His love was shown towards all in the congregation of Jehovahs witnesses. We always seemed to be seated in the same area and he was always patient and kind with my young children.
We will miss him dearly.
Our deepest sympathy goes out to his family.

To Ginny, Cindy, Becky and Marcy Oster as well as the neices & nephews and other dear friends of John. It was with absolute shock and disbelief that I learned of John's death in the Tues. morning Daily Breeze. How could this be true? He was someone we just knew would always be with us, a steady, faithful, loving servant of God.His kind and gentle nature was admirable and we will miss him greatly. In this dark hour, please know others share your loss, care about you sincerely,and...