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1941
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2016
John Delano Obituary
1941 ~ 2016
John passed away peacefully on March 20, 2016, from Alzheimer's complications. He was the son of Ransom (Del) Delano and Catherine Mary Delano (nee Gomersal). He lived his life with love, humor, and a great deal of gusto. Raised and schooled in the neighborhood of Ballard he found work at the age of 14 with the Seattle Cedar Mill, on the Ship Canal. Later he worked in fiberglass boat construction and repair, working in the Ballard, Fremont, and Lake Union areas. In 2001 he retired from Boeing Company as a supervisor on the 747 Program. He had great respect for his "crews."
John served as a volunteer coaching Little League baseball and football in the Shoreline area. As President of Richmond Little League he was instrumental in passing policy to provide uniforms for the girls' teams.
John and his wife of 53 years, Doreen, (nee Gaerisch), spent 17 years on Whidbey Island in the Maxwelton and Greenbank area. John is survived by his wife, Doreen, and their children John Jr. (Kathy) and Joleen (Mark), his sister, Betty Anderson of Everett and sister-in-law Diane Loney (Ron) of Albany, OR. He leaves grandchildren Ellyse Spromberg, and Bret and Janelle Hammer, all of Shoreline, WA. Also, nieces and nephews Kurt, Kent, Kevin Anderson, Kirsten Whipple (Derick), Megan Shultz (Mike), Heather Kachel and Heath Loney (Emily). His nephew, Michael Loney (Nicole) preceded him in death. He leaves twelve great-nieces and nephews.
We wish to thank John's personal caregivers Marquisha May and Danielle Miner. Also, a special thank you to caregivers at Crista Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Northwest Hospital Geropsychiatric Program,
NW Hospital Hospice and Evergreen Hospice. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to your favorite charity or to Alzheimer's Disease Research, 22512 Gateway Center Drive, P.O. Box 1950, Clarksburg, MD. 20871-1950.
A celebration of life will be held at 1-3 PM on April 2nd, 2016 at the Richmond Masonic Temple, 753 N 185th St, Seattle, WA 98133.
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5 Entries
March 29, 2016
To Doreen, John and Jolene,
Our deepest sympathy to you and the family.
John was a very special person and we feel privileged to call him our friend.
All the sports in Richmond wouldn't be if it wasn't for John leadership and his personality. He will be missed.
Rest in peace my friend
Aloha to you all
Mickey and Marquita Moss and Family
michael Douglas
March 29, 2016
John was my boss on the 747 line he was a great man! He will be missed!
Dave Lundberg
March 28, 2016
John was one of the best Managers and person I have ever had the pleasure of working with. RIP John
Stan Larsen
March 27, 2016
My deepest sympathies go out to Johns family, I worked with him in Interiors and on the 747 program. I'll always remember how great it was to work with someone of his caliber.
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Joe Dokes
March 27, 2016
Please accept my sincerest condolences. John Delano was a good man and loyal Boeing employee.
God Bless Him.
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