John J. Karakash

John-Uncle John left us so suddenly, as he always said, the clock always ticks foward-never backwards. His continual dedication to teaching, and the belief of work & service to the community were his truest legacy. I shall always cherish my memories of him, and his indelible spirit. Truly the most amazing person to have known. In Peace. jb

John was the quintesential academician. Lehigh is so lucky to have been blessed with his service. I always found him to be a kind and thoughtful man. His legacy is his eternal gift to us all.

Dear John,
I'm sorry to hear about Dean Karakash's death. He influenced the careers of so many people including me. He spent countless hours in his office at Lehigh with students like me to help us figure out what to do with our careers. He was devoted to Lehigh. Late in the evening Packard Lab would be dark except for the light coming from his office. Lehigh and all of us lost a good friend.

Dear John,
We are so sorry to hear about your Dad. We enjoyed talking to him at Kirkland and to learn about his life experiences and to read some of the articles he showed us that were published in the paper. Please take care, Woody and Karen, your Dad's roommate, Frank Brown's family

Our sympathy goes out to the Karakash family. May John rest in peace. He was one of a kind. We have known John for many, many years. He encouraged us to come to Lehigh where Art served as Provost for six years under the guidance and help of John. He always had a special saying for the moment. The one I remember most was "Commotion is not Locomotion". When at UPENN, John was known as "the Turkish Olympian with the Javelin". What a wonderful,unusual man. God bless. Provost Emeritus and Mrs....

Our sorrow goes out to the Karakash family at this time of loss. But our joy also goes out to them because they had such a great man so close to them. His accomplishments in life were many. And his humanitarianism made him that much greater. He could come up to you and start a conversation and make you feel comfortable in spite of his learnedness. There were only two people that I met in life that were like that. John Karakash was one of them. God bless him and his survivors.