John A. "Ace" Umphred

ACE WAS A VITAL PART OF THE MUSIC SCENE IN THE HARRISBURG AREA LATE 60'S SOUL MUSIC , I WAS IN THE BAND "SOUL BROTHERS WITH ACE , HE TAUGHT ME A LOT , RIP ACE ROGER L. ENDRES LIGONIER,PA.

Coach John was my Basketball coach back in '87, '88. Great guy, great leader for aspiring young men. But I remember him even more as a great father for my buddy Brad.
Thanks, Coach for not getting too mad at us when we came home at 2 in the morning in a cop car. And for driving late at night to bring Brad up from Baltimore just so we could hang out. And taking time out to coach a bunch of kids in some of the best memories of our lives.

I had the pleasure of knowing Ace since 1967. We played on the road for a couple years. John was passionate and enthusiastic about his music. He also struck me as someone devoted to his family. I was proud that he would consider me a friend. My thoughts & prayers go out to his family.

My sympathies to Ace's family. I heard of this by an email from Mickey Emery. We all played music together in the 60's. Ace, RIP!

Wally

He will be missed. He was a great father, coach, and friend. My prayers are with the family. Please contact me if you need anything!

steve and aletha

steve and aletha send out there condolencles to david and famliy john was an inspiration to all us .god bless david and family.he will be missed but not for gotten.

aletha and steve would like to wish our condolences to david and family i new john very well he was a heck of a man he new his values he took heart in others god bless and thought and prayers are with you all.

I recently had the pleasure to have met John and via emails and phone calls shared some nice conversations. He had a lot going on in his life that was good as well as troublesome, but he managed to rise above it all. I will miss his friendship as well as I am sure all others will. Lord be with all who were a part of his life and keep him safe with you!