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John Gunther Obituary
John David Gunther
2/26/1962â€"3/15/2017
Beloved husband, fabulous father, devoted coach, everyone's teacher, and a loyal best friend was welcomed with excited and open arms by our Lord and Savior Jesus who said "Well done my good and faithful servant". John was born February 26, 1962 in Springfield, IL and moved to Cochiti Lake when he was eight. He graduated from Bernalillo HS as valedictorian in 1980 and from UNM with a BS in engineering. He met the love of his life, Shari, and they moved to California where he worked for Northrup for five years. They moved back to Albuquerque to raise their four beautiful children: Brittney, Robert, David, and Sarah. Some dear friends suggested John become a teacher, and that was the beginning of his teaching career. He started at Albuquerque HS where he taught for five years before moving to Sandia HS where he taught math for 17 years. He coached all levels of baseball and was the head baseball coach at Sandia for six years.
John loved so many things â€" fishing in the Chama, grooming the baseball field, cooking, and traveling â€" but what he loved most was his family and being God's servant in this world. He never wavered from his love and care for those around him and he was forever welcoming people in his home and life.
John passed into Heaven on March 15th which makes his departure date
3/15. We were in awe when we looked up John 3:15 and encourage you to do the same.
A celebration of John's life will be held on Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at 5PM at Copper Point Church.
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Memories and Condolences
for John Gunther
6 Entries
Marp Cohort 2010
Mirle Hernandez
March 30, 2017
Dear Friend, Rest in peace. You lived life so fully and unselfishly. I will always remember your warmth and your smile. You will be greatly missed CoMarper, class of 2010.
Taylor Rains
March 29, 2017
Mr. Gunther thank you for being my favorite teacher and having such a big impact on my life. I will miss you dearly but I know you are in no more pain and are in the presence of our wonderful God. See you again soon Mr. Gunther. You are all in my thoughts and prayers Gunther family.
Andrew Armijo
March 28, 2017
I knew John from about 1980-1983 when I was very small and he was a good family friend. I am very saddened to just now hear of his passing but I know that his wife and children and family will be blessed in many ways. I am glad that I was able to reconnect with John, even if it was by email, the last year or so.
If you knew him, you loved him.
March 28, 2017
John Gunther epitomized what a disciple of Christ was. GodSpeed John.
Adrian M. Lovato
March 20, 2017
Our condolences to your family John. We will truly miss and have missed your friendship. You were a true Blessing to all of us and will always have a special place in our Hearts! The Messiah play has many special memories for all of us with you! This truly being your ministry for God in portraying his only begotten Son, and through it all, truly showing the love of Jesus to all of us, and so many others that never knew Our Lord Jesus, but gave their lives to Jesus every single proformance...Wow ...So amazing!!! Our immediate Family members were saddened to hear about you through us, and they also had their special memories with you! Thank you for being a true Brother in Christ and always welcoming My family into your home. We will all see you one day again and catch up on old times! Love you my Brother. Adrian & Virginia & Daughters Nichole & Adrianne & Son Cresencio Lovato & Mr. & Mrs. Victor S. Gonzales & Family
Tom Hogue
March 19, 2017
I've known John since we were mere tikes, and he was always the same caring, loving person. I will miss our all too infrequent card games, laughs, and rock-n-roll. Rest in Peace my friend John...
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