John Dees FORDHAM

John FORDHAM Obituary

FORDHAM, John Dees, 77, passed away on September 6, 2012. Predeceased by his mother, Dorothy; his father, Cecil; sisters, Lucille McKinney and Vickie Fordham; and brother-in- law, Ralph Reynolds. He is survived by his wife, Rita Taylor Fordham; daughters Debbie Fordham, Loretta Noel (Howard) and Sherri Dunaway (Mike); grandchildren Sherri Carr, Kris Oswald, Rita Noel and Vance Dunaway; great- grandchildren, Ian, Tiffany and Jordan Carr; sister Darlene Reynolds; sisters-in-law Helen Morrison, Mary Ann Goodlet Taylor; and best friend, Pedro Capote. John graduated from Miami Technical High School. He opened his own machine shop business, Dade Screw Machine Products, and was a perfectionist in his trade. He loved his family, including his nephews, nieces, cousins, and neighbors. He loved to laugh, make others laugh, and loved life. John was always the life of the party. He also loved the game of Jai-Alai. His geatest love of all is his wife, Rita, who shared with him 57 wonderful years of marriage. At his request, there will be no memorial services. The family would like to thank St. Catherine's West and Catholic Hospice for their wonderful care. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to the Salvation Army, St. Catherine's West, or Catholic Hospice. (John 3:16)

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Published by Miami Herald on Sep. 12, 2012.

Memories and Condolences
for John FORDHAM

7 Entries

Steven McKinney

May 17, 2020

Biggest,Kindest, Heart any human ever possessed. Always helped our family. I had the best times of my childhood at Uncle John and Aunt Rita's house. Thank You for all the fun and understanding. Love, Love

Ralph Pozo

September 23, 2012

Dear Fordhams, please accept my deepest condolences on the passing of John. I will always remember him. To me and a lot of the other kids on the block, John was kind of like the neighborhood uncle. As a kid, I remember just going up to him all the time and talking about mostly anything. He was just a great guy to talk to and very generous with his time. He was a Jai Alai fanatic and so eventually he tried teaching a few of us kids how to handle the "cesta" (I think that's the name) and we all had great fun learning how to sling that thing out on the street. Just wanted to share a few thoughts and memories and I will continue to pray for your great family.

Harry Munsey

September 19, 2012

Fordham Family,

I am so sorry for the loss of your Dad. As you know we suffered the same fate a few years ago and we know it is tough. Your Dad was a fun guy and I always enjoyed talking to him. He was great to us munsey boys even when we were messin with those Fordham girls. We love you guys and will pray for your mom.

September 16, 2012

Dear Aunt Rita, Debbie, Loretta and Sherri, Knowing that Uncle John is in a better place, hopefully as the days and weeks pass, may you continue to feel comforted by the love and support of family and friends. God Bless you all. John and Mary

Daisy Guell Hester

September 13, 2012

Having practically grown up in that house I have such wonderful memories of John, from his nightly bowl of ice cream to his love of Clint Eastwood movies. It is my hope that during this difficult time you all take comfort in knowing that John truly had a positive impact on those of us who had the privilege of knowing him, and he will be sorely missed. My heart is nevertheless heavy and I wish to express my deepest sympathy to all of you at his passing.

Lucy Rodriguez

September 13, 2012

My deepest condolences to the entire family. Sherri, although I never had the pleasure of meeting your dad, I knew of him through you. It sounds like your dad had an amazing and full life. He was blessed to have a wonderful loving wife and family and although we NEVER want to say goodbye to our loved ones, he is peacefully resting now. I pray that your family will heal from the loss and in its place be filled with loving happy memories that will bring a smile to their faces.
Much love and big hugs,

Cindy Munsey

September 13, 2012

I wish I could gather the right words to make your pain less and offer you some comfort. Life is so very fragile, and in the wake of such a loss, we are haunted by things we dont, and may never understand. Yet the comfort we seek may not come from answers. So we look for comfort in the belief of love's everlasting connection. May that love lift you and hold you close, and give you peace. John was full of life and he touched everyone who has ever met him. You will never get over such a loss, you will just get through it, you don't get by it, because you can't get around it. It doesn't get better, it just gets different. Everyday grief puts on a new face. You will find yourself smiling at all the wonderful memories that he helped create, then laughing at the funny, vibrant man he was. He will be sorely missed, but never forgotten. I love you all and miss you dearly.

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