John W. St. John

John W. St. John

John W. St. John entered this world in Seattle, Washington, on August 20, 1942, in time for his mother to celebrate the birth of her first born on her twenty first birthday. His father, Warren A. St. John, had come from North Dakota, where he met and married, Helene, who was also originally from North Dakota.
John had many favorite nicknames "the big guy" "John boy" "Mr. Midas". He learned to work early in his life. Just before high school (Roosevelt) he worked for the Post Intelligencer (PI) managing two routes and one pick up station. Although, his mother convinced him to give up this strenuous work schedule to bag groceries at Albertsons, he eventually found his way back to the PI and continued to work his way through college at the University of Washington. Dropping off his papers early in the a.m. in Seattle caused him to meet the "street people". He always had compassion for the homeless and those without from these teenage experiences.
He owned a turquoise '56 Ford 2 door with straight pipes in high school and was a "cool dude" as lead guitarist and singer in a musical group called "The Buckaroos".
He worked concessions at Gent concessions around the Pacific Northwest including the Evergreen Fair with his mom and step-dad, Charles Gent.
He entered the Army in 1965 after graduating from the U. of W. with a degree in Business Administration. While in college, he was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. His favorite subjects were history and math. During his one year in Korea, he came home in time to visit his sister and the birth of his namesake "John Alan" only to return to Korea. He exited his service in Los Angeles, California, as a US Army Recruiter.
John continued to expand his thirst for knowledge by reading everything, which stretched his mind. Traveling was his lust in life, being a global traveler, our own Indiana Jones in search of Japanese gold left in the Philippines.
He loved his animals, music and good conversation. A well-traveled adventurer who used his business at The Loaner to sponsor his many adventures throughout the world.
John leaves behind his immediate family, mother, Helene Leary, of Bellevue, Washington; sister and brother-in-law, Charlene and Al Wakurri, of Bellevue; nephew, John Wakurri, of Olive Branch, Mississippi; niece, Cynthia Blacky, of Tucson, Arizona; and nephew, Matthew Wakurri, of Tuscon.
He was preceded in death by his favorite travel partner "pop", his dad, Warren A. St. John; and John's extended family are all those who knew him through work and play.
A celebration of John's life will be held between 4 to 7 p.m., Friday, August 25, 2006, The Inn at Port Gardner, 1700 W. Marine View Drive, Everett. Please sign the guest registry for his family.