John A. Chatowski Jr.

John (Jack) Anthony Chatowski, Jr., of Santa Monica, California peacefully passed away on November 16, 2022, with his loving wife, Katherine (Kay) Liddon Chatowski, by his side. He was 84.

Jack is survived by his wife, Kay; his son, John Chatowski; his daughter-in-law, Renee Chatowski; his granddaughters Caitlin and Megan Chatowski; his sister, Patricia Chatowski Dunn, of Glastonbury, Connecticut; his niece and nephews Alison Dunn, Claus Andersen, and Torben Colberg; and his many cousins and their families on the east and west coasts. Jack is predeceased by his parents, John Anthony Chatowski, Sr. and Celia Sepiol Chatowski.

Jack was born on March 5, 1938, in Middletown, Connecticut, and grew up with his younger sister, Patricia, in East Hartford, Connecticut. As a boy he loved spending time visiting his grandparents, aunts and uncles, cousins, and friends in Connecticut and Rhode Island. Jack loved fly fishing, playing sports, and listening to jazz and other "modern" music.

Jack attended the University of Connecticut, and later earned his bachelor's degree from St. Michael's College near Burlington, Vermont. He then attended graduate school at the University of Chicago where he met Kay Liddon, an art student from Graceville, Florida. Jack and Kay later married in Santa Monica in 1965 after Jack was discharged from the United States Army.

From 1965 until his retirement, Jack worked in government security in the aerospace industry, including for McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Company, TRW, and Lockheed Martin. He also held leadership positions in numerous professional and governmental organizations, including the American Society of Industrial Security (ASIS), and the NSI Working Group of the National Security Council's National Industrial Security Program Task Force.

Jack was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and uncle. He enjoyed hiking, camping, classical music, wine, and gourmet in-home dinners with family and friends. He also loved to travel to the Central California Coast, Mendocino, the wine country, New Mexico, and Europe, including two trips to Italy, Denmark, and Central Europe with Kay and his granddaughter, Caitlin. Jack was also active in leadership positions at Mount Olive Lutheran Church, and worked to promote environmental causes, including the work of the Nature Conservancy, and charities, including the Down Syndrome Connection of the Bay Area.

A memorial service to honor and remember Jack is scheduled for 11:00 a.m., on January 14, 2023, at Mount Olive Lutheran Church, located at 1343 Ocean Park Boulevard, Santa Monica, California, 90405. In lieu of flowers the family requests that memorial donations be given in Jack's name to the Jack Chatowski Memorial Organ Restoration Fund at Mount Olive Lutheran Church.