John Blevins Hasbrouck

March 29, 1958 - September 8, 2017 John Blevins Hasbrouck of Santa Paula, CA passed away in Boise, Idaho as a result of injuries sustained in a mountain biking accident. John was born in Los Angeles to William E. and Frances Blevins Hasbrouck and was raised in North Orange County and Glendale, CA. He was a graduate of Glendale High School, 1976, and the University of Southern California where he received a degree in broadcast journalism in 1980. John's first job was as a news anchor for an NBC affiliate in Yuma, AZ, where he performed the role of writer, editor, and presenter of news stories on the evening news. He later worked as an independent contractor for the Christian Broadcasting Network where he was involved in the production of special reports throughout Latin America. John also founded Media International early in his career, which produced educational video tapes which he sold to schools K-12 and youth leaders throughout the country. John most recently founded NewLeads, a nationally recognized universal lead retrieval provider. John served as a Deacon for the First Baptist Church of Ojai, taught Sunday School and was an active supporter of Young Life. John is survived by his wife Cordelia, and his children Jillian Bertone (AJ) of San Francisco, Catherine of Boston, William, and Harrison of Ojai, and his siblings David Hasbrouck (Elizabeth) of San Marino, Mary Ehrlich (Glenn) of Carnation, WA, and Nancy Hasbrouck of San Diego, CA. John will be remembered as a loving husband, father, brother and son who was devoted to his faith and family, a man of great integrity, and one who was never afraid to speak his mind. A Celebration of John's life will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, September 23rd at Ventura Baptist Church, 5415 Ralston St, Ventura, CA 93003. In lieu of flowers, please donate to First Baptist Church of Ojai, "Attn. Missions" in the memo line, 930 Grand Ave, Ojai, CA 93023.