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Rod Bell
March 18, 2009
I'm very sorry to hear of your loss. John kept us wake and laughing for many years on 3rd shift at Seagate. He will be greatly missed
L. W.
March 18, 2009
I'm sorry to hear about your loss. I used to work with John when I first started at Seagate. It's was very fun to work with him, I would never forget the name John Smolark and this person, he will be deeply missed and remembered!
Carol Pettis
March 18, 2009
Sorry to hear about John"s death. I also worked with John at Control Data and Seagate. May you find comfort in knowing that he was a friend to many and will be missed. My heartfelt sympathy to the family.
Terry Hoffman
March 17, 2009
I am very sorry to hear of John's passing.
I remember working with him for many years at Control Data and Seagate. He was always
a fun person to be around and I am sure he
will be missed by many.
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Kathy & Richard Larson
March 17, 2009
We are so sorry to hear about John's passing. He was Richard's cousin and a good friend of mine when we were college age. A bunch of us had a lot of fun together - good memories w/him & Barb.Our deepest condolences to the family.
Bruce (Rocky) Johnson
March 17, 2009
I am extremely sorry to hear of the passing of John.We go back a long way as Ralph, Frank Cieplinski, John & I were a tight group, originally as neighbors in NE Mpls & then thru all our years in attending Vocational High School together (class of 59.)
My deepest condolences to the family.
Lisa Tohey
March 17, 2009
Dear Family,
I'm so sorry to hear about your loss! John was such a cool guy and dad....I have lots of fond and happy memories of all of us getting together for parties and "fantasy football" ...mostly of his sunny and witty personality! He will be very much remembered and deeply missed!
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