John Douglas Whitmore

1943 - 2023

John Douglas Whitmore obituary, 1943-2023, Santa Clara, CA

John Douglas Whitmore

1943 - 2023

BORN

1943

DIED

2023

John Douglas Whitmore Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Beddingfield Funeral Service - San Jose from Nov. 2 to Nov. 3, 2023.

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John Whitmore, age 80, died peacefully on October 27, 2023. He was preceded in death by his parents, James and Edith Whitmore; his brother, Donald Whitmore; and was the last of this Whitmore family.

John received his A.A. from Yuba College, Marysville, CA in 1964 and B.A. from San Jose State University in 1966. He was a retired Media Equipment Tech from SJSU IRC. He was an avid touring motorcyclist and Pontiac aficionado. He enjoyed collecting Zenith radios, recording equipment, old clocks, jukeboxes, player pianos and vinyl record albums. John was a lifetime member of Death Valley Natural History Association, member of NORCAL Theater Organ Society, Golden Gate GTO's, California Sightseers Motorcycle Club and was a follower of San Francisco 49ers and SJSU Spartan football.

John will be interred next to his parents and brother at East Lawn Memorial Park in Sacramento.

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