John H. "Jack" Kendall

John H. "Jack" Kendall obituary, Hillsboro, OH

John H. "Jack" Kendall

John Kendall Obituary

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John H. "Jack" Kendall, age 76, of Tucson, Arizona, formerly of Mowrystown, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly on January 17,2023 at the Tucson Medical Center in Tucson, Arizona.
Jack was bom October 30,1946 in Hillsboro, Ohio, the son of the late Mack W. and Frances W. (Forseille) Kendall.
Jack grew up in the Mowrystown area and graduated from Whiteoak High School in 1964, attended Otterbein College for 3 years, moved to Tucson, Arizona, and graduated from the University of Arizona in 1973. After college Jack worked for the University of Arizona until 1977. During that time he was a computer processer on the NASA Pioneer Project. Throughout the years, Jack was an independent contractor for many agencies - law enforcement: programming computers, writing programs, and maintaining the hardware, and helping them move to a new facility; for Technics: working on defense buildings and medical hospitals installing and repairing heating, air-conditioning, and automation control. He worked for a restaurant/nightclub chain of nine stores installing and repairing TVs, sound systems, and other electrical equipment. He worked with fire fighters installing and maintaining their computers until 2009. Jack retired in 2010, caring for his mother until her death, then started his own business, Wisewerks, an electronics and computer repair service. Jack always kept busy.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Mack and Frances (Forseille) Kendall.
Graveside services will be held at the Sardinia Cemetery a later date to be determined. The Edgington Funeral Home, Mowrystown, is serving the family. www.edgingtonfuneralhomes.com
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Robert Breault

January 21, 2026

John and I started our careers doing similar resin work and we do so forever more. He was a fun guy to runaround with.
Bob Breault

Robert Breault

February 1, 2023

My dear friend John Kendall and I became reacquainted for the last couple of years so we did a lot of things together recently. Our early friendship goes back to 1974 when as a student I hired him for some work under some optical sciences contracts and we perseverance and lots of trials and tribulations together. Recently I've been helping him as he transitioned from one housing complex to the second one and stuff that he was so good at I'm very sorry to lose such a good friend and a good hearted man. Rest in peace and let's work together again next time around.
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Doug Williams

January 29, 2023

I've known John since 1977 when I purchased the 6-plex where he was a resident. Over the years I learned what a knowledgeable person he was. He was an excellent electronics technician, he understood plumbing, air conditioning, construction principles, and so much more. He did a lot of reading in technical and scientific journals. Over the years, John was an incredibly valuable resource and a great help in the maintenance of the apartments. During the 47 years as owner, John was not only a very special tenant, but he was also a treasured friend. He never wanted for much and as such he was difficult to buy for, making birthdays and Christmas a challenge. I was very sad to hear that John had passed and I will miss my old friend. John was one of those rare good guys in this world. May you rest in peace.

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