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John Palmer

08/10/1958 - 12/28/2025

John Palmer obituary, 08/10/1958-12/28/2025, South Euclid, OH

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08/10/1958

DIED

12/28/2025

John Palmer Obituary

JOHN BRIAN PALMER, Age 67, of South Euclid, passed away suddenly and peacefully at home while sitting at his desk. He had graduated from Princeton University, and one of his proudest moments was dancing with fellow grad Brooke Shields at an alumni event. He had retired from working as an inspector of commercial sites for the Ohio Department of Environmental Protection. For many years, he was a volunteer disc jockey for WRUW-FM at Case Western Reserve University. He enjoyed good food, good music, good art, and good books. He left behind no known family. Services were private and there will be a memorial gathering of his friends sometime in May. Donations in his memory can be made to the Waterloo Alley Cat Project, PO Box 19246, Cleveland, OH, 44119.

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Published by Cleveland.com from Jan. 16 to Jan. 18, 2026.

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Vicki Weisent

March 3, 2026

It was an honor to know John. He was so fun and interesting and unapologetically himself. He really made people feel comfortable with opening up and being themselves around him. One of his many gifts/super powers.

Tom Roth

January 22, 2026

I started at NEDO with John in 1991 and we were nearly the same age, so this loss hurts in more ways than one. Thanks Palmer for making work more interesting, tolerable.
-Tom

Ken Djukic

January 21, 2026

Rest in peace John! Worked with him at Ohio EPA for maybe 15-16 yrs, always friendly guy & chat up.

Christine McPhee

January 21, 2026

John was kind and supportive and appreciated quirky jokes and stories.

Ed Fasko

January 20, 2026

John was a pleasure to work with. His candid comments about issues were always appreciated. Rest in peace, my friend.

Brenda

January 20, 2026

John's cheerful spirit brightened my days at NEDO from our 1st meeting through my 2020 retirement. Rest in peace my friend.

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Shirley

January 20, 2026

It was a pleasure working with John at the "OEPA" for many years...RIP

Ed

January 20, 2026

Rest in peace, John. Had fun working with you at OEPA. We had some good meals and good laughs. Thanks for letting me do a an hour of disk jockeying on the El Gato Blanco show.

Robert Almquist

January 20, 2026

John and I were working in Canton, Ohio a long time ago. At lunchtime, John suggested we have Cantonese. Still makes me chuckle.

Elizabeth Howard DeMio

January 15, 2026

It broke my heart to read this. Especially because he lived close by and I didn´t know he was here. I would have loved to see him after so many years. I will never forget "the swamp" which was an epic gathering of highly creative souls who camped out in a particular corner of a hallway in Hawken School. I knew I was in the right place because of them! My heart goes out to his loved ones.

Dan Epstein

January 14, 2026

John was one of my closest friends in high school. We made movies and mischief together. I'm sure his spirit will hover in the "swamp" forever. IYKYK

Monica Doyle

January 10, 2026

John and I went to see The Church and had the chance to meet the band members. Here´s a picture of him with Ian Haug, who joined the band after Powderfinger broke up. It was a wonderful night. Our love of great music took us to the best shows. I always had so much fun whatever we were doing!

Monica Doyle

January 10, 2026

Here´s one of my favorite photos of John from 2014. It was taken at the end of a very long day/ night after a Waterloo Alley Cat benefit at our favorite haut, the Beachland Ballroom. He was always so supportive and loved the kitties as much as we did.

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