John William Montgomery

1928 - 2013

John William Montgomery

October 25, 1928 -

December 11, 2013

Husband, father, grandfather and friend to many, John was born to Mary and Milton Montgomery in Cheyenne, Wyoming and grew up there as a child. John served in the Army and was sent to Korea in 1953.

In the late 40s and early 50s, John skated professionally with the Vanities where he traveled in parts of the U.S. and Cuba. He also produced skating shows in Greeley, Colorado and Alamogordo, New Mexico.

He married Aileen Sehnert in 1957. They lived in Cheyenne, had two children and then moved to Alamogordo, New Mexico where he worked on government contracts that had to do with the moon landing. He moved the family to Eugene, OR in 1966 to pursue a life-long dream of having his own Roller-Skating Rink. John was to purchase an old run down skating rink but, it soon became evident that that was not to be. Instead life led him to the insurance business where he worked with Mutual of New York for over 20 years. He obtained his Certified Life Underwriters license and became a leading sales manager and earned many top company awards.

John was very active with Willamette Christian Center where he taught Sunday School and a Single Adult class. He served in many other capacities. He also was President of Gideon's and spent several years in the distributions of Bibles.

After retiring, John worked for his son-in-law, Wade Stevens, doing technical drawing for metal buildings until his wife coerced him into doing extensive traveling and seeing many "wonders of the world".

John enjoyed coin collecting, manicuring his yard, bowling and spending time with his friends and family.

He is survived by his wife, Aileen; son, Sam Montgomery; and daughter-in-law, Eileen; and granddaughter, Charly of San Diego, CA; his daughter, Shari Stevens; and son-in-law, Wade; and granddaughter, Courtney, of Pleasant Hill. He also has a brother, Robert, of Kingman, AZ.