John Patrick Lauer

1945 - 2018

John Patrick Lauer
August 7, 1945 - Sept. 23, 2018
Riverview, Florida
Known to his friends as "JP", he was born in Kokomo, IN on August 7, 1945. John grew up in California, living in both Southern and Northern regions. John graduated from Fremont High School and attended Foothill Jr. College. John graduated from Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo where his studied Oceanography. John played high school and college football. While living in Santa Cruz, CA he met the love of his life and married Margie Anderson. Together they resided in Aptos in the mountains near Santa Cruz close to some of John's favorite surfing sites. John lived and experienced many of the United States and Canada throughout his lifetime, including Indiana, California, Vancouver, BC and surrounding areas, Colorado, Hawaii and Oregon. He eventually moved to Florida to retire and live the easy life.
John Dilgard-Lauer is survived by his daughter, Shannon Mason of OR, his sisters, Carolyn Dilgard of FL and Dawn Lauer of CA, his brothers, Buddy Lauer of HI and Billy Lauer of HI, his grandchildren, Cory Anderson of CA, Hannah Mason of OR and Crystal Stevens of CA. John is preceded in passing by his wife Margie Lauer, his brother Kit Lauer, and his parents Phil and Bill Lauer.
John had a special gift of caring about others. He could not pass anyone anywhere who was in need without doing everything in his power to help them and improve their situation. He was loved by many and will be missed by all.
John was a devout Christian who quoted from I Corinthians 15: 1-58 in a text message to his daughter Shannon four days prior to his death. The text message ended with "Realize that you will see all those we love again and this will seem like a distant dream."
A Celebration of Life will be held on Maui in Kihei, HI on November 1, 2018.


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