John Joseph SELLINGER Sr.

SELLINGER, John Joseph Sr.

born June 7, 1982, passed away December 29, 2016. John grew up in Clearwater. He played for the Clearwater National Little League, swam for the Long Center, and was a member of the Peace Memorial Presbyterian Church youth group. John worked for Sunshine Car Wash while attending East Lake High School and graduated in 2000. He joined the US Air Force in 2002 where he worked as an Aerospace Propulsion Craftsman and was a Staff Sergeant stationed at Hurlburt Field Air Force Base in Ft. Walton Beach, FL. He had many deployments and humanitarian missions through his ten years of service. John continued his passion for mechanics while attending Motorcycle Mechanic Institute in Orlando while working on his many cars and motorcycles. He married his wife, Laura in 2009. After his service in the military they moved back to the Tampa Bay Area. John resided in Tampa where he and Laura were raising their son, John Joseph Sellinger Jr. age 16 months. John is survived by his wife, Laura Sellinger and his son, John Sellinger, of Tampa; his parents, John and Diana Sellinger, of Oldsmar; his sister, Cassandra Sellinger, Oldsmar; father-in-law, Joseph Narvaez, of Clearwater; mother-in-law, Ildiko Varga, of Palm Harbor; and his grandmother-in-law, Angela Narvaez, of Clearwater; also his numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends. He will be forever in our hearts. He will be missed.

A memorial service will be held at the Peace Memorial Presbyterian Church, on Wednesday, January 11, at 3 pm, 110 S. Ft. Harrison Avenue, in Clearwater, for friends and family. Donations are being accepted for John Joseph Sellinger's college fund. Please make checks payable to: John Joseph Sellinger, 2287 Warwick Drive, Oldsmar, FL 34677.