John was born in Escalon, California on May 16, 1946. He went to heaven October 24, 2026. John is survived by his wife Barbara, of 60 years marriage; daughter Leighanne and son Scott. Grandchildren Ashely Pierce and Maxwell Mello. Great grandchild Jonathan Pierce.

He was drafted into the Army 1967-1969 E5 Sergeant. Worked at Simpson/Fox River Paper Co for 37 years as a Machine Tender/Union Rep. An outdoorsman, he took pride gardening his beautiful flowers, feeding hummingbirds and loved his cats. A loyal true family man and generous to a fault, he was also a caring friend.

May the wind always be at your back, the sun always upon your face and may the winds of destiny carry you aloft high in the mountains to the happy hunting ground with brother Jimmy riding off in the sunset on the Cushman scooter.

Donations may be made to Shriners & St. Jude’s Hospital.

Celebration of Life will be on Nov. 15 at 2 p.m. at D’Boni’s Pizza, 2249 Jackson Ave., Escalon, CA 95320.

The Escalon (Calif.) Times

Nov. 11, 2026