John was born in Oklahoma City, OK on June 19 ^th , 1959.  Our family moved shortly to the Washington, D.C. area and settled in Bethesda, MD where John grew up with his twin brother James, and five additional siblings.

What was important in our household, was family, faith, and education.  We were all close in age, went to private Catholic schools, and attended Mass as a family every Sunday and on holy days.

John had a naturally caring and protective nature which manifested itself at an early age; for example, when he and Jim went to preschool, they were in separate classes and John cried the first day because he was worried about Jim.  As soon as the teacher showed him that Jim was fine in another classroom, John was fine too.

John went to St. Anselm's High School in Washington, D.C. which is a Benedictine School.  He loved these high school days and had many friends.  He went on to the University of Oregon for a year, then transferred to the University of Maryland and earned a B.A. in Economics.  He spent one semester in France.

After graduation, John settled in a condominium in D.C. and began working for the Federal Economic Regulatory Commission.  He worked there for twenty plus years.  Attending the University of Maryland at night, he earned a Master's degree in Economics.

In his spare time, John enjoyed travel, sports and the arts.  He and our mother shared a love of theatre, and often attended plays together especially at the Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, D.C.  John, Jim, and our parents travelled together several times to Europe.  John and Jim enjoyed attending sporting events, especially Washington Capital hockey games and Baltimore Oriole baseball games.

John's life was defined by service.  When Jim developed Parkinson's disease at an early age, John took care of him.  When our father fell at the age of 86 and began to decline, John took care of him.  After Dad died, John took care of Mom until her death in 2010.

In 2013, John moved with Jim to Ohio to join two sisters there.  At that point, Jim was quite ill, and John continued to care for him, often visiting him in the middle of the night when Jim called.  After Jim died, John grieved deeply but found companionship in new friends.  He was able to travel again, and took several cruises.

John will be deeply missed.  He had a gentle, sweet and resilient nature.  He remained close to all of his remaining siblings and his friends.