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| Richard MacDonald John | | |  1942 ~ 2008 Richard MacDonald John, 66, of Fincastle, ended his battle with Pancreatic Cancer on Monday, May 26, 2008. He retired from a 42 year career as a Professional Mechanical Engineering Consultant in the Roanoke Valley. He was active with ASHRAE, serving as their president from 1980 to 1981. His avocation and true passion for 20 years was that of instructing High Performance Driving for the BMW Car Club of America. He was in the graduating class of 1963 from Virginia Polytechnic Institute. He was in the cadet corps in S Squad and served on the Air Force Fourth Group Staff. He served in the United States Army Reserves. He was a 1959 graduate of Cave Spring High School in Roanoke, Va. He was born March 26, 1942, in Baltimore, Md., the son of the late Don and Ruth John. He is survived by his beloved wife, JoElla John, of Fincastle; daughter and son-in-law, Beverley John Clarkson and David Clarkson, of Roanoke; daughter, Lisa John Shroyer, of Louisville, Ky.; sister, Joan John Grine, of Del Mar, Calif.; two grandchildren, Tony David and Kaleena Shroyer, of Louisville, Ky.; mother-in-law, Juanita Hall; sister-in-law, Barbara Cameron; brother-in-law, Rick Hall; nephews, Jake and Josh Hall, and Brian Olander; nieces, Leslie Swenson and Stacy Olander; as well as thousands of friends, students and fellow instructors who form his extended family. A memorial service and reception is planned for 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 14, 2008, at Camp Bethel in Fincastle, Va.
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| You will be missed Richard. Rest in peace. Best Mo
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| I would like to offer my sincere condolences to JoElla and to all family and friends. I had the pleasure to meet Richard last year during the Mosport school. His wife JoElla was my instructor. This is quite the memory for me as this was my first ever participation in an Advanced Driver's School and first time on the track. As JoElla did not have her car at Mosport, Richard took me for a ride in his car during an instructor session. And boy what a wonderfull ride it was. His memory will stay with me forever, as with I am sure the mutlitude of students who had the privilige to be instructed by him.
Mario
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