John (Jack) is survived by his loving and devoted wife and partner of 63 years, Barbara. They raised 4 wonderful children; Sandy Rockwell of Cape Coral, FL; Jack Schoonmaker of Kingston, NY; Nancy Holloway of Fort Myers, FL and Debra (Donald) Brovich of Smyrna, GA. In addition, for the last 16 years they have joyfully raised their great grandson, Raymond Snyder. Jack is also survived by 10 grandchildren and 6 additional great grandchildren.

Jack was a member for 63 years of the Rondout Lodge 343 F.&A.M., Kingston, NY and a past grand lodge officer of the Grand Lodge of the State of New York; Cyprus Shrine #5, Glenmont, NY and was an active rider in their motor patrol on his Honda Goldwing; a member of Albany Court #77 R.O.J.. He and Barbara have been long time, active members of Messiah Lutheran Church of Cape Coral.

Jack was in the family general construction business in Kingston, NY until moving to Florida. Following that, he drove school bus for special needs children 24 years for Lee County Schools. Jack's passions in life were his family, holiday / family gatherings and his dedication to the fraternal organizations. Jack will be dearly missed.

A Memorial Service will be held at 1:00 PM  Monday, June 10, 2019 at the Messiah Lutheran Church, 2691 NE Pine Island Road, Cape Coral, FL 33909.

The family request Memorial Contributions be made In Memory of John H. Schoonmaker-Cyprus Shriners to the Shriners Hospital for Children -Springfield, 316 Carew Street, Springfield, MA 01104.

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