It is with great sadness the family of John H. Childress announce his passing on October 8, 2024, at the age of 78.
John was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1945 to Howard and Lolita Childress. He served his country in the Navy aboard the USS Ranger 1965-1969, his community as a member of the San Rafael, CA police department 1976-1996, and later as an ESL teacher in Mexico and Carson City, NV. John travelled extensively in Mexico, Thailand, Ecuador, Ireland, England, Holland, Germany, and Belgium.
John is survived by his two daughters and their husbands, Leigh and Kevin Halvorson and Shay and Leland Zanetti, and two grandchildren, Keegan T. Halvorson and Esty G. Zanetti; 25.25his brother and sister-in-law Guy and Debbora Childress; and his former wife and her husband, Esty and Harold Guidry