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Knight-Auchmoody Funeral Home
Tuesday, July 05, 2016
JOHN L. "JOHNNY" QUEVEDO, PORT JERVIS, NEW YORK
John L. "Johnny" Quevedo of Port Jervis died at the young age of
50 at Orange Regional Medical Ctr., Middletown, NY on July 1, 2016.
John was born on October 12, 1965 in Port Jervis. He is the son of the late Tomas Quevedo and Margaret Howell Quevedo, who resides at home.
He was a 1983 graduate of Port Jervis High School. He attended Orange County Community College. John graduated from Kirkwood Community College and attended Iowa University on a scholarship. He joined the US Air Force and proudly served our country from 1984-1988. After Basic Training he was sent to Colorado for IT Training and then to Clark Air Base in the Philippines, where he received many awards, especially Operation Palace Airlift and Airman of the Month, which he was twice recipient. He was reassigned to California until his discharge.
He decided to stay in California spending 21 years in Long Beach and San Bernardino. He was employed as a staff manager for US Air Lines. His last seven years in California, he owned and operated a restaurant. While visiting his mother, Margaret in Port Jervis, his father, Tomas, passed away. John made a decision to stay in Port Jervis and assist her. He always referred to Port Jervis as his "real home."
He enjoyed always helping with projects to the Tow Path, especially behind his home. He enjoyed serving "Meals on Wheels" and was very kind to seniors. He served on the Board of Election Polls. He was very proud of landscaping and gardening his mother's yard. He actually uncovered a portion of the old canal wall and planted around it, making it beautiful.
Even during his illness, he was trying to maintain the yard. As his mother, I want everyone to know what a kind, caring, and loving person Johnny was.
He is survived by his mother, Margaret Howell Quevedo of Port Jervis; his sister, Jacqueline Lederman, who he gave away in marriage, and her husband Edward, of Albany, NY,; his partner, Daniel Davidson, Jr. of Port Jervis; his sister-in-law, Dolores Case, of Port Jervis; his nieces and nephews; Loni, Kelsie, Roger, Senia, Jade, and Benjamin. His great niece, Aryanna; and great nephew, Russell; many cousins, especially David Howell, Kelly Kean, Maggie, Ada and Dito Machado; and a host of many special friends. John was loved by all who knew him.
In addition to his father, John was pre-deceased by his grandparents: Russell and Evelyn Howell; his great-grandma "K", Margaret E. Kelly; his grandmother Ada Fuentes. He recently lost his wonderful and beloved brother on May 19, 2016, Bobby Case.
Funeral services will be held graveside, Wednesday, July 6th at Pine Hill Cemetery, Sparrowbush, NY with military honors. Rev. Nancy Vonderhorst will officiate. John's family would like him best to be remembered by beautifying the City of Port Jervis by planting a tree or shrub in his memory.
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