John E. Vejvoda

May 1, 1929-August 17, 2008
Longtime resident, "Big John" Vejvoda passed away on August 17th, 2008 in Friday Harbor, WA with his family by his side.

John was born in Chicago, Illinois. He spent his childhood in Chicago and after graduating from high school in 1948, moved to Tacoma, WA. in 1948. He was employed as a commercial fisherman and during that time spent time in the San Juan Islands which he dearly loved.

On October 22, 1949, he married his childhood sweetheart, Shirley Brdar. They raised two daughters, Susie and Nancy and son, John. He loved his family which was always the priority in his life and they enjoyed picnics, camping, hiking backpacking, fishing and boating together. Besides his children, John's greatest joy were his grandchildren, Peter and Katie Kulseth who spent every Sunday with their Poppie.
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