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![](3D"jack_london_files/image003.jpg") J. W.
"Jack" London
12/25/1925 - 5/20/2009
J. W. "Jack" London died peacefully on Wednesday morning, May=
20,
2009, due to complications following his battle with cancer. Jack was an
active and well-loved member of the Auburn community. He was born in
Denver, Colorado on December 25, 1925 to John T London (a captain in the
Denver Fire Department) and Frances E London (owner of Mrs. London's Pi=
es).
He enrolled in U C Berkeley in 1943 as a member of the U S Navy V12
program. While at Berkeley, he met and married Sylvia M. Manbey - who he
loved and cherished until she died from Alzheimer's in January 2005. Ja=
ck
served aboard the USS Henry J. Tucker during the Korean War. He worked =
for
Shell Oil, Shell Chemical and Shell Development as both an engineer and=
a
purchasing executive. He earned an MBA from the University of San
Francisco. Jack was an active outdoorsman. He loved backpacking and fis=
hing
in the Sierras - although none of his stories about the fish he caught =
are
to be believed. (He never let the truth get in the way of a good story.)
Jack was a master woodworker. Family and friends lucky enough to have t=
he
furniture he created treat them as heirlooms. He devoted much of his ti=
me
to St. Luke's Episcopal Church, the Auburn Interfaith Food Closet, and
teaching woodworking part-time at local high schools. Jack and Sylvia w=
ere
well known for their love of animals. Their Auburn home was an unoffici=
al
refuge for stray dogs, cats, gophers, deer, squirrels, turkeys and humm=
ing
birds. Many of their friends declared that in their next life they hope=
d to
come back as one of the Londons' dogs.
Jack is survived by his older brother Jack (who insisted on calling him
Wayne), his daughter Lynn, his son David, his grandchildren Lacey, Nik,
Lexi and Jesse (who knew their grandfather as Grumpy), and his
great-granddaughter Riley (who called him Bumpy). Jack will be remember=
ed
by all who knew him for his generosity, humor, boundless energy and
indomitable optimism.
A funeral service will be held at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Lewis and
Orange Streets, Auburn at 11 a.m. on Monday, May 25, 2009. In lieu of
flowers, please make donations to the Auburn Interfaith Food Closet (http://www.auburnfoodcloset.com=
/).
Arrangements entrusted to Chapel of teh Hills.
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