John Turner Proffitt

John was born May 23, 1936, Panama, OK and died February 19, 2013, Evergreen Hospice, Kirkland,WA.John was born in Oklahoma, moving to California as a young child where he attended school until his graduation in 1954. In his early twenties, he met Carol McCloskey and they moved with her family to Kirkland. John loved the area and swore he would never live anywhere else. As a teenager and into his late thirties, John was an avid bowler. He spent most of his career managing bowling lanes, including Totem Bowl (currently Tech City). In the 1980’s, he received an AA from LWTC and opened his own tax business, and in the years prior to retirement he managed convenience stores. John loved working with the public and his customers idolized him. He found great joy in family trips to Lopez Island. In later years, he continued to enjoy trips to Lincoln City and Seaside, OR with his wife, Rosemary. They also made camping trips to the Washington coast. Hobbies John relished were photography, skeet shooting and gardening, especially his roses. He took great joy in his many grandchildren and great-grandchildren as well as his many nieces and nephews. John is survived by his wife, Rosemary, his son, John, and stepchildren Terry, Lorie and Mike. John is preceded in death by his parents, Carl and Odie Proffitt, his stepson, Walt McCloskey and his granddaughter, Stephanie Proffitt. In lieu of flowers, donations are gratefully appreciated to either of the following: Seattle Children’s Hospital or AllysHouse.net (Oklahoma City, OK) Memories of John can be shared at: forevermissed.comService details will be posted on Facebook and Forevermissed.com.

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