John  Potomski

Obituary of John Henry Potomski

OBITUARY OF JOHN HENRY POTOMSKI, SR.

JOHN HENRY POTOMSKI SR, MELBOURNE, PASSED AWAY ON MARCH 5, 2020 IN PENSICOLA, FLORIDA FOLLOWING A BRIEF ILLNESS.

HE WAS BORN IN NEWARK, NEW JERSEY ON FEBUARY 4, 1928 TO FRANK AND MARY POTOMSKI. HE WAS THE YOUNGEST OF FIVE CHILDREN.

HE SERVED IN THE U.S. ARMY OCCUPATION FORCES IN JAPAN AT THE END OF WWII.

AFTER SERVING IN THE MILITARY, HE WORKED FOR AIRBOURNE ACCESSORIES (PLESSEY DYNAMICS) IN HILLSIDE, NEW JERSEY AS A LEAD MAN FOR 36 YEARS.

HE RETIRED IN 1984 AND MOVED TO PALM BAY, FLORIDA. HE ENJOYED HIS GRANDCHILDREN, FISHING, BOATING, THE BEACH, BICYCLING, POLKA MUSIC, COUNTRY MUSIC, LATIN MUSIC, AND DANCING. HE WAS A VERY ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE POLISH – AMERICAN SOCIAL CLUB OF VERO BEACH, FLORIDA.

IN 2000, HE MOVED TO THE LAKE WASHINGTON AREA OF MELBOURNE, WHERE HE CONTINUED TO ENJOY ALL OF HIS FAVORITE ACTIVITIES. IN MAY OF 2018, HE MOVED TO GULF BREEZE FLORIDA WHERE HE WAS THE DJ AT HIS ASSITED LIVING FACILITY UNTIL BEFORE THE TIME OF HIS DEATH.

HE IS PREDECEASED BY HIS TWO BROTHERS, JOSEPH AND BRONISLAW (BILL), AND TWO SISTERS SOPHIA AND ESTELLE.

HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS 2 SONS, DR JOHN JR, AND ROBERT AS WELL AS FOUR GRANDCHILDREN, JOHN III, DONNA ROSE, BOBBIE, AND JULIE, AS WELL AS A GREAT GRANDSON CONNOR.

 

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