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John Vernon Lockwood was born May 19, 1949 in Walla Walla, Washington to Vernon A Lockwood & Elizabeth Vahl Lockwood. John died in Salem, Oregon April 30, 2020.
He graduated from Astoria High School in 1967 and Oregon State University in 1971. He was a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity. John enlisted in the US Air Force and was stationed in Montana & England. He worked at Mercer Industries in Beaverton & then for the Marion County Tax Assessor.
He retired in 2016 as Marion County Commercial Tax Appraiser. John was an Eagle Scout & a member of Mazamas and hiked Mt. Hood. His greatest pleasure was his garden, his many friends & his family. John worked as volunteer at the Willamette Humane Society. (He was the cat whisperer)
He is survived by his mother Elizabeth Lockwood, sister Elizabeth L Nimmo (Ed), brother Andrew Lockwood, niece Katherine Nimmo Rosenbaum (Andy), nephews Cameron Nimmo (Fernanda) & Christopher Nimmo (Jennifer), great nephews & nieces Aidan, Alex & Ava Rosenbaum & Lucy Nimmo. Services will be held at a later date. Donations in his memory could be made to Willamette Humane Society.
I met John through my husband, Keith. Occasionally, he would accompany us on hikes. He was with us when we summited Mt. Adams in 1987. He loved the outdoors and would often tell us about his hiking trips.
We shared a love of reading and we'd discuss books. We both loved historical fiction but he had diverse interests. I always enjoyed talking with him about whatever he was reading.
He worked on many home and garden projects but seemed to most enjoy the time he spent in his backyard garden.
I will truly miss having John stop by, serving him his favorite Earl Grey tea (sugar only) that I kept on hand just for him and catching up with what's been going on in each of our lives.
I am so sorry to hear of John's passing. I have known John since the mid 70's at Elixir Ind. in Aurora OR. where we were the Purchasing Dept for the division. We shared a love for the outdoors and hiking in the Cascades. The favorite hikes in the 70's were around Mt. Hood (40 miles), around the Three Sisters (54 miles) and the Mt. Jefferson Wilderness (24 miles). John was a kind soul, he always loved his garden and would show up with blueberries or something else from his backyard garden harvest. He also enjoyed baking deserts to deliver every Christmas. The last few times that we were together were at Christmas or sharing a beer or two at Salem brewpubs.
Judy and I will miss him very much.
Thank you for trusting Johnson Funeral Home with John's arrangements. We are very sorry for your loss.