John Hester
Obituary
John Burlie Franklin Hester, Jr. of San Jose, Berkeley, and Morgan Hill, California passed away in Eugene, Oregon on January 19, 2021.
He was born September 15, 1945 to Barbara (Battin) and John B. F. Hester Sr. in San Jose, California. He grew up in Los Altos, Palo Alto, Alameda and Oakland, California. He was a union warehouseman, an auto mechanic and a masonry contractor, and his avocations were in support of community arts, doing lights for theater in San Francisco and technical support for community radio shows, including a show of his own on KPFA, Berkeley. He was a member of E Clampus Vitus - Monterey Viejo, Uvas Volunteer Firefighters, the Society for Creative Anachronism, and Loma Pioneer Amateur Radio Groups.
He was predeceased by his sister Pamela, daughter Sheila Christine, grandson Joel W.B., and nephew Gary Dan. He is survived by former wife Cynthia Butler; sons John B. F. Hester III (Jodi Minnick) of Gosport, IN, Stephen Hester of Buena, CO, Timothey Hester of Berkeley, CA; wife Monet Holmquist; son River Hester; and daughter Teagen Holmquist of Eugene OR; nine grandchildren: Johnney B. F., Elyzabyth & Alisha Hester of Indiana; Amelia & Matthew Daly of Kentucky; Autumn King of California; Ellis Savage of Colorado; Cameron Hester of Indiana; Kaiden Hester of Colorado; as well as 8 great-grandchildren, nephew Tracy; and numerous cousins.
A memorial will be held at a later date.
Published in Morgan Hill Times · January 27, 2021