John Poff peacefully passed away at Sonora Regional Hospital after a 6 year, courageous battle against PSP, a rare form of Parkinsons Disease.He is survived by his loving wife of 43 years, Sharon, five grateful children; Shelley Mendoza, Larry Poff, John Poff, Lorraine Leonard David Poff; 7 adoring grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren.
John served in the Air Force and was a veteran of the Korean War. He retired from being an educator in 1990, after a 36 year math teaching career at Wilbur Jr. High and JLS MIddle School in
the Palo Alto Unified School District.
He was an active member of Greenhorn Creek, the Links Men's bible Study, the Angels-Murphys Rotary, and the First Presbyterian Church of Columbia.
Services will be held on Saturday, May 2, 2015 at the First PResbyterian Church of Columbia. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in John's name to UCSF Foundation/Neurodegenerative Disease Brain Bank P O Box 45339 San Francisco CA 94145-0339.
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