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Published in the Pioneer Press Lake County
(May 24 - 30, 2012) --
John A., 63, of Winthrop, Massachusetts, died at home on May 13, 2012, surrounded by family, after a courageous battle with cancer. John grew up in Lake Bluff and graduated from Lake Forest High School in 1966. He received his BA from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. Friend and former husband of Andrea Warmbold of Winthrop, Massachusetts; devoted father of Katie (Josh) Roberts, Lauren and Jackie Warmbold; cherished son of the late John and Sally Warmbold, formerly of Lake Bluff; dear brother of Nancy (Robert) Zamor of Libertyville, and David (Sheryl) Warmbold of Collierville, Tennessee. John was a travel agent. A Memorial Service will be held in Winthrop. Due to his love of books and the many contented hours he spent with them, donations in his memory can be made to the City-Wide Friends of the Boston Public Library, P.O. Box 286, Boston MA 02117.
- Msg from Lynn Ferris Twitty
Hi Everyone, I received an email from Nancy Warmbold Zamor, John's sister. They were my neighbors across the street growing up. She had promised me last Fall that she would let me know about John's passing. She also asked me to put an announcemnt of his passing on our reunion site.
John passed in the early hours of Mother's Day, May 13th after a 16 month courageous battle with stage 4 lung cancer. He died at home in Winthrop, MA surrounded by his family. He was the friend and former husband of Andrea Warmbold, and the devoted father of 3 daughters Katie (Josh) Roberts, and Lauren and Jackie Warmbold, all of Winthrop, MA. He was the dear brother of Nancy (Bob) Zamor of Libertyville, IL and David (Sheryl) Warmbold of Collierville, TN. He was preceded in death by his parents John and Sally, formerly of Lake Bluff. There will be a small family memorial in Winthrop, MA at the end of June.
Nancy included a web site that you can go to for more information. It is www.chicagolandobits.com. Just choose the paper, and enter his name. She has already noticed that one of our classmates has already left a message. She also said that his daughters know very little about his high school days. I believe that he lost his year books. Mine suffered water damage, so I have pages stuck together. If anyone could make copies of those pages that pertain to John and his involvement at LFHS and send them on, I'm sure that would be appreciated. Otherwise sharing memories of John would be wonderful.
He was always a class act from elementary school on. Please keep his family and Nancy in your prayers. He was always her best friend.
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Lucia Horne (Stumreiter)
Hi, I am Lucia Horne Stumreiter. I knew John in his high school years.
His Mom Sally and my Mom Jan were best of friends. They were
always together. Mrs. Warmbold as I knew her adored her children.
I would hear from Mom how accomplished John was. He was my High
School "perfect person, student, and he was so good looking".
I was not in the John Warmbold crowd. I was close to both Moms and never
heard a negative word about him. He was Class President, he was poised
knew his material and delivered his ideas very succinctly . Through my young
eyes he was perfect. So much better than I. I am very sad he died so very young. He had so much going for
him. He was someone to aspire to be like.
God bless his dear soul, may he at rest with the Lord.
I wish he could have continued his wonderful ways with his family.
With deep sadness, Lucia Horne Stumreiter
Diana Waters (Henry)
John appeared in my sixth grade class at Lake Bluff Elementary school in 1959. Because we both had last names starting with "W", he always sat right in front of me in class. The girls were impressed with his looks, the boys with his sports prowess. Mr. Gilroy, sixth grade English teacher, held penmanship competitions. Nancy Sinclair, Sue Kolens and I won these until John came along. He had beautiful penmanship. In Junior High he immediately joined the "popular kid" group. He was a natural leader. In high school we were always in the same English classes. I remember him being kind to everyone, no matter which click you were in. He and Edith Smidt shined in high school, along with Leslie Gilchrist. Now they are all gone. They will all live in the memories of their classmates!
Molly Bartlett
John was a lovely person -- kind, naturally friendly and possessing one of the sweetest, most genuine smiles. I send belated sympathy to his family.