John "Mick" McDermott
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The Daily Sentinel page 6A Obituary - September 11, 2019
John “Mick” McDermott July 30, 1940 - September 7, 2019 John McDermott “Mick”, loving husband, father, and longtime resident of Grand Junction, CO, passed away September 7, 2019, at HopeWest Care Center due to complications of Alzheimer’s. His loving wife and family were by his side the whole way through. John was born in Corinth, NY, then moved to Denver, CO, at the age of five. John graduated from Waverly High School near Fort Collins, CO, in 1959. While attending Waverly he met the Feltz brothers and started working on their family farm. John was accepted as part of their family. After graduation John returned to Denver to work for a book binding company. While in Denver, he met the love of his life, Priscilla, and they raised two children together. John pursued a career selling and teaching real estate, this brought the family to Grand Junction, CO. However, when real estate crashed in the 1980, he returned to his printing and book binding experience. John started working at Suttons Printing, which was later turned into Pyramid, where John happily retired. John loved his family, hiking, camping, kayaking, bird watching, photography, and gardening. He also had a passion for fly tying and fly fishing with his fishing buddy and brother-in-law, Joe Mobley. John had one granddaughter, Lauren Patrick, whom he loved dearly and always looked forward to spending time with her. He enjoyed going to many of her dance recitals, and helping through her schoolwork. John was preceded in death by his parents, John and Margaret McDermott; foster mother, Florence Henander; son, Rocco McDermott, and his best friend, Bill Brenner. He is survived by his loving wife, Priscilla; daughter, Tracie (Doug) Patrick; granddaughter, Lauren Patrick, all of Grand Junction, CO; brother, Edward (Grace) McDermott of Arlington, TX; foster brothers, Paul (Linda) Feltz of Brush, CO; Tom (Kathy) Feltz of Jasper, IN, and Mike (Jessica) Feltz of Fort Collins, CO. John will be missed by his family and friends and will always be remembered for being a helpful and kind-natured man. Donations can be made to HopeWest in Grand Junction, CO.
The Daily Sentinel page 4B Death Notice - September 12, 2019
John McDermott, 79, of Grand Junction, died Sept. 7, 2019 at HopeWest.
