John Francis Rohan

John Francis Rohan passed away Wednesday, 4/18/2012, just 4 days shy of his 85th Birthday, from complications of Alzheimer's disease. John was born and raised in Boston, MA 4/22/27 . He was pre-deceased by his parents, John A. and Eleanor E.(Sawicki) Rohan and his only sibling, Rita Joan Pakkala. He is survived by his beloved wife of 53 years, Dot (Dorothea Larsen Rohan), Seattle, and son Gregory John Rohan, (Lysa) of Dallas, TX and New York, NY. John was in the Army Medical Corps during the Korean war and witnessed the Atomic bomb testing in Yuca Flats, NV and then spent nearly 3 years as Supply Sgt. at a military hospital in the Bavarian Alps in Germany. John spent his time in the Seattle area as Building Engineer of the Norton Bldg. and retired as supervising Engineer for the campus buildings of the Evergreen State College in Olympia, as well as in charge of the buildings at the Everett Mall Office Park. He will be buried at the Mt. Tahoma National Cemetery in a private family burial Monday, with no funeral per his request. There will be a celebration of his life for family and friends at a later date. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to the Alzheimer's Association.