Excerpt from his obituary, ...
John was preceded in death by his son, Wirt Patrick Cotter, his wife Nan Smith Cotter and his parents Mr. & Mrs. John Joseph Cotter of Chappaqua, New York.
John was born in Mt. Kisco, New York on April 3, 1934. He grew up outside New York City, in Westchester County. At 14, he went to boarding school at St. John's Prep in Danvers, Massachusetts. An accomplished athlete, John continued his education at The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA. After graduating with a Bachelor's Degree in Economics, John entered the United States Air Force. He was stationed in California, Louisiana, Kansas and North Dakota.
In Louisiana, John met and married Nancy Katherine (Kay) Parker. The couple had 4 children. John, a navigator for the KC-135, served multiple missions in Vietnam and was awarded many honors including the Distinguished Flying Cross. He retired as a Major from Barksdale Air Force Base in Bossier City, Louisiana in 1976.
John and his second wife Nan moved to Gulf Breeze in 1983. They lived on Poinciana Drive for nearly 30 years. He built his own real estate appraisal business from the ground up. Nan, an accomplished artist in the community, lost her battle with cancer in late 2006. The Cotters made many close friends in Gulf Breeze. They loved the arts, music, family and especially enjoyed their monthly gatherings with the "Party Animals."
John moved to Marietta, Georgia in early 2013 to live with his daughter and her family.
Father Doug Halsema of Saint Paul's Catholic Church of Pensacola will conduct a Memorial Mass at 3131 Hyde Park Road at 10:00 a.m. October 24, 2015. Interment will follow at Magnolia Cemetery in Mobile, Alabama.
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John was preceded in death by his son, Wirt Patrick Cotter, his wife Nan Smith Cotter and his parents Mr. & Mrs. John Joseph Cotter of Chappaqua, New York.
John was born in Mt. Kisco, New York on April 3, 1934. He grew up outside New York City, in Westchester County. At 14, he went to boarding school at St. John's Prep in Danvers, Massachusetts. An accomplished athlete, John continued his education at The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA. After graduating with a Bachelor's Degree in Economics, John entered the United States Air Force. He was stationed in California, Louisiana, Kansas and North Dakota.
In Louisiana, John met and married Nancy Katherine (Kay) Parker. The couple had 4 children. John, a navigator for the KC-135, served multiple missions in Vietnam and was awarded many honors including the Distinguished Flying Cross. He retired as a Major from Barksdale Air Force Base in Bossier City, Louisiana in 1976.
John and his second wife Nan moved to Gulf Breeze in 1983. They lived on Poinciana Drive for nearly 30 years. He built his own real estate appraisal business from the ground up. Nan, an accomplished artist in the community, lost her battle with cancer in late 2006. The Cotters made many close friends in Gulf Breeze. They loved the arts, music, family and especially enjoyed their monthly gatherings with the "Party Animals."
John moved to Marietta, Georgia in early 2013 to live with his daughter and her family.
Father Doug Halsema of Saint Paul's Catholic Church of Pensacola will conduct a Memorial Mass at 3131 Hyde Park Road at 10:00 a.m. October 24, 2015. Interment will follow at Magnolia Cemetery in Mobile, Alabama.
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Excerpt from his obituary, ...
John was preceded in death by his son, Wirt Patrick Cotter, his wife Nan Smith Cotter and his parents Mr. & Mrs. John Joseph Cotter of Chappaqua, New York.
John was born in Mt. Kisco, New York on April 3, 1934. He grew up outside New York City, in Westchester County. At 14, he went to boarding school at St. John's Prep in Danvers, Massachusetts. An accomplished athlete, John continued his education at The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA. After graduating with a Bachelor's Degree in Economics, John entered the United States Air Force. He was stationed in California, Louisiana, Kansas and North Dakota.
In Louisiana, John met and married Nancy Katherine (Kay) Parker. The couple had 4 children. John, a navigator for the KC-135, served multiple missions in Vietnam and was awarded many honors including the Distinguished Flying Cross. He retired as a Major from Barksdale Air Force Base in Bossier City, Louisiana in 1976.
John and his second wife Nan moved to Gulf Breeze in 1983. They lived on Poinciana Drive for nearly 30 years. He built his own real estate appraisal business from the ground up. Nan, an accomplished artist in the community, lost her battle with cancer in late 2006. The Cotters made many close friends in Gulf Breeze. They loved the arts, music, family and especially enjoyed their monthly gatherings with the "Party Animals."
John moved to Marietta, Georgia in early 2013 to live with his daughter and her family.
Father Doug Halsema of Saint Paul's Catholic Church of Pensacola will conduct a Memorial Mass at 3131 Hyde Park Road at 10:00 a.m. October 24, 2015. Interment will follow at Magnolia Cemetery in Mobile, Alabama.
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John was preceded in death by his son, Wirt Patrick Cotter, his wife Nan Smith Cotter and his parents Mr. & Mrs. John Joseph Cotter of Chappaqua, New York.
John was born in Mt. Kisco, New York on April 3, 1934. He grew up outside New York City, in Westchester County. At 14, he went to boarding school at St. John's Prep in Danvers, Massachusetts. An accomplished athlete, John continued his education at The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA. After graduating with a Bachelor's Degree in Economics, John entered the United States Air Force. He was stationed in California, Louisiana, Kansas and North Dakota.
In Louisiana, John met and married Nancy Katherine (Kay) Parker. The couple had 4 children. John, a navigator for the KC-135, served multiple missions in Vietnam and was awarded many honors including the Distinguished Flying Cross. He retired as a Major from Barksdale Air Force Base in Bossier City, Louisiana in 1976.
John and his second wife Nan moved to Gulf Breeze in 1983. They lived on Poinciana Drive for nearly 30 years. He built his own real estate appraisal business from the ground up. Nan, an accomplished artist in the community, lost her battle with cancer in late 2006. The Cotters made many close friends in Gulf Breeze. They loved the arts, music, family and especially enjoyed their monthly gatherings with the "Party Animals."
John moved to Marietta, Georgia in early 2013 to live with his daughter and her family.
Father Doug Halsema of Saint Paul's Catholic Church of Pensacola will conduct a Memorial Mass at 3131 Hyde Park Road at 10:00 a.m. October 24, 2015. Interment will follow at Magnolia Cemetery in Mobile, Alabama.
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