Wednesday, August 22, 2012

#72) In Memoriam - John ("Gus") Gustafson

John ("Gus") Gustafson 1975
The following announcement was received from John Wm. Gustafson's children:

A CELEBRATION OF LIFE WILL BE HELD FOR OUR FATHER, JOHN Wm. GUSTAFSON, THIS SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 2012 AT 2 PM, AT THE CENTRAL FILIPINO CHURCH OF SEVENTH DAY ADVENTISTS. 777 COLORADO BLVD, LOS ANGELES. Click here for map.

PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO THE LIBRAVET FAMILY. ALL ARE WELCOME.

Last Thursday, August 16th, John's daughter, Sheila, sent me the following:

Father's Day - 2012
"This is Sheila Moretta (Gustafson), John Gustafson's daughter.  I wanted to let you know that he passed away this morning at around 2am. He'd been sick in the hospital for the past 2 weeks with an infection, but was on the mend and was laughing and joking as of yesterday.  He took a turn for the worse overnight and never recovered.
I know he was liked by many of our Libravets.
When I find out when his service is, I will let you know so it can be posted".
Thank you,
Sheila Moretta (Gustafson)
John Playing His Sax in 1987


 John was 81 in July, and worked at Librascope from 1955 - 1963, 1968 - 1971, and 1973 - 2000, when the Glendale facility was closed. During this time, he occupied many high level Librascope Engineering positions and worked on countless programs that were important to the Nation's defense. Gus was highly respected by fellow workers and customers alike for his technical and management skills. He was also well known for his superior saxaphone skills.

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