John L. Stephan

Born March 1938, to parents Ervin and Myrtle Stephan in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Sheryl, his two sons Kevin and Gregory, their spouses Jennifer and Heidi, as well as four grandchildren, Molli, (Devin), Tygett, Rachael, (Shay), Thompson, Tanner, Riley, and six great grandchildren. Joshua, Jesse, Brody, Kinsley, Myla, and Camden, and three siblings, Karen, Tom and Mike.

John grew up in Fort Wayne where he would meet and marry his high school sweetheart Sheryl in 1959. John fathered two children and began his career in the moving business as a salesman for North American Van Lines. He moved to San Diego in 1968 to help his father in-law run his moving agency, Republic Van Lines of San Diego. In 1975 he purchased property on Miramar Road from which he would build and operate his own moving agency until his retirement in 2002.

John was an active community member and was a donor through many organizations, foremost Nice Guys and La Jolla Golden Triangle Rotary Club. He will be remembered as a generous, genuine and outgoing man to whom no one was a stranger. He was dedicated to his marriage, family and friends for the entirety of his life.

Services will be held July 29th 2023 at Calvary Lutheran Church, 424 Via De La Valle, Solana Beach, Ca. 92075. In lieu of flowers we will be accepting donations to Nice Guys, 501(c)3 P.O. Box 881456 San Diego, Ca. 92168. La Jolla Golden Triangle Rotary Club Foundation, 501(c)3 14918 Rancho Nuevo Del Mar, Ca. 92014. The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Donor Services P.O. Box 22324 New York, NY 10087, and the American Diabetes Association. P.O. Box 7023 Merrifield VA. 22116-7023. Memo: In Honor/Memory of John L. Stephan.