John was a devoted husband, loving father and caring friend. He joins his lovely wife, Alice, in heavenly rest. He leaves behind his well cared for children, Tanya and Michelle, their husbands, Adrian and Jeff and grandchildren, Robin, Lauren, Elijah, Rachel and James. All loved the convivial, retired Army Chief Warrant Officer for his friendliness, adventurous spirit and love of all sports especially Pennsylvania teams like his beloved Eagles.
His childhood in Philadelphia was one of hardship but also love. He worked for his father as a child making deliveries to close customers and later became a newspaper boy at just 11 years old. He earned money to help support his mother and little brother “Bobbie” and was granted credit from the local deli because of his reliable personality. He would visit his Babcia (grandmother) and Jaja (grandfather) where his Babcia served him Polish delicacies like golumpkis and pierogi. He loved the Schuylkill River and played games there as a child like “halfy”, a baseball like game played with a ball cut in half to save money and create 2 balls.
His illustrious military career spanned over 5 countries including Germany, where his friend Mike Schmidt taught him to drive in his first car; Vietnam, where he fought in the war; Korea, where he streamlined the supply process with early computers; Japan; and the Nevada Test Site. In Nevada he was shown a picture of a beautiful lady by her brother-in-law and asked if he would like to go on a blind date with her to which he exuberantly answered “YES!” They would marry two weeks later and spend the next 50 years together.
John retired from the Army during his service at Ft. Bliss in El Paso, Texas. He and his family have many happy memories of El Paso, where John attended UTEP. Later, the whole family moved to the capital of Texas, where John worked as a computer programmer for the Texas Employment Commission. He retired from TEC and he and his wonderful wife traveled extensively to Europe, Alaska, Central America, and across the contiguous United States of America. They enjoyed cruising and taking advantage of their privilege of flying Space A as retired military.
John was dearly loved and will be greatly missed by all.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.wcfishsouth.com for the Hahn family.
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