Devastated to hear of John's passing.  First met him in 1989 and remained friends ever since.  He was a warm-spirited, gentle-hearted person with much kindness; and very scientifically knowledgeable and intelligent.  When it came to electronics, nobody could touch him.  His knowledge and innovativeness was unparalleled when it came to surveillance, video photography, gadgetry, electronic inventions, high-tech spy equipment, etc.  Always brilliant when it came to technology.  He also had a quick wit and tremendous sense of humor.  I miss hanging out and cruising the Strip with him in his stretch limo with the video cameras he had attached to its moonroof with the neon read-board on the sides, back in the early '90's.  He called it "Limo-Cam!"  LOL.  Great guy.  Can't believe he's gone.  But he'll never be forgotten.  Rest in peace, John.  Miss ya', Buddy. 
 Sincerely, Mike Distefano, from the Riviera Hotel Entertainment Department, Las Vegas.  God Bless.

Sorry to hear about John, he used to come into the credit union all the time and show us his latest invention.

Wow, sorry to hear of John's passing. I know his health was taking a toll on him.
I worked with John at the Desert Inn in Las Vegas through IATSE 720 many years ago. By chance we met again a few years ago at a car show. He always had a head full of Ideas and wasn't afraid to put them to the test.
I'd like to think you were piloting that drone I recently found in my backyard.
Safe travels John.

Very sad to hear of John's passing. He and I were close friends in both elementary and high school. I was six days his senior. Knew his family, as well. For many years, we were practically neighbors. RIP forever, John.

He was a good friend when I was in High School. Spent a lot of time playing basketball in his back yard. Also he would record radio programs that were running contests and when someone won he would call someone he knew and somehow substitute the friends name with the winners name using the actual radios shows host. We also built some slot cars and suped them up using capacitors and inductors. He got me interested in electronics and I made it part of my life work. 
Dell Clough, who was part of our crowd and went to Stang for the Freshmen  and Sophomore years, has kept me informed about him, his career and some of his high jinx's. Was a great friend and I will miss him but our memories will survive. We said bye using nicknames we adopted from a news show. Goodnight Chet.

 It wasn't more than a few weeks ago when John and I were chatting on the phone. His condition had worsened and I could sense the pain, some humor brought back the laugh and it made both of us feel better.
After the 50th reunion we talked every couple of months, drones were a popular topic and the possibility of attending a convention in NJ was on the table for Feb. however he felt it would be difficult. The mind was willing but the body kept him home. During the evening reflections of our conversations rose over me like the tide coming onto the beach where that little sand castle stands. Time like the tide makes it's way through our lives. The time we have to share is truly short, regretfully so. The good times the bad times and everything in between, it makes us to bring a bouquet of life to the table. I will miss John, and pray the angels keep watch over him in God's bountiful grace.

John was a great high school classmate, always warm and friendly with a quiet kind of intelligence and solid nature. I had several conversations with him leading up to our 50th reunion, and while I hadn't seen him for 50 years, that spirit was still apparent. He was obviously concerned about his health but that didn't stop him from traveling across the country to enjoy the company of his classmates. We were all happy to see him and we're all quite shocked and saddened to hear of his untimely demise. May he Rest In Peace.

It was wonderful to see John at our high school reunion last year. We will miss him when we gather again.  Jean Ciborowski Fahey Cape Cod

I met John when we were 19. He was an electrical engineering student at Florida Inst. of Technology in my hometown, Melbourne FL. He was very sweet, a very good boyfriend. Smartest kid in the building. We drove around the beaches in his little KarmanGhia. I left Melbourne and didn't see John again until 2016 when we re-connected on Facebook.  We have remained friends, visited and called each other every few days ever since. John always had interesting ideas for things to do, like make a drone video of the Astoria Column at the convergence of the Columbia River and the Pacific Ocean.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsYblIREbMs   Go to the American Kite Association convention.  Create drone attachments that would assist first responders with water and ice rescues.  I will miss my old friend, our conversations about the state of the world and getting older, his insistence on being his true self at all times. I hope he is flying drones and inventing million-dollar gizmoes in his new place in the universe.

John had been quite a character in our lives over the years.  I will miss our scheming on inventions, dinners at the Gold Coast and overall friendship.  While he is no longer in pain, he will truly be missed .

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John David Mendonca

24 febrero, 1949 – 4 junio, 2018

Palm Eastern Mortuary & Cemetery

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