John J. Sayovitz, 77, of Marietta, Georgia, passed away on March 14, 2016. He was born in Ely, Minnesota on November 2, 1938. John received a Chemical Engineering degree from the University of Minnesota. He was married to Nancy on October 3, 1964. John had a career in research for 42 years at the Kimberly-Clark Corporation. He is survived by his wife Nancy; son Steve Sayovitz of Mentor, Ohio; and sister Pat Koski of Ely, Minnesota. Funeral arrangements will be held at 11:00 A.M., March 21, 2016 at St. Ann’s Catholic Church, Marietta, Georgia. To leave an online condolence to the family, please visit our website at www.hmpattersoncantonhill.com. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that you send donations to The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson Research, www.michaeljfox.org.