John Leo Weakland was born in Portland, Oregon in 1958.
He married his high school sweetheart and the love of his life, Patty, in 1977. John loved aviation and had a successful career beginning in Oregon and hiring on with United Airlines in 1984 as a mechanic. United took him and his family to Colorado in 1987 where he climbed the management ladder to become an Operating Manager of Maintenance. John’s wish was to die at home and he passed away at home on February 15 surrounded by his wife Patty, son Bryan, daughter Erica and grandson G. John was a kind, gentle, quiet and loving husband, father and friend. He was so loved by so many. He would do anything for his family, and he did.
He is survived by wife Patty, their four children; Mark, Bryan, Andrew and Erica, and one grandson; Gary, whom he called “G”. In lieu of flowers, please consider donating in John’s name to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society at www.lls.org and sign up to be a bone marrow donor at bethematch.org