FL, after a three-year battle with multiple system atrophy. Jack met this challenge with
unwavering faith in the Lord, always reading and studying Scripture. He and his wife Julie
shared forty years of marriage together.
Jack was born on July 26, 1954 in Ridley Park, PA, to John and Nancy Ottinger. He
attended the University of Delaware, where he met his wife Julie, graduating with a degree in
Political Science in 1976. He then attended Westminster Theological Seminary outside
Philadelphia, PA, completing his Masters of Divinity in 1979 and was ordained in the
Presbyterian Church of America in 1981. He served in the pastorate from 1979 to 1986 at Valley
Presbyterian Church, Trinity Presbyterian Church, and New Covenant Presbyterian Church.
Most of his professional career was spent at Cornerstone Ministries Investments (previously
Presbyterian Investors Fund), where he worked diligently to assist churches in obtaining
financing to build facilities for their ministries. For the last decade, he obtained financing for
senior living and memory care facilities. He also co-founded Heritage Classical Center, a classical
homeschool program in Atlanta, GA, where he taught several subjects in the early 2000s.
He was a member of Covenant Church in Palm Bay, FL. Before becoming ill with
multiple system atrophy (MSA), Jack enjoyed woodworking, assisting the Boy Scouts, world
travel, classical music, homeschooling his four boys, and reading history and theology. In his
final months, Jack spent many hours listening to sermons and lectures and reading the works of
the Puritans. He also enjoyed teaching Scripture in his men’s group and small group at
Covenant. He will be remembered for his dry humor, his sense of honor, and his tireless
devotion to his wife.
He is survived by his father, John Thomas Ottinger, Sr.; his wife Julie Jean (Vergalla)
Ottinger; his four sons, John Ottinger III and his wife Valerie, Stephen and his wife Jacque,
Christopher and his wife Heather, and Matthew; and his four grandchildren, Gawain, Violet,
Eliana, and Levi. He is predeceased by his mother Nancy, sister Sandra, brother David, and
grandson Tesher.
The Celebration of Life service will be held May, 4, 2019 at 10am at Covenant Church,
720 Emerson Dr., Palm Bay, FL, 32907. Memorial donations may be made to the MSA Coalition
(www.multiplesystematrophy.org) or the National Organization for Rare Disorders
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