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John Paul Myers

Birth: 29 Jun 1930
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
Death: 17 Nov 2016 (aged 86)
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
Burial: Fort Snelling National Cemetery

Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 44.8686331, Longitude: -93.2106163
Plot: SECTION 33 SITE 5207
Memorial ID: 172857649 View Source

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A US Marine, Drummer, and fiercely independent person. Always there with the laugh.∼A US Marine in San Diego, Drummer, and fiercely independent person. Always there with the laugh. Lived mostly in California, Nevada and Arizona. Went home to Minneapolis in 2007.
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/172857649/john_paul-myers: accessed ), memorial page for John Paul Myers (29 Jun 1930–17 Nov 2016), Find a Grave Memorial ID 172857649, citing Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA; Maintained by JP Myers (contributor 47466624).

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John at a very young age, no detail on the back.

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John's ashes and flag at Ft. Snelling on December 15th 2016 when he was laid to rest.

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JP, John and Mike in the 70's in the San Fernando Valley

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Soldiers after ceremony at Ft. Snelling on December 15th 2016 when John was laid to rest.

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John in front of the Sherman Oaks apartment 1968

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This taken on my visit to see John in 2006.

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The Penn Ave house, west of Lake Harriet in Minneapolis. Mid 60's.

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Christmas at Fulton Avenue. John and Mary Ann and Mike.

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John and me (JP) in a photo booth. Probably taken in 1963.

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Me (JP) and John in front of a hotel I was staying in while visiting him for a few days. Taken 2006.

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John and I (JP) visiting his fathers grave. Taken around 2006.

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This is John on a trip I made (JP) in 2006. John is explaining how he and his family used to take a street car to this park (Powderhorn Minneapolis) to see fireworks when he was a kid in the late 30's early 40's.

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John inside his late 50's Shasta trailer in Escondido, CA. Early 70's

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Dad and Mike near Van Nuys Airport mid 70's

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John with his 50's Shasta trailer in the KOA campground in Escondido, CA. Taken early 70's

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