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John Robin Noone

Cupertino, CA, USA

July 20, 1953 - August 16, 2018

Jul 20, 1953 - Aug 16, 2018

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John Noone, born in 1953 in Detroit, Michigan. Bay Area resident for the majority of his lifetime. He grew up with his father George, a teacher and school administrator; his mother, Mollie, a substitute teacher and singer and younger brother, Charles (nicknamed Chuck) in the Oakland Hills. He spent his childhood playing violin in the Oakland Conservatory of Music. In 1970 the family moved to Redwood City, California.

John attended San Jose State University for both his Undergraduate degree in Mathematics (1975) and Graduate degree in Computer Science in 1977.

He married his college sweetheart, Leslye Melton in 1978. The two had met 6 years before and have been inseparable ever since.

John and Leslye had been a long time resident of Cupertino since 1980. They had 3 children: Chris (1981), Veronica (1983) & Chelsea (1985).

Retired, he had been a Software Engineer primarily in the defense and aerospace industries. He loved playing & coaching soccer, swimming & running, having completed several marathons, most recently the Boston Marathon in 2010. He also loved traveling. John valued continual learning, staying up to date on current events and science news.

John was very active in the Cupertino De Anza Lions Club as a member for 10 years. The most recent event he was involve with was called the Ride 4 Diabetes, a bike race to be held in May.

He was a loving husband and always put his family before his own needs. His relatives live in CA, NY, IL, and MA.

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