John W. Booth (Jack), was born Nov. 7, 1929, and died Sept. 8, 2011, with complications of congestive heart and renal failure. One of five children of Cliff and Vi Booth in Oakland, Calif. The family moved to the Los Angeles area when Jack was 8, he attended several grammar schools and graduated from South Gate High School in 1947.

After high school, he entered the carpenter apprentice program and worked as a journeyman carpenter until he was drafted into the Army. He served and was wounded in Korea, spent nine months in several hospitals and was honorably discharged with a Purple Heart.

He met and married Peg Flora in 1954, returned to school and worked in both California and Washington as a mechanical and electrical engineer until he was 75. God blessed he and Peg with seven children - four sons and three daughters. They were also privileged to help raise a nephew. Jack was a convert to the Catholic faith which he remained faithful to until his death.

Jack volunteered as a little league coach for many years, coaching his sons and even some grandsons. He was a volunteer 4-H leader for more than 15 years. Jack always felt it important to be involved in the things that interested his children.

Jack was an avid reader with a great memory and was the family search engine before Google and Yahoo.

Jacks main loves were his family, his faith, his country and his job. He loved vacationing with the whole family and was extremely proud of his children and grandchildren.

Jack was preceded in his death by his parents, one brother, one sister, a son-in-law and a granddaughter.

He is survived by his wife, Peg, at the home; four sons and their wives, Todd and Sue, Matt and Leanne, Sean and Christine, all of Post Falls, and Scott and Shannon of Spokane; three daughters and their husbands, Kerri and Butch Ost, Beth and Jeff Berger of Post Falls, Staci and Mark Huffman of Rathdrum; 48 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren and his nephew, Rob and Lisa, of Slaton Sea, Calif.

He was very loved by his family and will be sorely missed, but never forgotten.

Rosary service will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 12, 2011, at Bell Tower Funeral Home, 3398 E. Jenalan Ave., Post Falls. A private burial will be held Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011, at the Veterans Cemetery in Medical Lake, Wash. A reception for friends and family will be held at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011, at the Grand Pavilion at Quemlin Park.

Bell Tower Funeral Home, Post Falls, is in care of the arrangements. Please visit Jack's online memorial page at www.belltowerfuneralhome.com.