John David Tindall, 56

John David Tindall, 56, born April 2, 1966, passed away on Friday, Oct. 7, and the world will never be the same without him.

John was an incredible soul with the heart of a servant. He was a friend to all that met him. He loved and embraced life! He was spontaneous, an incredible story teller. He loved adventure, family and endless friends. He loved Jesus! He was an old soul with the patience of a saint.

John was born in White Salmon, Wash. He lived up and down the Columbia River until his family landed in Vancouver, Wash. He moved to Coeur d’Alene in third grade and went to Dalton Elementary, Canfield Jr. High, and Coeur d’Alene High School. John has numerous friends from his school days and he loved and took pride in being a Coeur d’Alene Viking. You could often find him on a Friday night watching the Viks play football with schoolmates.

He loved to drive, and would take or pick up, anyone, anytime, day or night. He drove fast and played his music loud. He knew every back road and every short cut and route that would save the most time. Many of you have heard the “Beep-Beep” as he would drive by your home, always giving a honk to say hi.

He was a servant and loved connecting those in need with those that could help. Often, it was John dropping everything to come wire an outlet, bring you tools or drop off supplies. He loved to pay it forward and he loved helping everyone. He carried himself with a positive attitude and always looked for the bright side in others. He was quick to forgive and loved making a difference in the life of others. Often, he would be doing helpful little things, behind the scenes that nobody knew about, except for those that were on the receiving end.

He loved his days in the high school band and was a proud tuba player. He was the drum major for two of those years — marching in the Lilac Parade and other events. John could play the tuba, baritone, trombone and trumpet. Quite often, on your birthday you would get a baritone rendition of “Happy Birthday” over the phone or in person.

John loved his Dalton Elementary days of being in the Unicycle Club and still rode his unicycles often. He could ride his unicycle while playing a trombone. The man had skills! John loved playing pool and was a scholar of the game. He was a fantastic player with his trick shots and he knew the rule book inside and out. John was a rules guy. He played in several big tournaments in Vegas, making it into the money.

John was a hard worker and knew how to fix just about anything. He used to change irrigation pipe and buck hay fields as a teenager. He was a delivery driver, a structural iron worker, worked in IT for a bank, was a handy man, and an Idaho Lottery technician. John finally found his home in real estate, where his heart for others helped him excel in his career. He loved being a realtor and wore his name tag proudly and arguably had the best hair in real estate.

He was humble and never complained. Always a gentleman, opening doors, carrying heavy things, giving of his time. He always had a hanky folded in his back pocket, “just in case”. He loved wearing bright clothes, concert tee shirts and his name tag, which he wore everywhere. He loved boating and being on the water with friends, or visiting with dock mates at P-Dock.

After high school, John moved to the Phoenix area where he lived for 25 years and made numerous lifelong friends. He moved back to his beloved Coeur d’Alene in 2010. John loved Coeur d’Alene. He loved the four seasons, the memories he’d made, and all his friends. His friends were as much his family as his family was and they blessed his soul. He loved nothing more than being around friends, old and new, telling stories, talking about the good ole days, current events and the future.

He was so easy to be around and so humble! John had a quick wit, an incredible sense of humor and a contagious laugh. His mind was a steel trap. He remembered everything and everyone. When telling a story, he would recount every detail down to what you may have been wearing. He was super smart and had incredible knowledge on so many subjects. His knowledge of music, for example, spanned every genre and generation. He was sentimental and was not afraid to show his emotions. He’d often cry when things touched his heart. John was real and unassuming. He left a mark on this world and in the lives of those who had the blessing to know and love him.

He leaves behind his wife, Tracey, the love of his life, business partner, best friend and soul mate; children: Zachary, Cassandra, Ashley, Daniel, and Kevin; his grandchildren: Ronan, Ridley, Braeden, Jaron, Caleb, and Kaelyn; his brothers, Jay and Daniel, and sisters-in-law, Melissa, Stacey, and Heather; brother-in-law, Jason; nieces: Gracy, Josie, Aryssa, Alexis, Alesha, and Rachel; and nephews, Keith and Wyatt; cousins, Jamie and Jeana and his uncle Jimmy. John never knew his father and uncle Jimmy was his father figure. Also surviving John are his daughters-in-law, Ashley and Fawnia; and sons-in-law, Lonnie and Chris. He also leaves behind hundreds of friends. John loved. He loved with all he was and gave everything to all.

Services for John will be held at 3 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 28, 2022 at Lake City Church, 6000 N. Ramsey Road, Coeur d’Alene. A celebration of life will be held at the Eagles, right after the service. John loved any occasion to celebrate and we want to celebrate his life and the awesome husband, dad, uncle, brother, cousin and friend he was. God bless you, John. We know you are dancing with the angels and telling awesome stories with your big hand gestures, sweet smirk and beautiful detail.

Please visit John’s online memorial and sign his guestbook at www.yatesfuneralhomes.com