John C. Dederick - Class of 1977
Submitted by Bill Norvell 1965 <w.norvell@att.net> on 14/Aug/2022
John Charles Dederick Sr. Class of 1977 age 62, of Little River, South Carolina.
John was born September 1, 1959 to James Henry Dederick II and Carolyn Melick
Dederick in Newburgh, NY. He died on July 25th, 2022 after a courageous battle
with cancer, surrounded by family at the home of his son John Charles Jr. and
wife Patricia Adam in Little River, SC. John was a 1977 graduate from Newburgh
Free Academy and enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He began his civilian career at
Transkrit Corp. in Brewster, later owned the Plaza International Deli in
Newburgh, and in later years worked as a medical coder. He was a die-hard New
York Yankees fan as well as a Bruce, The Boss, fan. In his free time, he enjoyed
nothing more than hanging out with his family and friends, sharing old memories
and making new ones. John is survived by seven children, Tara, Erica, Lisa,
Jeffrey (wife, Lorie), John (wife, Tricia), Bryan and Kenneth, and 20
grandchildren. He is also survived by sisters Jan Dederick, Eileen Snow,
Patricia Dederick, Susan Toporowski, brothers Christopher and Paul Dederick, as
well as many nieces and nephews, great nieces and great nephews. In addition to
his parents, John was predeceased by his sister Lynda Dederick and brother James
Henry Dederick III.
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