Woodlake, California to Guadalupe and Virginia Haro. John enjoyed a happy childhood with his
sister, Linda, many cousins, and friends. John was a pitcher for his little league baseball teams
and was on his high school’s golf team. He graduated from Woodlake High School in 1973 after
which he spent summers working for Sequoia National Park repairing backcountry hiking trails.
After attending College of the Sequoias, John started a career as an architectural draftsman,
working for firms in Bakersfield and Visalia. Golfing became somewhat of a passion for John and
he could almost always be found on the links somewhere with his Dad, his uncles, or other golfing
buddies. John spent the later part of his working years farming olives on the family ranch near
Seville, California. John was predeceased by his father Guadalupe in 2021. John is survived by
his mother Virginia, sister Linda Berry (David), nephew Christopher, nieces Devin Wray and
Chelsy, and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.
Footprints
One night I had a dream.
I was walking along the beach with the Lord
and across the sky flashed
scenes from my life.
In each scene, I noticed
two sets of footprints
in the sand, one belonged to me,
and the other to the Lord.
When the last scene of my
life flashed before me,
I looked back at the
footprints in the sand.
I noticed that many
times along the path of my life
there was only
one set of footprints.
I also noticed that it happened
at the worst times in my life.
This really bothered me and
I questioned theLORD about it.
“LORD, you said that once
I decided to follow you, you would
walk with me all the way.
But I’ve noticed that
during times of trouble
there is only one set of footprints.
I don’t understand why,
when I needed you most,
you would leave me.”
The LORD replied,
“My precious, precious child, I love you and
I would never, never leave you
during your times of trial and suffering.
When you see only
one set of footprints,
it was then that I carried you.”
By: Unknown
