John Joseph Naumann

John began his career with his father, Jake, at Schlageter-Naumann General Contractors in Toledo. He relocated to Florida when he was 20 and began his career in real estate sales at the Innisbrook Golf Club in Tarpon Springs. John then moved to Sanibel Island where he developed the sales program for the Sundial Beach and Tennis Resort and obtained a securities license as a broker for Real Estate Concepts, Inc.

In 1975, John Naumann and Associates was formed, a general real estate marketing and sales firm with offices on Sanibel Island, Fort Myers, Bonita Beach and Naples, FL. In 1976, he formed Sanibel Accommodations, which assumed the marketing and sales of the Sundial Resort condominiums. In 1979, John formed BTS Development Corporation, a real estate development company, together with his longtime friend and partner Jeffrey J. Milton, where John served as President for over 40 years. BTS purchased old motels on Sanibel and created luxury waterfront residences, which helped transform Sanibel into what it is today. During the 80s, BTS developed By the Sea, High Tide, Tantara, Beach Comber, Somerset and Tamarind. BTS then moved from gulf front properties to golf course communities, which included The Sanctuary at Wulfert Point on Sanibel, where John served as Chairman for 10 years and the Westminster Golf Club Community in Fort Myers. The Sanctuary Golf Club is a world-class golf course built in the center of a federal wildlife preserve adjacent to the Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge. Additionally, BTS is responsible for Jonathan Harbor, a private island community and marina in Fort Myers.

In his youth, John excelled in football and golf. During his adult years, John enjoyed playing golf and tennis at the Dunes, the Sanctuary and Gulf Harbor.

John was a beloved fixture in the Sanibel community for over 50 years and will be remembered for his sense of adventure and zest for life. Most of all, John cherished his role as a loving husband, father and grandfather. He embraced every opportunity to love and support his family as the foundation in which they stood. He will be missed immensely.

John is preceded in death by his father, John “Jake” Naumann; mother, Jacquelyn Naumann and sister, Mary Catherine Robinson.

John is survived by his loving wife of 38 years, Deborah Kay Naumann. They were married on May 6, 1984.

He is lovingly remembered and also survived by his four children: Stacy (Scott) Naumann-Hair; Jason (Carly) Naumann; Nicole (Kevin) Naumann Hoffer; Samantha (Steven) Baker; ten grandchildren: Dylan, Carson, Kendall, Devin, Blakely, Ashlyn, Nash, Lainey, Brooks and Blake; his siblings: Marsha Shapland, Scott Naumann, Mary Claire Naumann and Mark Naumann.

Services will be held on July 14, 2022 at 10:30 am at The Church of the Resurrection at 8121 Cypress Lake Drive, Fort Myers, FL.

Donations can be made to: Bishop Verot Catholic High School in John Naumann’s name. Address: 5598 Sunrise Drive, Fort Myers, FL 33919.