John was born on August 19. 1946 to Jesse and Betty (Potter) Kee in Hugo, Oklahoma. John graduated from Chillicothe High School in 1964. After high school, he pursued a degree in marketing at Ohio Dominican and The Ohio State University, where he played lacrosse. John served in the Peace Corps in Colombia, South America. After a few years in the grocery industry, John went to work for Nestle, where he spent the remainder of his working years. He spent many happy days with Nestle’s sponsorship of auto racing and golf.
John is survived by his wife, Becky; two sons: Ian (wife Val) and Brian (wife Kari); three granddaughters: Sydney, Sarah and Eleanor; three stepchildren: Stewart, Chris and Lee and one step-grandson, Gene.
A memorial service will be held Saturday, September 7, at 2:00 p.m., in the Bernstein Funeral Home Chapel.
The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
Bernstein Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
