John was born June 28th, 1937, in Dearborn, Michigan. His parents were Louis Franes Olk and
Mary Madaline Dyer-Olk. John was the eldest of four siblings, Marylou, Michael, and
Richard. At the age of 15, John and his family moved to Brentwood, California. There he
attended Saint Monica Catholic School. Eventually, John met Marie Gonzales and the two
soon wed in 1963. Together they had four children named: Lisa, John Jr., Debbie, Lola. John
and Marie would have celebrated 62 years of marriage on August 8th, 2021.
John worked as a Firefighter for 30 years until he retired and did horse trailering. He was a
fulltime firefighter and a fulltime cowboy. John loved horses and riding. When his children
were young, he loved teaching them his skills and talent with horses. He was involved in
numerous celebratory parades where he would ride horseback with his friends.
John was a very active member of the city of Malibu, especially within the horse
community. He will be greatly missed. John is now reunited with Lola which who tragically
passed away at a young age due to cancer.
