John Fahnestock Obituary

Dear Georgie and Family



Just heard about John and I am so sorry. I worked at First Federal of Pittsburgh with you and John. I was Vic's secretary. John was such a kind man. The man had class!!! John could never do enough for you.



John you are in heaven now with my family. My dad finally gets to meet the gentlemen who helped out his wife and daugther. I am sure he has welcomed you with open arms. My mom is there too greet you as well as my brother. You really took care of mom and me and never did we forget that!!



I am sure too that there is also a little reunion going on with a few First Federal people. Vic and you can catch up on old times. Vic is another man who respected you a lot! Vic would say you were a class act.



Georgie again you have my deepest sympathy.

My thoughts and prayers are with the family. I have wonderful memories of John while working at M&T Bank and he and I used to have bets on Pittsburgh/Notre Dame Games. I believe I even won a case of beer on one game! He was such a pleasure to work with and will be greatly missed.

My thoughts and prayers are with you all. I worked with John and his example was remarkable. He was a wonderful man. May God grant you peace at this time.

My sympathy to you, Georgie and your family. We all worked together at good old First Federal of Pittsburgh and had a great time there. And the productions we used to attend at Heinz Hall and the Benedum Theatre in Pittsburgh. I'm sure Bob and John are up there attending the theatre right now and enjoying "front row seats". May God bless you and your family.

John should be at the piano playing Muzio Clementi with your daughters. He was the one who introduced me to Cabernet wine and I always thought of him whenever I had a glass (which was often). Georgie, how very sorry I feel for you and the girls. He was a great man and I always enjoyed his and your company when visiting Fran and John in Pittsburgh.

John and I first met playing football at Penn Hills in 1966. We were close friends throughout high school and crossed paths a few times after college. The Lord brought us back together a couple of years ago through his aunt, Dorothy Busche. What a blessing it was to hear and share John's witness throughout his courageous battle with ALS. Our prayers are with you, his family, that Christ will indeed bestow his peace upon you and also provide you with the strength to carry on.

My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. I am so honored to have worked with you. You have touched my life in so many positive ways. I admire your strength, your courage and most of all your faith. Thank you for being such a great friend. I will miss seeing you and talking to you, but I have so many good memories, you will never be forgotten.

God Bless.

Our thoughts and prayers go out for John and the Fahnestock family.

John touched many people with his dignity and grace dealing with his illness. We all will miss him.

The Hoechst Family

John, It is such an honor to have worked with you and been called your friend. You gave so much to everyone who crossed your path. Thank you for coming into my life; it is forever changed. God send his peace to your family and friends. Maureen

John:



Your friendship and faith has touched our lives. Thank you for being such an inspiration to us all. We will miss you dearly.



The Ketteman Family

I can only smile, even through the tears, when I think of the beautiful person that John was. I was lucky enough to work with him for over 7 years and even luckier to get to know and love him as a person as well as a colleague. John spoke so often of his love for Georgie and his children and when he spoke of them, you didn't even need to hear him say anything, you could see the love on his face.



But hear him we all did. John loved to talk. Even within his illness, Hal gave him the power of speech - and use it he did. I remember distinctly one day when he wanted to get a point across to me (less than 8 or 9 months ago) he kept hitting the repeat button on Hal- over and over and over. Because I loved and respected him, I treated him no differently than when it was his own voice going on and on - I just told Hal to be quiet! John just laughed and hit that button one last time - he always had the last word.



I will miss him incredibly, as will the world. I will go through my life with John W. Fahnestock, Jr. as the definition of GRACE. He has taught me to live with grace - treat people with grace, and now he has furthered that lesson on how to leave this world with grace. May he find peace and look down on his family with the smile that was worth a million dollars. My love and thoughts to his family whom I felt I knew through John. May you find comfort in knowing how very many lives he touched. Peace to you all. - Sue Garbacz

My thoughts and prayers are with you at this sad time. John was the kind of person we should all try to be. He will be missed by more people than you can ever imagine.