I just found out from another WW site that John Lucas/Woodshop Demos has left us.
A sad day for those of us who have enjoyed his comments and observations here of the FOG and most of all his Woodshop Demo site. I am sure he is surrounded with many beautiful assistants and is playing with hundreds of new tools and has a very spacious shop to work in.
Tinker
JOHN R. LUCAS
LUCAS, JOHN R., born February 5, 1937 in Visalia, CA to parents Alexander Ramsdell Lucas and Margaret Beattie Lucas.
He graduated from Rutgers University School of Journalism in 1959. He then joined the Navy and went to Officers Candidate School in Newport, RI and received his commission in April 1960. In the Navy he served as Anti Submarine Warfare Officer on the destroyer, USS Frank E. Evans DD754. He served on two cruises to the Western Pacific.
In 1963, he retired from the Navy and took a position of Assistant Editor at Johnson & Johnson, in New Brunswick, NJ. Later he joined Union Carbide Corporation in their marketing department and was in charge of new product development. In 1976, Lucas joined the Charles Beseler Company as Vice President of audio visual products. In 1980, Lucas left Beseler to setup his own production company Interactive Learning Systems. Under this name, Lucas worked with many major corporations including Metropolitan Life Insurance, UPS, GE Financial Services, Emery Air, and US Postal Services. In 1999, he retired from that business and started a WebPage for Woodworkers. That business took off with the never ending presence of the Internet and interest in woodworking. His site was very popular with readers all over the world.
Lucas is survived by his wife, Sandra (Sawyer) Lucas, son John R. Lucas, Jr. and his wife Kathleen of Mill Valley, CA, and their children Kaitlyn and Jackson. A daughter Diana L. Flemma and her husband Thomas of Lakeville, CT and their children Isabella (Bella) and Lucas (Max). He was the brother of Elizabeth Ann Lucas of Ft. Pierce, FL.
A memorial service will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the American ALS Association of RI, 2915 Post Rd., Warwick, RI 02886 or to Kent Hospital Foundation, 455 Tollgate Rd., Warwick, RI 02886. Arrangements by Winfield & Sons Funeral Home.
A sad day for those of us who have enjoyed his comments and observations here of the FOG and most of all his Woodshop Demo site. I am sure he is surrounded with many beautiful assistants and is playing with hundreds of new tools and has a very spacious shop to work in.
Tinker
JOHN R. LUCAS
LUCAS, JOHN R., born February 5, 1937 in Visalia, CA to parents Alexander Ramsdell Lucas and Margaret Beattie Lucas.
He graduated from Rutgers University School of Journalism in 1959. He then joined the Navy and went to Officers Candidate School in Newport, RI and received his commission in April 1960. In the Navy he served as Anti Submarine Warfare Officer on the destroyer, USS Frank E. Evans DD754. He served on two cruises to the Western Pacific.
In 1963, he retired from the Navy and took a position of Assistant Editor at Johnson & Johnson, in New Brunswick, NJ. Later he joined Union Carbide Corporation in their marketing department and was in charge of new product development. In 1976, Lucas joined the Charles Beseler Company as Vice President of audio visual products. In 1980, Lucas left Beseler to setup his own production company Interactive Learning Systems. Under this name, Lucas worked with many major corporations including Metropolitan Life Insurance, UPS, GE Financial Services, Emery Air, and US Postal Services. In 1999, he retired from that business and started a WebPage for Woodworkers. That business took off with the never ending presence of the Internet and interest in woodworking. His site was very popular with readers all over the world.
Lucas is survived by his wife, Sandra (Sawyer) Lucas, son John R. Lucas, Jr. and his wife Kathleen of Mill Valley, CA, and their children Kaitlyn and Jackson. A daughter Diana L. Flemma and her husband Thomas of Lakeville, CT and their children Isabella (Bella) and Lucas (Max). He was the brother of Elizabeth Ann Lucas of Ft. Pierce, FL.
A memorial service will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the American ALS Association of RI, 2915 Post Rd., Warwick, RI 02886 or to Kent Hospital Foundation, 455 Tollgate Rd., Warwick, RI 02886. Arrangements by Winfield & Sons Funeral Home.
