John Elmore Grindean, 70, of Indianapolis and Ormond Beach, FL, passed away on February 17, 2017 surrounded by family. He was born on May 21, 1946 to Arel and Wanda Grindean in Indianapolis.
John was a Veteran of the US Navy, having served as an Illustrator-Draftsman 3rd Class. He retired from AT&T, formerly Indiana Bell, as the Director of Labor Relations.
John is survived by his children, John R. (Noi) Grindean, Daniel L. (Amy) Grindean, and Laura A. Grindean; and grandchildren, Chai, Sajee A., and Chao L. Grindean, Jesse K. and Claire Bishop, and Megan N. and Daniel R. Grindean. He was preceded in death by his wife, Cassandra.
A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.
Donna West says
I’m so sorry to hear about your Dad. My thoughts are with your family.
Debbie Lewis says
I worked for John when he was in Planning at Indiana Bell. He was a great boss and a nice man!
Richard Donaldson says
Just learned of John’s passing. John was my cousin with whom I spent some good times with in the late 40’s & 50’s. Although we lost touch after that I would often think of Him. I am so sorry for Your lost and the lost time we could have had.
Emil David Donaldson says
Hey, I’m your second cousin from your dad’s father’s sister’s side of the family. Your aunt Virginia. I just got this while searching on the internet and was greatly saddened by it. Your father and I were kids together when we would come up on vacation to Indiana. Very Sorry to here about him. The last time I saw him was at Grandmother Grindean’s funneral.