John F. Christian

John F. Christian, age 83, of 1308 Grandview Drive, Bloomsburg, was stricken at his home and died in the emergency room of the Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital at 9:28 p.m. Tuesday, June 28, 2016.
  
John was born March 30, 1933, in Braggadosia, Missouri a son of the late Joe and Frances (Miller) Christian. In 1950 after graduating from high school in Steele, MO, he hitch-hiked to California along Route 66 and worked at several jobs before being drafted into the Army in 1953. He was released in 1957 as a first lieutenant in the 82nd airborne after making 21 'jumps'.
  
Returning to civilian life, he began working full-time at AC Sparkplug Div. of General Motors for 8 years, from lab tech to computer programmer (back when computers took up as much space as the homes we
now live in). With the help of the G.I. bill, he earned his B.S. degree in 1963, majoring in mathematics. In 1967 he earned his M.A. degree in education, teaching of science, both at Eastern Michigan University.
  
John taught astronomy, mathematics, and physics at Mott Community College in Flint, Michigan. As assistant director of the Robert T. Longway Planetarium, he developed and presented planetarium programs for elementary through college, including programs for the public and special interest groups.
  
On June 20, 1977, he married Connie H. (Carson) of Bloomsburg, whom he had met at a course in the Science of Creative Intelligence at Maharishi International University in Iowa. 

After moving to PA, he taught math and science at Susquehanna University and Benton High School, and substituted in local school districts. He loved golf and maintained a 'home' business building and repairing golf clubs.  

All his life, John was an avid reader.  After retiring, he decided to try his hand at writing. The result was five poetry books and one book about Reiki and
Spirituality.

In addition to his parents, John was preceded in death by four sisters and three brothers.
  
He is survived by his wife, Connie; a son, John Giles Christian and his wife Christine, Mt. Morris, Mich.; a step-daughter, Michelle Cobb, Birdsboro; and three surviving sisters: Trecia Bennett of Pearl River, Louisiana; Mabel and husband Richard Catt of Springfield, MO.; and Aubryon Thomas of Apalachicola, FL.

There will be a private memorial service at the convenience of the family.