Birth date: May 11, 1945 Death date: Sep 25, 2017
John William Kohms, “Jack”, passed away quietly at his home in Riverton, NJ on Sept. 25, 2017 surrounded by family and friends, after earlier enjoying a taste of his favorite drink, a Dark and Stormy. Born in Long Branch, NJ on Ma Read Obituary
I never really considered Jack as a father-in-law, always just Dad. I had such great respect and admiration for him. He was a logical and loving man. For the last 25 years, I always felt as if he was in my corner. He always brought sanity to a mad world. I'll miss you Dad.
Jack welcomed me into the family almost 5 years ago, with not one, not two, but three Washington Apple martinis. Jack made me feel a part of the family from the moment I met him. We shared a love of books, travel and good food. He taught me to love French-press coffee and Manchego cheese (but never at the same time). Seth and I have spent countless nights trying new restaurants and enjoying old ones with him and Mom over the past few years. We took several trips with them and always had good laughs. Hardly a week went by that we didn’t share a meal or just stop over to say hello. I always looked forward to getting a text asking us to meet for dinner. I will surely miss being called Danni L. and hearing him say “so nice of you to stop by” when he was ready for us to go home. Jack was one of a kind and I loved the time, albeit brief, that I got to be his daughter-in-law.
jack was my brother,my friend, and my hero.he was 5 years older then me and was a great man. we had lots of fun together at our grammy throckmortons house with our cousin barb. he had a wonderful train collection in her attic and played with it all the time. as he grew up a book was always in his hands and i know he loved his daughter jennifer and his grandchildren with all his heart. and i know he loved his wife bernie and her kids too.
jack i miss you so much and i will wear the necklace you gave me forever. you will be missed terribly. we all loved you. goodbye bro!!!
I will always remember the very first day I met Jack, I was 11 years old and mowing our front lawn when he came to pick my mother up. I knew he was a great man the moment I shook his hand for the first time, up until the last time I held his hand. Jack was a great husband to my mother of 23 years and a great Step “Father” to me. Thank you for everything you have done for me. Always in my thoughts and forever in my Heart. I love you Jacky
