John Farrell Greene
November 25, 1956 ~ June 5, 2014
John Farrell Greene of North Pole Alaska died Wednesday, June 5, 2014 at his home.
A memorial graveside service will be 11:00 AM Saturday (July 12, 2014) at West End Cemetery conducted by the Rev. Charles Hinson.
John was born November 25, 1956 in Pinehurst to John and Mary Baughn Greene. He graduated from Union Pines High School and attended Sandhills Community College and the University of Alaska. He joined the Air Force in 1977. After training in Texas and Illinois he served in the Philippines, Tinker AFB, on the AWACS in Saudi Arabia and other places in Europe and Asia. He moved to Eielson AFB in Fairbanks in 1982. After his time in the Air Force John went to work for BLM where he worked until his retirement in 2013. At the time of his retirement he was Transportation Manager for Northern Alaska. He was especially proud of his work at BLM and his many friends and associates there. When helping to write his obituary he said he would be remiss not to say how much he loved Alaska.
John was preceded in death by his father. He is survived by his wife Lyssa; step-son Nick; his mother; a sister Libby Woodard and a brother Matthew all of Moore County. Also surviving are four nephews; his first wife and friend Kim Smith Greene, a large extended family most of whom are in North CArolina and a host of friends both in Alaska and North Carolina.
In lieu of flowers the family requests that you do a kind deed for someone.
Chapel of the Chimes Funeral Home in Fairbanks, AK and Fry and Prickett Funeral Home in Carthage, NC are assisting the Greene family.
Condolences: PinesFunerals.com
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We are so sorry to hear of your loss. I remember him from high School. I know my dad was friends of the family. God bless you and your family.
Ed & Delores Nicely
I remember Farrel because he was friends with my brother Charles Motsinger.
He contacted me via FB a few years ago, trying to get up with my brother for a ‘catch up’ chat. He talked about his love of Alaska and I remember him fondly as a real
Our Sympathies,
Andre’
I remember John from the Philippines where I was the Life Support Officer. I fondly remember John as a hard worker and a man of intelligence and integrity. The Air Force was lucky to have him.
John was a good troop. When he came to Chanute AFB, IL in the early 80’s to attend 7-Level school he brought to me from Alaska,36 two ice chest with frozen Alaskan Salmon in which we cooked and enjoyed. He was a first class guy!