John Thomas Endicott

John Endicott, 62, Owner of Endicott Nissan Dealership, Pompano Beach, FL John Thomas Endicott, 62, who has been a vibrant presence in the auto industry in South Florida for over the past several of decades has passed away at Hospice by-the-Sea, in Boca Raton, Florida, on August 23, 2015, after a brief illness. He was the loving son of Bernadine Endicott and the late Thomas Endicott, and was a successor in the family-owned and operated auto dealership; Endicott Nissan, Buick and Isuzu in Pompano Beach, FL. He had recently completed his last project building the new Endicott Nissan facility in Pompano Beach in 2012. John was born in St. Louis, Missouri in1952. His parents moved the family to South Florida where as a young boy he was raised. He attended Saint Andrews School from 1963 through 1967 and graduated from Boca Raton High School. After high school, John attended Florida Atlantic University where he received a degree in business in 1975. From the time he was a young child, John had a passion for automobiles. He spent a great deal of time endeavoring to learn, work and help grow his family's business. His parents, Bernadine and Thomas, started their first auto deale...[more]

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ip back in 1952 in Harrisburg, Illinois so he was already well versed at a very young age in this industry. When the family moved to Florida in 1962 they opened their second dealership, Tom Endicott Buick and Rambler in Delray Beach, FL. They later relocated the dealership to Pompano Beach, Florida opening Endicott Buick, Nissan and Isuzu. John officially joined the expanding family business after college becoming a dealer at the young age of 23 working along with his siblings, and later was the Director of the Automotive and Truck Dealers Association. He was always known for being kind and generous to everyone, especially to his valued team members and treated everyone like family. Commitment to quality, integrity, customer satisfaction and excellence was of utmost importance to him as a principal of the family business. John was also an avid boater and car enthusiast. He loved marine life, deep sea fishing, boat racing and the boating community where he had been a longtime sponsor of the Pompano Beach Fishing Rodeo, an annual tournament raising money in an effort to support saltwater conservation programs and marine education projects. While John enjoyed many years residing in his home state of tropical Florida, he also loved and immensely enjoyed spending as much quality time as he could in Colorado at his mom's Four Winds Ranch. His ranching moments were among some of the best memories he enjoyed and cherished most while working the mountainous land there as well as his many travels abroad. He is survived by his recently-wed second wife, Sandra Gallagher; mother, Bernadine Endicott; brother, Michael Endicott; sister, Cheryl Endicott; and stepbrother, Jason Endicott. He is predeceased by his father Thomas Endicott and stepbrother, Justin Endicott. He was loved and will be greatly missed for his kind, loving, fun and easy going spirit. A visitation for relatives and friends will be held on Tuesday September 29, 2015 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Fred Hunter's Lighthouse Point Funeral Home, 4650 N. Federal Highway, Lighthouse Point, FL 33064, where services will be held on Wednesday September 30th at 11:00 a.m. Entombment will follow at the Boca Raton Mausoleum in Boca Raton, FL. In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be made in memory of John to the Hillsboro Lighthouse Preservation Fund at www.hillsborolighthouse.org