ar someone yelling, "Hey John" and then come running up and hug him. It would be a friend and apparent honorary member of the Turck family that he had met on previous travels. He made everyone he met feel important and good about themselves, whether it was a busboy, parking lot attendant, fellow business owner or complete stranger. He was known for his charisma, his cheesy smile especially when he had a little something up his sleeve, which was usually him doing something kind and generous for someone else. He derived true joy in doing for others. Combined with his infectious cheesy smile you would often get his familiar greetings of, "Hey Chief" or "Hey Baby" and being an avid NY Jets fan the frequent and sometimes over the top "J-E-T-S, Jets, Jets, Jets." John also enjoyed his favorite after dinner drink, a Lemoncello martini. He would be more than happy to provide the bartender with friendly instructions on the proper way to prepare the drink, it was an entertaining ritual. John was the husband of Eleanor Hruska, they wed May 24th 1958 in Yonkers, NY. Also surviving, his daughters Kathryn Turck of Kingston, Carlene Hummell and her husband Stephen of Kingston, Christine Leonard and her husband Guy of Lake Katrine and Tanya Garraghan and her husband Patrick of Hurley. His grandchildren Kristene Young and her husband Matthew, Brittany Leonard, Taylor Leonard, Stephen Hummell, Alexis Hummell, Jordan Hulbert, Gabriel Garraghan and two great grandchildren Brooklyn Young and Kash Kostue, his siblings Frank Turck, Anthony Turck, Laura Tegart and Daniel Turck and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his brother Joseph Turck Entrusted to Keyser Funeral & Cremation Service, 326 Albany Avenue, Kingston, the family will receive their friends on Thursday from 4 - 7 pm. On Friday the procession will form at the funeral home at 10 a.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be Celebrated at St. Mary's of the Snow RC Church, Saugerties at 11 a.m. Entombment in Wiltwyck Cemetery Mausoleum For those who wish, contributions in John's memory may be made to UC SPCA, 20 Wiedy Road, Kingston, NY 12401 A tribute for John may be found at www.KeyserFuneralService.com, where you may leave memories and expressions of sympathy for his family.
Keyser Carr Simpson Hammerl Funeral & Cremation Service
Kingston, NY 12401
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