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John M. "Jack" Lollar August 5, 1933 - November 26, 2012 A memorial service will be held Monday, December 3, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at the Wasco First United Methodist Church for John M. "Jack" Lollar, who died November 26, 2012. Jack was born in Las Vegas, New Mexico, August 5, 1933 to Perry O. and Isabelle Romero Lollar. Growing up in Modesto and Bakersfield, he graduated from East Bakersfield High in 1951. After attending Bakersfield College, he graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, and earned his Certificate of Physical Therapy from the University of California, San Francisco in 1955. His career as a physical therapist spanned nearly six decades, working primarily with the severely disabled. Jack married Ione Jensen on April 22, 1961. In 1962, they moved from Bakersfield to Wasco, where they raised their two children, Laura/ie and Richard. They were very involved in the community and kids' activities, especially Wasco Swim Club. Jack served as Kiwanis Club President, President of the Wasco Festival of Roses, and was Young Man of the Year in 1968. He and Ione were founding directors of the Wasco Rose Festival Art Show and were the first dual recipients of Lifetime Palm Avenue PTA Memberships. Jack and Ione worked side by side in their physical therapy private practice in Shafter until 1983, when they began their first retirement. They moved to Shafter in 1984 and quickly became involved in that community. Jack served on the Shafter Visions committee and the two of them were devoted volunteer Green Hotel Cooks. He and Ione were awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from Richland PTA. At the time of his death, Jack was still serving as Chairperson of the Administrative Board of the Wasco United Methodist Church. Until his second retirement on November 16, 2012, Jack continued as a physical therapy consultant to more than a dozen agencies in Kern and Tulare Counties including the Kern High School District and Delano Association of Developmentally Disabled (DADD). He was instrumental in the founding of organizations such as the Wasco Association of Developmentally Disabled (now Community Service Options); Kern Regional Center, Mastering Abilities Riding Equine (MARE), MOVE International, Kiwanis Wasco Preschool (now Head Start) and the Jack and Ione Lollar Foundation. His writings have been published in specialized association and curriculum publications internationally. Jack was an avid reader, art collector and private pilot - but most of all he enjoyed traveling and relished life with family and friends. He especially enjoyed the bridge group, the Once-A-Year Club, being a BIL to PEO Chapter JT, and sharing special occasions with his children's close friends. He also enjoyed his many visits to Temple Beth El supporting each grandson prepare for his Bar Mitzvah. His speech at each ceremony created extra special memories for them. Believing "life is the journey, not the destination," he meticulously catalogued treasured memories in photo albums and commemorative books, most especially of regular trips with the grandkids to San Francisco, Yosemite, Nebraska, and Santa Fe. Other "journeys" include European trips, travels throughout North America (including a trip to watch the Apollo Soyuz space launch at Cape Canaveral), and years of season tickets to the Mark Taper Forum, often shared with the children and special friends. Jack is survived by his wife of 51 years, Ione; daughter Laurie Wolfe, her husband Bill and sons Matthew and Daniel of Shafter; son Richard and wife Christine (Harris), their children Katie, Gregory, Emily and Isabelle and their three grandchildren, all of Bakersfield. His brother Richard M. Lollar and his wife Wanda of Downer's Grove, Illinois, along with their four sons and wives, are also treasured members of the family. Numerous aunts, uncles, nephews, nieces, and cousins across the U.S, also celebrate his memory. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Wasco Community Scholarship Association (PO Box 7, Wasco, CA 93280), or the ... and at Jack's request, "Buy a bottle of wine and make a toast to my good health. Peters Funeral Home - Wasco www.bakersfield.com
Published in Bakersfield Californian from November 30 to December 1, 2012

John married Ione Regine Jensen on 22 Apr 1961 in Wasco Methodist Church, Kern County, California. Ione (daughter of Clarence Alfred Jensen and Ebba Laura Petersen) was born on 15 Jun 1936 in Curtis, Frontier County, Nebraska, USA; was christened on 16 Aug 1936 in Ebenezer Church, Curtis, Frontier County, Nebraska, USA; died on 1 Apr 2019 in Shafter, Kern County, California, USA; was buried in Wasco Memorial Park, Wasco, Kern County, Californi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Laura Lollar
2. Richard Lollar