John Morgan Munson was born on January 17, 1982 and from the outset brought his own special blend of joy, humor, and energy to the family. His vibrant spirit and quest to do things with his hands made him a natural at fishing, drumming, disc golf, crocheting, guitar, art, and so much more. He tied flies like an artist, and could coax a fish to shore before his older brother and brother-in-law even had their lines wet. He loved to spend time outdoors hiking, camping, and especially shredding the slopes on his snowboard. He even spent a few seasons working at Mount Baker Ski Area running the lifts or cooking in the lodge so he could spend more time on the mountain.
After construction training at Mt. Vernon High School and a life around builders and fixers, he spent several years working construction and always found time to help friends replace a roof or fix a car. In 2001 he joined his dad and uncle as a longshoreman for the ILWU in Seattle. The variety of work, the camaraderie of the brotherhood, and opportunity to learn new skills kept him excited to show up each day and proud of his efforts on the waterfront, especially his recent accomplishment of crane operator.
His death on October 21 is a huge loss for his much loved family and large extended family. He is survived by his parents, Skip Munson & Yerda Yearsley (Jim); brother Josh (Sarah); sisters Larissa (Mark), Sara (Aron), Elsa (Steve), and Jennifer; nephews Levi, Bjorn, Eliot, Kai, and Marcelino, and niece Lavender. We will be eating strawberry shortcake and broccoli, and listening to Bob Marley, in his honor forever. His generous spirit lives on in each of us.
A graveside service will be held on November 18, 2022 at Greenacres Memorial Park in Ferndale, and a celebration of John’s life will be held in January, 2023. The family invites those who knew and loved John to read and share stories, photos, and remembrances online at https://johnnymunson.blogspot.com/
In lieu of flowers, we suggest any memorial donations to one of the following:
https://www.voicesofthechildren.org/
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Much loved and truly missed. ♥️
ReplyDeleteGoing to miss your calls Brother!
ReplyDeleteJohn “Money” Munson was loved by all by his friends and family from the ILWU. I will never forget his smile and his true friendship. He was a Man you had to love regardless. It was nice to see him so happy with life at the end. He will never be forgotten and was blessed to know him. Rest In Paradise my friend
ReplyDeleteJohn you will be missed here on the waterfront! As I sit at the hall and yes the boys are playing cards , something you loved to do! Fly high and Rest In Peace. Longshore sister Teresa
ReplyDeleteJohnny, we laid your once able body to rest in the ground today; next to Grandma Dorothy on her birthday-that was a sweet coincidence. 😊 We celebrated your spirit and hugs first agenda with as many of the Munson clan as we could stuff into Skip’s. You are alive and loved in us all. ♥️
ReplyDeleteMoney I gave you that nick name the first day you worked for me I let you drive my 89 Toyota Supra and in the first block you got into a finder binder and you had me laughing at my wreck car and from that day I loved being with you and you always had me laughing and smiling I love you as you were my own kid .my first shop kid money I think of you every day
ReplyDeleteThinking of you J-Boy, @ this time last year you were on your way to our place for prime rib with your freshly installed studded snow tires. We are really missing your fun spirit and joyous company this holiday. I imagine you are smiling right now, like you so often do and especially because I look silly in your Seahawks stocking hat! Sending you love from ChurchHill over to your peaceful spot on Northwest looking @ Mt. Baker. 🥰
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