John Charles Tripier
John Charles Tripier, 90, passed away Tuesday, February 6, 2018, at Granite Farms Estates in Media.
John was born May 25, 1927, in Chestnut Hill, PA to the late Charles L. Tripier and Marie Lousie (Froger) Tripier. He was predeceased by his only sibling, Helene.
John was a graduate of Lower Marion High School and attended Spring Garden Institute in Philadelphia. He served in the Army Air Corps during WWII. After leaving the service in 1946 he worked at Clifton Precision. Later he and his father founded Auto Electric & Parts in Media. After over 50 years in the auto parts and repair business he sold Auto Electric in 1995 and moved on fulltime to his second business selling and repairing air guns. His passions were his businesses, flying, antique cars, model airplanes, archaeology and history.
His survivors include his wife Barbara L. (Brown) Tripier, children Jeanette Spence (Kirk) of Portland, OR, Suzette Young of Media, and David Tripier (Claire) of Los Gatos, CA and eight grandchildren.
A private graveside service will be held at the Media Cemetery. A public memorial service is scheduled for Sunday, February, 11th at 2 PM, at Granite Farms Estates’ auditorium, 1343 W. Baltimore Pike, Media, PA.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to a charity of your choice.
Online condolences at www.cavanaghfuneralhome.com