John Charles Koepke

John Charles Koepke passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home in Mill Valley on December 20th, 2022. He was able to visit with all of his family the day before.

John was born on March 28, 1933 in Chicago, Illinois. His parents were Valerie Marie Chicoine and Charles Gustave Koepke.

John graduated from Taft High School in Chicago, Illinois in 1950; Northwestern University in 1954; and Harvard Business School in 1959. He served in the Army during the Korean War and was stationed in Whittier, Alaska.

After the Army, John worked as a management consultant for George Fry & Associates, a management consulting firm in Chicago. He met his future wife, Peggy Ann Weber, who was attending Northwestern and they were married in Peggy’s home state of Nebraska in 1960. They had 2 daughters, both born in Evanston, IL. John and his family were soon transferred to San Francisco so that John could head up the San Francisco office of Fry Consultants.

They made their home in Mill Valley, CA where they continued to live and raise their family. John worked later for Marcona Corporation and during his career, John and his colleagues started three different companies, mostly focused on energy or transportation. In his later years, John worked from home as a contract management consultant. John was the founder of the Scott Valley Swim and Tennis Club in Mill Valley and was its President for the first 5 years. John spoke at the Banquet honoring the 50th Anniversary of the Club last October and recounted some of the difficulties faced by him and his board in getting the Club started. John was also a member of the Scott Valley Homeowners Association and was its President one year.

John was an avid golfer and skier and was a lifelong lover of classical music as well as being an ardent train buff. John is survived by his wife Peggy as well as their two daughters, Kathryn Koepke Fanning and Karen Koepke Thiebaud. He is also survived by their four grandchildren, Michael Adam Fanning, Emily Ann Fanning, Colette LeBaron Thiebaud and Danielle LeBaron Thiebaud. He was predeceased by his parents, his brother Kenneth Walter Koepke, and his son-in-law Paul LeBaron Thiebaud.

A private family service will be held at a later date. Memorial contributions may be sent to the Western Golf Association’s Evans Scholars Foundation or to Northwestern University.