Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Bos, John A. June 11, 2021
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Ionia Sentinel Standard-Saturday June 26, 2021

JOHN A. BOS

PALM DESERT, CA - John A. Bos, 87, of Palm Desert, California, passed away on 
June 11, 1021 at his home with his family at his bedside He was born in Holland, 
Michigan on November 6, 1933 and graduated from Holland Christian High School 
Class of 1951, attended Hope College and finished his Bachelor's Degree at the 
University of California, Long Beach and achieved his Business Accounting 
Management degree a the University of California, Los Angeles.

John and family relocated to Southern California in 1962. He retired from 
McDonnell Douglas/Boeing in 2000 as Director of finance for the C17 Program 
after 38 years of employment. During his tenure at McDonnell Douglas/Boeing he 
held the responsibly as Finance Director for several commercial airline programs 
including the DC10 Program, DC9 Program, and the C17 Program. During his final 
year at Boeing, John had a key role in the Boeing Management team to achieve the 
prestigious Malcom Baldridge Award for the C17 Program. More importantly, John 
understood his financial skills were a gift from God for service in ministry. 
For 33 years John was the Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of the Reformed 
Church of America Classis of California. During that tenure, in the late 70's, 
John was responsible to co-lead, along with the late Rev. Dr. Chester J.Droog, 
the financial turn-around of the California Classis to a position of Financial 
stability. Further, John served on Consistory, taught Sunday School, and led 
Adult Ministry Classes at Bethel Reformed Church, Bellflower, California and at 
the Crystal Cathedral Garden Grove, California.

John is proceeded in death by his wife Eileen Bos, parents, John A. Bos and 
Annabelle Bos, brother Charles Bos, Sister Barbara Bos Lambert. John is survived 
by his children John A Bos (Edie), James G. Bos (Karen), and Tiffany Ann Murphy 
Bos, Step-son William C.Halczyn (Alysha), brother Howard Bos (Marilyn), sister 
Julie Bos Charlton (Bill), his wife of first marriage, Dolores Jean Visch Bos, 
grandchildren Bryon Bos (Darci), Steven Bos (Christina), Jonathan Bos (Emily), 
Kelsey Bos Reinhart (Joshua),Emily Bos Krug(Karl), Connor Bos (Lauren), Brady 
Murphy, Keegan Murphy,Zoe Halczyn, Emerson Halczyn, Great-grandchildren 
Madison,Audra, Jack, Anne, Alice, Lily, Liam, Fenna, June, Walter, Maverick, nd 
Great-great-Grandchild Adalynn.

A Celebration of Life Ceremony was held on Wednesday, June 16, 2021 at 11:00 AM 
in the Arboretum at Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove, California. Interment 
followed in the Christ Cathedral Memorial Gardens, Visitation preceded the 
Celebration of Life ceremony.

Memorial donations may be made to the American Parkinson Disease Association or 
to Corona Friends Church in Corona, California.

A special thank you to his caregiver of the past few years, Rosie Pimentel for 
the care, companionship, and hope of each new day.

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