John Raymond Alday Obituary
John Raymond Alday, born on July 11, 1933, passed away on July 1, 2026. John Raymond leaves behind family members and others who acknowledge this loss. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of John Raymond Alday to pay them a last tribute.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Gussie Jordan and Jay Alday; his brother Jay Jr.; his wife Marjorie; and his son Steven.
He is survived by: his daughters, Lori Onsae and Jessica Horn-Weber (Jeremiah Weber); his grandchildren, Anna (Tyler McNamer), Brittany (Kramer Miller), Rebecca Hampton, Samantha (Richard Birman), Sophia (Kyle Hawkins), Anthony Onsae and Brooke Horn; and his great grandchildren, Amelia, Eli, Ollie, Holly and Hope.
A celebration of life was held on Saturday, August 8th 2026 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM and on Monday, January 18th 2027 at 9:00 AM. After his wife passed, he fostered the neighborhood colony of feral "putty cats" and loved sharing pictures of them during Covid lock-down Zoom calls.
In lieu of flowers, John hoped to support the next generation of ham radio operators and jazz communities. Donations can be made digitally to the National Association for Amateur Radio (ARRL) here https://home.arrl.org. or TriTone Fantasy Jazz camp here https://www.tritonejazz.com.
