John Webster Memorial Service Information

Visitation for John will be on Tuesday, July 5, 2011 from 9:30-11:00am, followed by a memorial service at 11:00.  Both will be at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 456 Woodman Drive.  A map is at the chuch website, http://www.stmarksdayton.org/.

I spoke briefly with Ruby, "his bride" (as he always referred to her) when we received the news, but we didn't have an opportunity to discuss if there are memorial contributions.  You may want to refer to the obituary when it is published.

John was a longtime member of the Dayton Ad Club in all its iterations.  He served as president in the 1963/1964 year, chaired a number of committees, was awarded the AAF-Silver Medal in 1992, and also served as club historian.  As historian, he compiled a very thorough document about our organization which may be found at http://aafdayton.org/history.html.

John served the Dayton advertising community honorably as a practictioner, volunteer, and mentor.  He will be greatly missed.

Here is his obituary from today's Dayton Daily News:

WEBSTER, John Kirby 82, of Beavercreek, Ohio, died Saturday, July 2. He will be long-remembered as a man of immense personal warmth, generosity of spirit, and compassionate wisdom. John was born on October 5, 1928 in Waltham, MA, the only child of The Rev. Kirby Webster and Elinor Calkins Webster. John met Ruby Marohn while attending Macalester College in St. Paul, MN, and the two graduated in June 1951. John then signed up for the Navy and upon graduation from the Naval Training Center, John and Ruby were married May 10, 1952. John retired from Weber, Geiger & Kalat advertising agency in 1993 after 37 years as public relations director, account executive and senior vice president. He was a member of the Dayton Advertising Club since 1958, serving as its president in 1963, and receiving the club's 1992 AAF Silver Medal Award. John was a member of St. Mark's Episcopal Church of Dayton since 1957, participating in numerous leadership roles. He was president and a member of the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Ohio Standing Committee and former member/chair of the Diocesan Council (14 years). Additionally, he was sergeant-at-arms of the Beavercreek

 Rotary Club for 10 years, has a 25-year pin for perfect attendance, and was a Paul Harris Fellow with three emeralds. In 2007, John was presented with the Rotary Club's Marion & Matty Pennick Award for Outstanding Community Service. He is survived by his beloved wife, Ruby; children Wendy Webster of Rochester, NY, Kirby Webster (Connie) of Beavercreek, OH, Joni Webster of Canton, OH, and Kyle Webster Ketabchi (Jahan) of Mason, OH; grandchildren Alynor Webster, Kelcie and Derek Webster, Bijan and Sheida Ketabchi; and dear family friends Candace Leonard and Koz St. Christopher. Arrangements by Tobias Funeral Home, Beavercreek Chapel. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Dayton or St. Mark's Episcopal Church. Friends may greet John's family Tuesday, July 5, starting at 9:30 a.m. at St. Mark's, 456 Woodman Dr., with funeral services at 11 a.m. at the church. Memories of John may be shared at jketabchi@cinci.rr.com as a keepsake for the family.