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John Millhouse Obituary from The Appleton Post - Crescent; Thursday 5/29/08. Anyone interested in attending memorial services for John please respond back and we'll send you the details.
"John Thomas Millhouse, 52, formally of Appleton, Wisconsin. Recent resident of Scottsdale, Arizona, passed unexpectedly on May 17, 2008, in Sedona, Arizona. John was internationally known for his picture perfect ink, a full body suit tattooed by Rick Harnowski taking John 5 1/2 years to complete and 413 hours of ink time. Tattoo admirers photographed him throughout his travels, including photos in over 50 national magazines, and a cover for Tattoo Art Australia. A 2004 photo of John won the Best of Photojournalism award for "Sturgis Tattooed Biker" and was featured at a show for Harley Davidson at the Milwaukee Art Center.
Speed and agility were a passion for John who personally owned over 50 new cars, motorcycles and boats. He enjoyed making custom designed sound systems, and accessories for them as well as maintaining and polishing their steel and chrome.
John was a Vietnam era veteran in the Army from 1974-76 in where he worked as a vehicle mechanic. He was an expert in grenades, a M-16 sharpshooter and awarded a national defense service medal before being honorably discharged due to a medical disability, which caused chronic migraine, partial loss of vision lasting from 2 hours to 2 days. John then returned to his hometown of Appleton to work for Behm Motors, Lappin-Hickey Steel and Kimberly-Clark Corporation.
Survivors include Sandra Wunderlich (wife), Michael Millhouse (son), Stephanie and Brynn Millhouse, Sharon Dufour and Tina Burrichter.
John was preceded in death by his mother, Constance Flanagan-Millhouse and father, Walter Millhouse.
Dearest John, I hope you know you are in our hearts forever. Nothing will change my love for you. What I feel for you is eternal. Peace.
Sandra"
http://www. postcrescent. com/apps/pbcs. dll/article?AID=/200805290422//


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