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John Costello
In Memory of
John Patrick
Costello
1947 - 2017
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Condolence From: Y. Holland
Condolence: My Deepest Condolences go out to the Costello family, I hope you find comfort in these words, "He will swallow up death forever,......And will wipe away the tears from all faces. Isaiah 25:8. We want to trust in Jehovah God's, promise of the resurrection hope. www.jw.org
Saturday September 16, 2017
Condolence From: Julie Kinney
Condolence: I keep signing into this---I'm finding it so difficult to gather my memories, there are so many many special ones. I feel as if my words can not even begin to express how deeply grateful I am to have been so blessed with such an amazing Uncle. He was my moms big brother and her rock,they were very very close. He was such a neat neat man.

To some of you he was known as John, to his family we all called him Pat (just more of our families Irish roots shinning through☘️)
When I was 9yrs old my uncle Pat and aunt Robin had us come to visit them in Sitka Alaska. Of all the places that I have visited since then (Mexico, Hawaii etc...) there is no place that even begins to hold the beauty and peace that I fell in love with at just 9yrs old, than Alaska. My uncle and aunt made sure that our trip was one that we would never forget and speaking for myself, my brother Nate and my sister Missy we never have.
From visiting the Native American totempoles, watching bald eagles swoop down to grab a huge fish out of the ocean, to picking wild Salmon berries just out the back door, everything was so special. I remember my Uncle Pat making special arrangements to have us fly in a float plane and land on the ocean...... thinking back I find myself saying "whose uncle does that..... mine, mine did!!"

He's the reason why I plan on retiring in Alaska, why I love the snow and the outdoors so much, and why I have a Giant Alaskan Malamute.

He was the type of uncle that if you had a question and he didn't know the answer to it he would research it and get back to you even if some time had passed, and give you just a amazing answer with all the facts and resources to back it up..... that always stood out and meant a lot to me.

When I was a teenager I remember telling my uncle Pat that I wanted to learn to draw, next thing I knew I had received a beautiful sketching set in the mail and when he came to visit he taught me how to draw pine trees, I never could draw them like he could, he was a wonderful artist and had a very talented eye for photography just two of the loves I share with him.

He and I had a love for Toyota's and in 2015 I purchased a Toyota Tacoma brand new and he purchased a brand new Rav 4, he would tease me about the miles I was racking up on my truck while his Rav still had something ridiculously low on it. I just purchased a 2017 Tacoma uncle Pat, it only has 11 miles on it😊.

Whenever he would come to visit he always wore his camera around his neck, I hope he's wearing one now, smiling and taking breath taking pictures from a magical place just above!!! I love you uncle Pat until we meet again your niece Julie
Saturday August 05, 2017
Condolence From: John McEachern
Condolence: Dear Robin and Jessica,

John and I had a special bond as landscape architects. We enjoyed each other’s company while we were working at the FERC. We took long walks at lunch and talked about the environment, family and our dreams. I wanted a coffee or fruit farm on the Big Island of Hawaii and he wanted a pecan orchard in Texas. After I quit the FERC and returned to the private sector developing properties I would invite John to visit my projects in Virginia and in DC. We would walk around the properties and trade thoughts on how we would develop them. He had a great eye for sensitively developing properties and blending the land with the architecture. We had fun playing golf since both of us were great at losing balls and our primary goal was to take a walk in the park. He was so proud of Jessica and her ability to play the piano. He would also talk about how lucky he was to have found such a wonderful wife. A topic he always enjoyed was his Irish heritage. He explained to me how his surname Costello arrived in Ireland as part of the 12th Century Anglo Norman invasion. John Patrick will be missed always. We had planned an Italian lunch on my next trip back to DC. I wish I had just one more time to say hello.

John, Mary and Ian McEachern
Wednesday August 02, 2017
Condolence From: rosemary and lee emery
Condolence: Hi Robin and Jessica
Our deepest condolences for the loss of a terrific man, a good friend, and a great husband and father to you two. I worked with John his entire time here at FERC and we became good friends. He was a special guy!
We both loved the out-of-doors, fishing, and photography. It was great to work with him for a couple years when we did sports photography together. One of his last emails to me, in response to my thread of sending him recent photos I had taken, was "to keep them coming!" I am sorry we never got to take that standing offer I had made to him, that while coming to DC to the doctor, to stop over and you, John, and I would have lunch together--with me treating. Apparently, health kept declining and we never completed that offer. Everyone always remembers that John always wanted to retire to the southwest and perhaps have a pecan orchard. Many other fine memories of John! May he rest in peace and may you remember all the good things about him.
best regards, rosemary and lee emery
Monday July 31, 2017
Condolence From: Missy Cross
Condolence: I am very sorry for your loss. I will always keep the beautiful memories of Uncle Pat in my heart. He will be truly missed. I love you Aunt Robin, Jessica and Will.
Sunday July 30, 2017
Condolence From: Cait
Condolence: I am so very sorry for your loss. May the God of all comfort give you the peace that surpasses all understanding during this difficult time. (Philippians 4:6,7)
Thursday July 27, 2017
Condolence From: Frank Winchell
Condolence: So sorry in hearing of John's passing. Will miss John as a close friend and colleague at FERC, and our times together fishing out on the Chesapeake. My condolences to Robin and Jessica.
Tuesday July 25, 2017
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