Jarecki, John T 1949-1981

JARECKI, JIMENEZ, DEBOER

Posted By: Bruce Atkinson (email)
Date: 11/21/2007 at 16:54:33

Husband of former resident killed in Spanish plane crash
Capt. John Jarecki, 32, husband of the former Claudia Jimenez, 29, LeMars, was killed Wednesday morning (Jan. 14, 1981) in Torrejon, Spain, north of Madrid.
Lois Jimenez, LeMars, mother of Claudia, said she received the phone call at 8 a.m. Wednesday. She said it is six hours earlier in Spain.
The airforce career captain was on a routine check-out flight in his capacity as flight instructor when the plane, piloted by the student, crashed. Captain Jarecki was in the rear seat and both were killed. Dr. Don Jimenez of Idaho Falls, brother of Claudia, received an emergency pass and left immediately for Spain to be with his sister and the couple’s 5-year-old son, John Michael.
They are expected to leave Spain upon completion of arrangements for the family’s permanent departure from Spain.
Mrs. Jimenez said services are expected to be held in Arlington Heights near Chicago late next week. The captain was born and raised in Arlington Heights.
The couple had lived in Spain more than two years. They were to end their tour there in May and return to the United States.
Services are being held at the Torrejon airforce base.
Mrs. Jimenez said her daughter, Mrs. Elroy (Judy) DeBoer, LeMars, received the first telephone call of the tragedy.
Parents of Capt. Jarecki are John Jarecki sr. and his wife Emily of Brea, Calif., formerly of Chicago.
Claudia Jimenez and Capt. Jarecki were married nine years ago in a military service at the United Presbyterian church in LeMars.
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LeMars Daily Sentinel (LeMars, Plymouth County, Iowa) of 02/15/1981.

Capt. John Jarecki
Funeral services for Capt. John Jarecki, 32, husband of the former Claudia Jimenez, LeMars, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of the Wayside church, Arlington Heights, Ill.
Burial will be at Arlington Heights with full military honors.
The air force career officer was killed Jan. 14 on a routine check-out flight north of Madrid, Spain. Capt. Jarecki and the student pilot were killed when the plane crashed. It was reported there was a plane malfunction.
Surviving are his wife Claudia, a son John Michael, 5, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Jarecki sr. of Brea, Calif.
The family requests memorials in the form of masses or donations in Capt. Jarecki’s name to churches or charities.
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LeMars Daily Sentinel (LeMars, Plymouth County, Iowa) of 01/21/1981.