Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the Actors Guild of Parkersburg, the West Virginia Soccer Association, or the Parkersburg Art Center. Newton.Ī celebration of John’s life will be held at the Parkersburg Art Center on Saturday, May 20, at 7 p.m., with the family receiving visitors beginning at 6 p.m. He was preceded in death by his parents John Willard Newton, Sr., and Alice E. John is survived by his wife of 62 years, Jean his five children James (Dolly) Newton, Jeffrey Newton, Jennifer (James) Dynda, Joyanna (Jeff) Jobes, and Jeremy Newton his siblings Eleanor Westfall and Richard (Nancy) Newton nine grandchildren Nathan, Taylor, John, Daniel, Josh, Mary, John, Bennett, and Maddox and two great grandchildren Jensen and Lainey. The Ohio River Valley Chapter of the National Society of Arts and Letters awarded John and his wife with the Community Advocate of the Arts “Four Decades of Devotion” award for their work with the Actors Guild. John was an active member of the Actors Guild of Parkersburg for over 50 years, serving as president multiple terms and on the Board of Trustees. In 2019, he was inducted into the WVSA Hall of Fame. John received the Administrator of the Year award in 2015 from WV, Region 1 and National USYS. John volunteered on both WVSA and Region 1 committees. John often turned down substantial acting roles that would conflict with his healing practice. His primary focus all those years, however, was healing and higher consciousness which he pursued relentlessly. John became involved in youth soccer in 1984, eventually becoming a youth coach and high school referee. At the age of nineteen, John Newton moved to New York City to train as an actor, finding significant success there as well as in Los Angeles. He was an avid sports fan, Go Terps! John was a dedicated volunteer for both the arts and youth soccer. John earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland – College Park, a master’s degree from Lehigh University, and retired from EI Dupont after 36 years as a chemical engineer. John Newton, 84, a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather passed away on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, surrounded by his loving family.
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