John Denet Staple, 90, of Sun City Center, FL, passed away July 15, 2006.

He grew up in Gladstone, Michigan where he was a 1932 graduate of Gladstone High School. He continued his studies at the University of Michigan of which he graduated from. He worked as a chemical engineer with the DuPont Photo Products Division in New Jersey for nearly forty years, and lived with his family in Fair Haven, NJ. Jack moved to Sun City Center in 1981 and was an active volunteer at the Sun City Center Library and member of the Lawn Bowling Club.

He is survived by Margaret Hughes Staple, his spouse of 59 years, his children Elizabeth Thompson, Peter Staple and Nancy Koch, his sister, Naomi Hult, and five grandchildren. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, July 18 at 2 p.m. at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, Sun City Center. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the St. Andrew Presbyterian Church Scholarship Fund, the Sun
City Center Library or the LifePath Hospice.