John Vavrous

I am writing with some extremely sad news. Former library volunteer Lee Vavrous called the library on Monday morning to inform us that John Vavrous, her husband and one of our most active library volunteers, had passed away Sunday July 29. A service for John will be held on Friday August 3, 2007 at 2pm at Christman's Funeral Home here in Lebanon. For more details on John's life and the funeral arrangements please check the local newspaper article http://www.legacy.com/LDNews/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonId=91731956

For those of you who did not know John, he was a library volunteer for what seems like forever – his and Lee's service to the library and the community pre-date the current library building! I have attached a picture of both John & Lee from back in the 1980’s so you can put a face with a name. Most recently John was our Tape Doctor, repairing all VHS and audiobooks that landed in repair or the “Tape Hospital.” John was a skilled handyman and technician saving the library thousands of dollars over the years with all his repairs. In addition to this, he also worked at the circulation desk in years past, and reigned over the world of AV shelving for decades. He and Lee gave thousands of hours of volunteer service to the library and were a steady force the library could always count on. In addition to library volunteer work, John was also active in The Friends of the Library in years past. John was a great and unique person who will be greatly missed!