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John Robert Loughman, actor, true master of his craft, loved, admired and respected beyond all measure, took his final bow on Friday, December 19, 2008, in Newport, Oregon, with his beloved wife, Kathi by his side. John was born on June 1, 1943, in Ventura, CA to Lawrence and Nokomis (Surrell) Loughman. He was raised and attended Villanova Preparatory Academy in Ojai, CA, and over the years enjoyed many excellent adventures, from playing baseball with a championship team to working on an oil rig in the Gulf of Alaska. Although John had many "day jobs" through the years, his greatest love, and the work that fed his soul, was acting. And while he worked in film, TV, radio and print, he found his true calling on the stage, and he enjoyed walking the boards for over 40 years. He was well known and much loved by fellow actors and audiences from Texas to Colorado, from southern California to the central Oregon coast. He was instrumental in helping start Pyramid Productions, Stone Soup Theater, the Phoenix Theater and the Empty Space Theater, all located in Bakersfield, CA, where he and Kathi lived for many years. He also performed for several seasons with the Kern Shakespeare Festival, and was much in demand by many other theater companies. John and Kathi met on stage when they were cast in a play together almost 20 years ago, became engaged while rehearsing another play, and were married on stage in their original production, "The Nuptial". John and Kathi moved from Bakersfield, CA to Waldport, OR in 2004, where he became active in the local theater community, last appearing on stage in the Red Octopus production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream". The roles that brought him the most joy were Husband, Father, Grandfather, Brother, Best Friend, and Mentor. Anyone who knew John knows he was a perfectionist, especially when it came to his craft. He was also grumpy, irascible, cantankerous, opinionated, crotchety, and stubborn, but he was never mean or unkind to anyone. He was alwayss available and more than willing to offer a smile, a joke, support, encouragement and guidance, and never hesitated to play the part of mentor and teacher. He was the kindest, gentlest, most loving man we've ever known. He was a class act, and a rogue. He made us laugh. John was preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Jean. He is survived by his wife, Kathi of Waldport, OR; daughter and son-in-law, Meghan and Mark Dee, and granddaughters, Madison and Mackenzie of Norco, CA; son, Robbie of Ojai, CA; stepson and daughter-in-law, Michael and Dusti Durham, and granddaughter, Clover of Portland, OR; brothers, James of Oxnard, CA, Steve of Reno, NV, and Larry of Ojai, CA; in-laws, Bill and Mary Martin of Waldport, OR; and many other family members and dear friends too numerous to mention. Production meetings for cast parties and/or services are on going, and dates and times will be announced. Come, gentle night, come, loving black-brow'd night, Give me my love; and, when he shall die, Take him and cut him out in little stars, And he will make the face of heaven so fine That all the world will be in love with night... Now cracks a noble heart. Good-night, sweet prince; And flights of angels sing thee to they rest. I arise today Through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity, Through belief in the threeness, Through confession of the oneness Of the Creator of Creation.
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John Robert Loughman 1943 - 2008