John Thomas Goiri 1927-2015 John Goiri was born December 21, 1927 in Boise, Idaho and passed peacefully on May 19, 2015 in Kennewick, WA at Legacy Lodge. He was the oldest son of Basque immigrants, Jose Goiri of Ereno Viscaya, and Maria Pilar Arriola of Elanchove Viscaya, Spain. His childhood was spent in Boise and Marsing, Idaho on family farms. He started school in Marsing speaking only Basque, however, he learned English quickly on the playground. John was very proud of his Basque ancestry and always said he was a "full blooded Basque". On May 8 1951, John enlisted in the army and was stationed in Yokohama during the Korean War and worked in radio communications. Upon returning from the war, he married Joan Hopkins on June 12, 1954 whom he spent the remaining 61 years with. John worked on the dairy farm with his dad for the first few years of their marriage and then went to work for Culligan Water Softening in Boise in 1960. He transferred to Kennewick WA to manage the Culligan office in 1963. John worked for Dubois and then Penwalt traveling to various food plants in the area selling chemicals and ultimately settled on a career as a Real Estate Salesman retiring in 1987. John is survived by his wife Joan, sons David (Tima), Tom (Patti), daughter Jana (Randy), grandchildren Tristan, Jared, Jessica (Buddy), Scott, Janelle (Aaron), Ryan and three great grandchildren. He is also survived by his sisters Trini Moad Snow and Lydia Black. He was preceded in death by his parents, brother George, and great grandchildren JJ and Tyler. The family would like to express their thanks and appreciation for the kind and loving care that he was given by all the staff at Legacy Lodge. Services will be held at Mueller's Funeral Home on Saturday, May 30, 2015 at 10:00 am with internment immediately following at Veteran's Memorial Garden. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be donated to Hospice at the Chaplaincy or Tri-City Cancer Center.