John Calhoun Sterritt, IV

April 27, 1970 ~ February 27, 2014
Resided in:
Fletcher, NC
John Calhoun Sterritt IV, 43, of Fletcher, North Carolina passed on Thursday, February 27, 2014.
John was born in Chicago, Illinois, a native of Traverse City, Michigan and was the son of John Calhoun Sterritt III of Asheville, NC and the late Barbara Aussem.
John moved to Asheville in 1996 after graduating from Western Michigan University with a degree in journalism. He went to work for the Hendersonville Times Newspaper as a sports writer and then decided to attend The Mercer University of Law as a result of his respect for his grandfather, John C. Sterritt, II, who was a patent attorney in Michigan. After graduating from law school and passing the North Carolina State Bar, John began his law practice in Asheville. John loved living and working in Asheville and was greatly respected for his integrity, professionalism and compassion as an attorney. John was a member of several Law Organizations in Asheville and North Carolina.
John is survived by a loving family: a son, Cal and Cal's mother, Sara Findley, and soon to be born son in May and his mother, Olga Kovalsky. In addition, his father (John), step mother (Andrea), a sister he adored, Allison Sterritt of Portland, OR., a step-brother, Sean (Crystal) Flory and many loving friends and relatives.
A memorial service for John will be held on Saturday, March 8, at 4:00 p.m. at St. Mary's Episcopal Church, 337 Charlotte Street.
Groce Funeral Home on Patton Ave. is assisting his family.
John and Andrea-We are so very saddened to hear of your loss. Our sincere prayers and thoughts are with you and family.
John and Andrea–we are deeply saddened to hear of the loss of your son. It is a tragic thing to lose one so young. Please know that your friends are thinking of you during this terrible time. Please let us know if there is anything we can do.
John and Andrea, It is deep sadness that we have received the news of John’s passing. You are in our prayers and thoughts. If there is anything we can do, please contact us.
John and Andrea, We are so sorry to hear about the loss of your son, you are in our thoughts and we are sending healing wishes to you and your families. Cindy and Warren
Andrea and John– so sorry to hear of the loss of John’s son. Our prayers are with you
John and Andrea, we are so, so sorry to hear of your loss. You are in our hearts and in our prayers.
I practiced with John in the local 28th Judicial District Bar. He was always kind and courteous to me and to other attorneys and his presence will be sorely missed!
Although we only knew him for a very short time, he seemed quite thoughtful and caring. His passing came as a complete surprise and he will be missed.
Olga Kovalskya- Darling im so sorry for your loss!! I know you loved him very much and I know you will have a beautiful boy to always have John near ur heart. May God bless you and your future family!!
Dear John and Andrea, Please accept our most heartfelt sympathies for the loss of your son, John. Our thoughts are with you and your family during this very difficult time. Elise and Lee
Dear Family and friends of John, I am so sorry for your loss and for your grief at this difficult time. May God bless you all with a merciful passing of your anguish and pain and replace it with love and appreciation of the memories you have of John and your experiences together. Best, Harry Siegel
To John’s family. We met John through work… and we immediately felt he was so different from anyone else in the field. His simplicity, availability, passion and calm attention to people, he became our RE Atty and made us his biggest fans. We were excited he started his new business… he inspired us, he gave us confidence. He was never to busy to help … He was always the ‘cool’ one when everyone around freaked out. He took such a care of us as colleagues and friends. He was always there for us. We weren’t his friends, but to us, he was our friend.
We know a lot of people felt the same way and lots lots lots miss him so much as we do. He was a special soul.
Olga, please know that we are here for you and we won’t go away. Love to all of you.
Dear John & Andrea – we send our deepest condolences to you and the family. May you find some comfort in knowing that your friends share in your sadness and that you are in our thoughts.
I am so very sorry to hear of John’s death. I did not have the pleasure of working with him directly, but others in my office have worked with him and enjoyed his professionalism and pleasantness. You are in my thoughts and prayers. Mary Hart (Hart Law Group).
To John’s family, I am just now finding out about John’s passing and am deeply saddened by his passing. Though John and I have not seen much of each other lately, we did become good friends several years ago here in Asheville. John was such a good friend to me and I always enjoyed his company immensely. I also used John as an attorney when purchasing a house. I loved John’s intelligence and sharp humor. It just really upsets me to read of his passing. I know that he must have been a huge loss to the entire family and I just want you to know that he had many friends and was well loved. This is a great loss to our community.
Dave Morrison
In his humble way, John probably never appreciated how valuable his witty advice and sense of humor was to those around him. He will be greatly missed. I am very sorry for your loss.
John & Andrea,
So sorry to learn of your loss. We can relate having lost a daughter in 2010.
Our thoughts and prayers will be with you and your family in the days ahead.
Ken &Lucia Bechdel
John and Andrea,
We are saddened to hear of the passing of John. Although we did not know him, his obituary clearly shows what an exceptional young man he had come to be.
Our deepest sympathy
John and Andrea,
I am so sorry to learn of John’s passing. You are your family are in my thoughts and prayers.
A great friend and an original.
Johnny, Andrea and Allison
Jody obviously was a very loving, caring person and accomplished lawyer and a great friend to so many and a wonderful dad to Cal. You all should be very proud! Hope you all can find comfort in the outpouring of love and support from so many friends from all walks of Jody’s life. He certainly was loved and respected by many. Love and sympathy to you all. Debby & Rich
Olga- I’m so sorry for your loss. John seemed like a wonderful guy. My thoughts and prayers go out to you and your soon to be son. Please let me know if there is anything I can do. God bless. Jessica Truett
I am saddened by the news of John’s passing. I join with the others who have so eloquently expressed their sympathies to John, Andrea and family.
Very saddened to hear of this news. I had heard of John within the business community but only recently had the opportunity to work with him as he did the closing of the sale of my house in Fletcher. Just from that brief encounter/time, I know this business community and community as a whole has been dealt a grievous unfortunate loss. My thoughts are with the entire family at this time.
Leah Noel (Leah B Noel, CPA, PC)
My sincere condolences to the family of John Sterritt as well as his fiancée Olga Kovalsky. I have known John and Olga for several months and appreciate the way they worked together as a team in the best interest of my clients.
John will surely be missed in our community as an attorney, father ,friend and close relative of his family and wish only the best for all his family during this time of remorse.
Kindest Regards
Jack Herbert
Dear John and Andrea, We were saddened to hear of your son’s death. Our hearts go out to you.
Much love,
To the Sterritt family,
I wish to express my deepest sympathy as you endure this great loss. It is always extremely difficult to lose your cherished loved one, at such a young age. No matter what the age, we never want to have to say goodbye to those we love. Our Heavenly Father knows that our grief is very painful and he promises that when Revelation 21:4 is fulfilled, death, pain and mourning will be eliminated. And we will have the opportunity to be reunited with our loved ones in the resurrection to come.
I pray that these scriptures and your warm memories of John will comfort you until the time when you and he are resurrected.
Sincerely,
John was and will always be in our hearts. A funny, smart and wonderful man. He will be missed and remembered.
God bless,
Tracy Campbell
To the Sterritt family,
I wish to express my deepest sympathy for your loss.
I’m a friend of his son’s mom, I am so sorry for your loss! you are in my prayers!!
May Your soul Find peace.
-I’ll miss you my friend… We had many classic times together and your spirit will always live on with all of us who were close to you…