John Van Dyke
March 9, 1943 ~ March 14, 2006
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
Asheville – John Van Dyke, 63, of Overlook Road, died Tuesday, March 14, 2006 at his home.
Mr. Van Dyke was born March 9, 1943 in Hammond, Indiana. He was the son of the late Wilson Orville and Katherine S. Van Dyke.
He was a graduate of the University of Indianapolis in Indiana. He was a long standing member of Skyland United Methodist Church. He was a real estate developer/broker and distinguished with the honor of being Realtor of the Year in 2002. He proudly served the community as President of the Asheville Board of Realtors in 2005. He also served as a volunteer on the Council of Independent Business Owners (CIBO) and the North Carolina Association of Realtors (NCAR).
A loving and devoted husband, father, and grandfather, he is survived by his wife, Carol Van Dyke; two sons, Troy Van Dyke, and his wife Lori, of Arden and Trent Van Dyke, and his wife Corean, of Asheville; daughter, Christy Mactavish, and her husband Scott, of Charlottesville, Virginia and five grandchildren, Joshua and Jordan Van Dyke and Declan, Kinzer and Rowan Mactavish.
The family will receive friends from 3:00 until 4:00 pm Sunday at Skyland United Methodist Church, followed by a memorial service at 4:00 pm.
Memorials may be made to Skyland United Methodist Church, 1984 Hendersonville Road, Asheville, NC 28803.
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Troy, I am so very sorry for your loss. My heart aches for you and your family.You’re all in our prayers.
Julie
Please know that our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Memories will keep him close at Heart.
Debbie Big Apple Travel North
Trent,
I’m so sorry for your loss. I will pray for comfort for you and your family.
Tracie Moore Hewitt
Your family is in our thoughts and prayers.
Trent and Corean,
You and your family are in our thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.
Shawn and April Busby
With Deepest Sympathy, Love, and Prayers
Darlene McPeters (ADK)
I am extremely sad to hear the news today. My thoughts are with John’s family. I worked with John closely over the last few weeks, this comes to us all as a shock. John was a great man. I’m so sorry.
Our thoughts are with your family. If you need anything please let us know.
Hannah and Joe
You may not remember me,but you taught me in eighth grade at Valley Springs Middle School. I am so sorry to hear of the loss of your husband and father.
You may not remember me,but you taught me in eighth grade at Valley Springs Middle School. I am so sorry to hear of the loss of your husband and father.
You may not remember me,but you taught me in eighth grade at Valley Springs Middle School. I am so sorry to hear of the loss of your husband and father.May God be with each and every one of you always.
You may not remember me,but you taught me in eighth grade at Valley Springs Middle School. I am so sorry to hear of the loss of your husband and father.May God be with each and every one of you always.
Troy,
On behalf of the staff at Big Apple Travel South, we extend our deepest sympathies and condolances to you and your family. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and yours.
Dear Carol and Family,
My heartfelt sympathy goes out to you and your family on your loss. He will be missed by many. May God watch over you and help ease your heavy heart and mind. Know we are all praying for you and your family. God will be with you through these tough times.
Peace to you,
Claudia
Dear Carol and Family,
I am so sorry I will not be able to attend the service for John. I am away for 6 weeks. I was sad when I heard the news and pray that you are doing ok. I know just how you feel as you know I walked down your path 5 years ago. It takes time to heal such a sudden hurt.I will pray that our church can help you heal.
May God hold you close these next few days and in the months to come. God Bless you, Jan Whiteman
Our most sincere condolences to the family. Although we only knew John for a short time, his pleasant and quiet manner was very enduring. Rest in peace.
Dear Carol, my Prayer Pal,
John is in God’s presence, for that we can give thanks.
My prayer is that God will wrap you in His loving arms, and give you comfort and strength as you go through some difficult adjustments. Shalom,
Thelma and Vic
My thoughts & prayers are with your family at this time. John will be missed very much by all of us at Broadbooks Associates. His kindness will not be forgotten. May God bless you !
My heart and prayers go out to The Family. John was one of the finest men I’ve ever known. He will be missed.
Dear Family
My sincere condolences.
I’m honored to have known John in both my business and personal life–he was truly genuine and honest in his realtionships. His life brings to mind the kind of person defined in Colossians 3:12, as having ‘a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience’. Barbara and I want to thank you Carol, Trent, Troy and Christy for letting us participate in some family times that allowed us enjoy more deeply the company of our friend John.
John, I thank you for your friendliness to me as a new person in Asheville in 1984. I sure appreciated your knowledge of this area. I am forever greatful to you
for your kindness and real estate
knowledge. Always, Lothar & Kathleen Pitz, MITCO Thermometer,Inc.
Troy and Lori,
Our hearts ache with you in this loss. We pray for the Lord to be your strength, your comfort, your hope and the lifter of your head. You are in our prayers.
With Love, Fred and Denise Lewis
Thinking of you all at this saddest of times.John was a wonderful person and we are so pleased to have known him.
All our love,
John, Carol and the family our in our prayers. We will miss John’s friendship and sense of humor. We also will miss John playing the devil’s advocate in sunday School and the discussion that generated. I personally appreciated John’s support and encouragement to me when I entered the real estate business. May God bless John, and may he rest in peace.
Carol:
Our deepest sympathy goes out to you and your family. You are in our thoughts and prayers.
Love, Tammie and Erica Mesnard
Dear Carol and family,
My thoughts and prayers are with you during this hard time.I know that it will be hard to not have him around anymore. Mrs. Roundtree said that you have known him since you were 5 years old. John was your soulmate for life. I hope you take care of yourself. Love,Carrie Cook
Dear Carol and Family,
I first met John in 1982 when we both stopped for coffee at the Texaco at Weston and Sweeten Creek Roads. Coming from different states we needed to complete our North Carolina Brokers license and we started a friendship which grew over the years. John was my guest at our Christian Business Mens breakfast in April 2005. I was planning to call him again for our next annual event which will be May the 8th. God had other plans and took him home. No one could have been more pleasent than John. He was a down to earth individual and although he was briliant and quite a leader, he would always make time for anyone. He will be greatly missed. Asheville has trully benefited by his presence and giving of his time in so many ways.We pray that God will give you His peace, comfort and strength in the days ahead.
‘ The Lord is close to the broken hearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit’. Psalm 34:18
Carol,
Randy and I were so saddened by the death of your precious Johnny. Your marriage was an example of Christian love and devotion. May God hold your hand as he welcomes John to Heaven.
In Christian Love,
Randy Lisa and Colin King
Troy, my sincerest condolences to you and your family. You are in my heart always.
Heartfelt sympathies to the Van Dyke family upon John’s passing into glory. Indeed to live is Christ and to die is gain, yet the loss of a precious loved one is painful to the human heart. I am reminded of what was said at the funeral of John Calvin by one of his colleagues in the Reformation: ‘Calvin is gone….life will not be as sweet, but death will not be as bitter.’ My knowledge of and acquaintance with Troy and his family tell me much about John Van Dyke. We shall see him again, clothed in righteousness and wearing the crown of glory the Lord Jesus has already placed upon his head. A life well-loved, and a legacy of faith, family and fidelity to Christ that remains and lives on forever.