Mr. John Joseph Schlenk Jr.

In Loving Memory of John Joseph Schlenk, Jr.

John J. Schlenk, Jr., 90, passed away on March 11th, 2022 in Altamonte Springs, Florida.  He was born in St. Paul, Minnesota on September 26, 1931 to John Joseph and Frances Lord (West) Schlenk.  He studied at St. Paul Academy in St. Paul and then Brown University in Providence, RI.  He proudly served in the US Army from 1953-1955 in Frankfurt, Germany. He married Judy Stretton in 1964 in Barbados and they settled in Orlando, Florida where they had two daughters. John worked in the travel industry starting one of the first travel agencies in Central Florida called Caribbean Cruises. Later in life, he moved to Mount Dora, Florida – a community that he truly enjoyed.

John was passionate about travel, classical music and opera, railroads, astronomy, and science.  He was smart and worldly – having travelled around the world and having a keen interest in history. He had a dry sense of humor and often responded to questions with a quip… like “How are you feeling? With my hands” or “Do you have any questions? How high is up?”.

John is survived by his daughters Jessica (Vance) Guthrie and Diana Ades, his grandchildren Tristan Ades and Josie Ades, as well as his sister Martha Schlenk. We will miss a loving father, grandfather (Gova), and brother.

Services will be private. In lieu of flowers, please consider donations to the Covenant House, Salvation Army, or the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra – all organizations that John supported throughout his lifetime.