John King Livingstone
Feb 22nd, 2021
John King Livingstone of East Dennis passed away on February 22, 2021 at the age of 90. He is survived by his wife, Judith L. (Pierce)
Livingstone.
John was born in Glasgow, Scotland on January 26, 1931, the son of John MacIntosh Livingstone and Mary Smith (Boyle) Livingstone. He enlisted in the British Army when he was eighteen years old. Following his two years of service in the army, he attended Stow College of Engineering in Glasgow, while working full time for the Daily Express newspaper. He and his co-workers implemented the early use of telegraphic transmitted photographs for the paper. John graduated from Stow College and became an electronics engineer, working in Iran, the Persian Gulf, Libya and Liberia.
In 1966 he came to the United States and in 1970 he married Judith Louise Pierce.
He worked for many different telecommunication companies including Raytheon, Western Union, RCA, British Telecom and Satellite Gateway, both as an engineer and as a marketing executive.
In addition to his wife, Judith, he is survived by; three children, Lara Lee, Paul Livingstone and John Livingstone; two sisters, Mary Smith ( Livingstone) Campbell of Burnside, Glasgow and Sheila Brawley (Livingstone) Cresswell of Key Largo, FL and ; eight grandchildren, Tanith Lee and Samantha, Julia, Abby, Jackie, Charlie, Sadie and Penny Livingstone.
A memorial service will be held at a later date. Gifts in John’s memory may be made to the Music Program of the Dennis Union Church, P. O. Box 2020, Dennis, MA 02638.