GLENDALE - John Willis Carvin, age 75, of Glendale, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, at Aurora Zilber Family Hospice in Wauwatosa, Wis. He was born on July 28, 1949, in Maywood, Calif., the son of Willis and Marie (Kelling) Carvin.

After growing up in southern California and graduating from California State University, John transplanted to Madison, Wis., where he filled his life with family, friends, a career, and a love for the outdoors. John was kind-hearted and always ready to help. He enjoyed sailing, aviation, astronomy, and time spent poolside with his wife, kids, and grandkids. He had a passion for geocaching, which took him to many places including every county in Wisconsin, all 50 states, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, Europe, Australia and Israel.

John led a 45-year career at Affiliated Engineers Inc. He engineered electrical systems for buildings that included test cells for engine and vehicle test laboratories, chemistry laboratories, hospitals, and heating and cooling plants. He was a mentor to many engineers who enjoyed his technical knowledge as well as his warm and friendly nature.

John had courage, toughness, and grace throughout his battle with leukemia.

John will be missed by his wife, Andrea Legatt Carvin; his children and step-children, Nicholas (Erica) Carvin, Rebecca (Lisa Haase) Carvin, Charlie (Dina) Kivolowitz, Paula (Alex) Milyavsky and Evan (Megan) Kivolowitz; brother, James (Chi) Carvin; nephew, Jay (Claire) Carvin; and grandchildren, Cameron and Graham Carvin, Eleanor Haase, Talia and Issac Kivolowitz, and Lev and Ann Milyavsky. He was preceded in death by his parents, Willis and Marie.

A funeral service will be held at GUNDERSON EAST FUNERAL AND CREMATION CARE, 5203 Monona Drive, Madison at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, November 24, 2024, with Rabbi Yona Matusof officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Hill Cemetery, 1 Speedway Rd, Madison. Shiva to be held at the Carvin home in Glendale, Wis.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (www.lls.org/donate), Gilda’s Club Madison (https://www.gildasclubmadison.org/), and Chabad Madison (https://www.chabadmadison.com/).

Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com.

Gunderson East

Funeral & Cremation Care

5203 Monona Drive

(608) 221-5420

John Carvin

July 28, 1949 - November 20, 2024

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