Press & Sun-Bulletin
Binghamton, New York
13 Aug 2008

John D. Lake Sr. (Jack)
of Binghamton
John D. Lake Sr., 71, of Binghamton, died in his sleep on Sunday, August 10,
2008, at the home of his son, Jim, in Plymouth, Mass., confident that the One
he believed in as his personal Savior, Jesus Christ, would be with him in that
hour. "For I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that He is able to
keep that which I have committed unto Him against that day." (2Tim1:12). He
is survived by his wife of 51 years, Barbara Dodge Lake; and his children and
their spouses, John, Jr. and Donna Lake (LaCrosse, Wis.) and their children,
Benjamin and Rebekah and her husband, Curtis; Jeffrey and Cynthia Lake
(Binghamton) and their children, Patrick, Jennifer and Matthew; James and
Lynn Bailey-Lake (Plymouth, Mass.) and their children, Andrew and Jocelyn;
and Debbie and Philip Sweeney (Binghamton) and their children, Kaylie,
Maxx, Megan VanVorce and Patrick Sweeney; Jose and Phiyen Olivares (Los
Alamos, N.Mex.); and two great-grandsons, Elijah and Ethan; a brother
and his wife, Hiram and Mary Lake (Rochester, Minn.); his mother-in-law,
Mrs. Helen H. Dodge (Clayton, N.Y.); his brothers-in-law, Wilbur Dodge
(Binghamton), David H. Dodge (Clayton, N.Y.), Peter and Bernadette Dodge
(Ithaca, N.Y.); sister-in-law, Caroline Dodge Fisher (Westford, Mass.);
and many nieces and nephews. His career as a Certified Housing Manager
included periods with American Baptist Management in Staten Island, N.Y.,
the Binghamton Housing Authority and Port Liberte Development on New York
Harbor. He was a charter member of both the New York State Public Housing
Authorities Directors Association and National Housing Authority Directors
Association. He was a former member of many civic and service organizations
in the Binghamton community, including the Rotary, Lions Club and American
Red Cross. He was a longstanding member of both Main Street Baptist Church
and Boulevard United Methodist Church, where he was active in their music
ministries and other administrative positions.  Friends may visit the family
at the Barber Memorial Home, 428 Main Street, Johnson City, on Thursday,
August 14, between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. A celebration of his life will be held
Friday, August 15, at 11:00 a.m. at Boulevard United Methodist Church, 113
Grand Boulevard, Binghamton. Friends wishing to make a memorial donation
are asked to consider the Boulevard United Methodist Church Memorial Fund
or the American Heart Association.