John Wynn Rossi

Johnny Wynn Rossi (Jubilo) passed away on April 26, 2017 at the age of 76.  He was born on January 27, 1941 in Ogden, UT to John Rossi and Carma Jean Allen Rossi. His family moved to Brigham City, UT where he spent his childhood years. Later, they moved to Bountiful, UT,  Dillon, MT, and back to Bountiful.
Johnny Wynn spent an idyllic childhood in Brigham City that he often compared to that of Tom and Huck. He swore he once saw a black panther roaming free in the streets of Brigham, he and a friend were even presumed dead when they abandoned a small boat on the shores of a pond after growing tired of it, and he burned down the side of a barn while showing off his match lighting skills to friends.
New to Montana and 13 miles from town, his .22 rifle and fly rod quickly became his best friends.  He spent his free time fishing and hunting on the Beaverhead River.
After moving back to Bountiful, he graduated from Bountiful High School in 1959. He served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Arizona and Southern California. He attended Weber State College and the University of Utah.  John was drafted into the US Army and served his country from 1963-1965 in Fort Polk, Louisiana. That is where he developed his love of reading. While on leave he was set up on a blind date with his sunshine, Diane Williams. They later married on December 29, 1965.
Shortly after the birth of their first son, Eric, John and Diane bought their home in Bountiful in 1968. They raised four children Eric (Leslie), Dana, Tony (Vicki), and Cidne (Eric).  John loved spending time with his grandchildren: Tarrin (Curtis), Dylan, Brit; William, Savion, Desi; Sam, Nick, Luke; Kassi (Jeff); and great-granddaughter Mia. John developed strong friendships with his friends and neighbors – so much so that they would even do midnight runs to grab desperately needed Afrin nose spray and angel deliveries of a Hershey Bar with Almonds on the night of his death.  Even neighbor kids and teenagers loved visiting John. You will never know how appreciated those visits and inconvenient acts of service meant to his children.
Early in his marriage, John worked for the Newspaper Agency Corporation. He was proud of his long career as a salesman with Alarm Control Company, his first and last days were on April 1st, exactly 38 years apart.
John's love of fishing started young – with early morning, day long trips with his dad.  As with his dad, his last few fishing trips with friends and family didn't allow for much actual fishing, but brought him immense joy nevertheless.
Besides being an avid fly fisherman, John was also a voracious reader, artist, photographer, and story teller (he was known to tell the same story even if you had heard it before, numerous times).  He loved hiking, camping, and exploring.  He especially loved visiting ancient Native American ruins in places such as Nine Mile Canyon, Hovenweep, Montezuma Creek Canyon, Mesa Verde, Comb Ridge, and other areas around Four Corners.  
John loved people, especially his family.  He had a habit of dropping in unannounced and looking up random Rossis in the phone book while out of town and leaving his mortified children slumped down in the car while he went in and visited for hours like they were long lost relatives (which, 100% of the time, they were not). He loved spaghetti, and no family gathering was complete without his contribution of salami (very thinly sliced) and marinated artichoke hearts. After losing Diane in 2015, his love of 50 years, John was happy, but never quite the same.  
John was preceded in death by his parents and his 3 sisters, Yolanda, Jody, and Constance.
A viewing will be held from 6:00-8:00pm on Wednesday, May 3, at Russon Brothers Mortuary, 295 North Main Street in Bountiful, Utah.  Funeral Services will begin at 1:00pm on Thursday, May 4, at the LDS meetinghouse at 165 South 1000 East in Bountiful, with funeral services preceded by a viewing from 11:45am-12:45pm.