John Austin Hallinger, Jr. was born on March 30, 1931 in Trenton, NJ to John Austin Hallinger, Sr. and Viola Kerr Hallinger (née Emmons) and left this life on August 9, 2023, aged 92.  

John was the eldest of five sons and one daughter.  He loved the outdoors and hunted, fished, and trapped with his brothers.  He raced pigeons and won many First Place ribbons.  John also loved sports and played baseball and basketball for several decades.  He served in the Navy at the end of the Korean War and was stationed in Okinawa, Japan, where he was an electronics technician and played baseball.  While stationed in Japan, he climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro.

After leaving the Navy, John was employed by Curtiss Wright Corporation as an electronics technician for avionics.  He met his wife, Elaine Parthree, on a blind date in 1956.  On February 3, 1957 they were married in Baltimore, MD and promptly moved to Merced, CA.  He and Elaine lived a life of adventure, camping and hiking in Yosemite and the redwoods of California.  

John and Elaine had four children:  Teri Lyn (Simonds), Scott Jay, Carl Alan, and Brian Robert.  The adventures continued as they moved cross country with three young children and moving every six weeks to six months.  The family settled in Hampton, VA after Curtiss Wright landed a contract with NASA. 

The adventures continued with annual camping vacations to Cowan’s Gap State Park in Pennsylvania or Watkins Glen in New York or Cave Mountain Lake near Natural Bridge, Virginia.  John played softball in both the NASA and church leagues and coached Northampton Little League for many years. He was an avid bowler.

John and Elaine bought a piece of property in Rescue in 1985 and built their forever home.  John took great pleasure in gardening and puttering about after he retired.  He joined the Rescue Ruritan and was treasurer for many years.  He helped manage the famous turkey shoots and oyster roasts.  

John is survived by his wife, Elaine, daughter Teri (Tom), and sons Scott, Carl (Laurie), and Brian (Cindy).  He is also survived by his many grandchildren:  Daniel (Madeline), Austin, Shawna, Christine, Logan, Jenna, and Justin.  He has four great-grandchildren:  Jackson, Clara, Spencer, and Scarlett.  He is also survived by his brothers Paul and Roland (Marlene) and a plethora of nieces and nephews and grand nieces and nephews.  He is predeceased by his parents John and Viola, brothers Jimmy and Art, and sister Louise.

May John rest in infinite love.

No services are planned.  Online condolences may be registered at www.littlesfuneralhome.com.