John Upton
Thank you to Scott Marticke for informing us of the passing of John Upton, who worked on the Nissan account at Chiat/Day Los Angeles for many years. Here was the email Scott received announcing John's death.
Dear Friends,In case you haven’t heard the horrible news, I am devastated to report a great friend of us all, and the advertising community, has passed away. John Keith Upton died Friday night, 2/3 of a heart attack. He was 55.
A great group of friends his ski team buddies, Kevin Mize, Rick ONeill, Gene Backer and myself were with him for our annual ski trip. This year in Telluride. He died after dinner at 10 p.m. Thankfully, it was immediate he did not realize what he was going through. He was on his way to the rest room downstairs in the restaurant. He had coronary arrest and died even before falling in the landing. Paramedics worked tirelessly to revive him, but to no avail he was gone immediately. Many people already have heard this tragic news. If I have inadvertently left any close friends off this list, please forward. It's difficult, but...he died caring for you all and doing the things he loved most: mountains, friends, wine, fun. We are all sorry we couldn’t enjoy his love and zest for life for many more years. I know all of you to whom I send this loved John as I did. Our blessings and Gods graces to a great person, John Upton.
John
John C. Seibel
VP Director of Brand Initiatives
Colman Brohan Davis
Here is a copy of the invitation to John's memorial, which was held February 25th, and here's a lovely piece by Scott about that memorial.