John J. Serpa, patriarch of San Joaquin Valley’s Serpa family, passed away due to heart failure at Sutter Tracy Community Hospital in Tracy on March 5, 2013. A highly respected Tracy businessman, deeply involved in community and civic affairs, John was much in demand as a keynote speaker and well known for his efforts in bettering and developing services for veterans under the auspices of his beloved Marine Corps League. A quiet person, not given to self-aggrandizement or the revelation of his true self, his mere presence spoke volumes.
John J. Serpa
May 14, 1925-March 5, 2013
