John Trent Monaco
July 17, 1942 - July 11, 2020
Born July 17, 1942 in Macon, Ga., John Trent Monaco, son of Col. John Monaco, Jr., and Maril Monaco (both deceased), died July 11, 2020 at Venice Regional Hospital after a long challenge with Parkinson's. John, known as "Jay" to his family, was an avid amateur radio operator who mastered Morse code and acquired his call sign as a teen. He loved all things "Mustang" including Ford Mustangs and P-51 Mustang fighter planes. After military training at Fort Ord, he learned Vietnamese at Army Language School and served as a special operations combat signal intelligence analyst in Vietnam during the war, intercepting and interpreting enemy communications. His civilian career took him to Hawaii, Johnston Atoll and eventually back to his hometown in Sarasota. There he reconnected with Barbara DeStoppelaire whom he dated many years earlier and they became a couple. John leaves behind Barbara DeStoppelaire, sister Lyn Williams, Sarasota and brothers Toby Monaco (Lynn), Gainesville and Chris Monaco (Rose), Micanopy.
Born July 17, 1942 in Macon, Ga., John Trent Monaco, son of Col. John Monaco, Jr., and Maril Monaco (both deceased), died July 11, 2020 at Venice Regional Hospital after a long challenge with Parkinson's. John, known as "Jay" to his family,... View Obituary & Service Information