John P. Carrington was born in Grand Rapids, MI on January 2, 1959 and passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. After graduating from Caledonia High School in 1977, John worked in Amway Manufacturing while simultaneously attending Aquinas College, where he graduated with a business degree. He continued his career at Amway in various roles and met his wife Elaine while working in Marketing and she was working in R&D. They met over a shave cream project, with John joking that Elaine refused to follow his recommendations. John and Elaine married on August 11, 1990. Shortly after, John accepted a position at Amway Thailand in Bangkok where they lived for one and half years. Upon returning to the States, their family grew as they welcomed their daughters Natalie and Sophie. Their adventure continued when John accepted an assignment for Amway Europe in Milan, Italy. John and Elaine moved their family to a lovely villa on Lake Como where they lived for four years. After returning to Ada, John continued to work at Amway until his retirement in 2016.

Once retired, in his true fashion, John enjoyed managing his rental properties and playing the stock market, while never forgetting his mid-afternoon nap with Lola, his beloved cat, on his lap. In his free time, John loved golf, bowling, drinking bourbon, breaking into song at any moment, working out at Tranzform Fitness, watching the Tigers and Lions, and above all else, spending quality time with his friends and family. His only regrets in life were never getting a hole-in-one and never witnessing a Lions Superbowl win.

John was diagnosed with lung cancer in October of 2022. He underwent various treatments while still living the last year and a half of his life to the fullest. This included many trips and celebrating the marriage of his first daughter, Natalie, with his closest friends and family.

John was preceded in death by father Robert J. Carrington Sr., mother Irma Leone (Ellis) Carrington, stepmother Edie (Dykstra) Carrington, brother Daniel (Hanette) Carrington, brother Robert Carrington Jr., uncle Walter Ellis, and cousin Jacob Ellis. John is survived by his wife, Elaine (Egan), daughters, Natalie (Kevin) Cowan and Sophie, brother, Thomas (Colleen) Carrington, and sister Kathy (John) Peot. He is also survived by several beloved family members from the Ellis, Carrington, and Egan families. John was a social butterfly and loved his friends fiercely, including his Caledonia buddies, golf and bowling league friends, Amway colleagues, euchre party friends, and many other friends he made along the way.

A service to celebrate John's life will be held at 11:00 am on Tuesday, May 7 in the Lakeshore Room at Watermark Country Club (1600 Galbraith Ave SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546) with visitation one hour prior to the service. A luncheon and continued fellowship will immediately follow the service. If you wish to make a memorial donation in John's name, please donate to First Tee of West Michigan , or a charity of your choice.