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Rohn Butterfield

April 14, 1947 - January 16, 2019

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    Nan Spicer Eisen says

    Rohn and I were close, part of a really wonderful, warm, smart and irreverent group through jr and sr high.
    Years later, many of us plugged into FB and picked up with the same honesty, strong values and dark humor.
    Good thing our politics clearly overlapped. So once again, we kids who together cried at losing JFK in ‘63 and Resisted the current absurdity could really laugh.

    Rohn is and will be missed.
    Losing Rohn is a heartbreak. Rohn was so fragile and only chose to show strength, insight and humor.

    Thank you Rohn for your courage, wit, consistency, and affection.
    We certainly had fun.
    Say hello and give hugs to Bobbie, Joe, and Skip.

    Heartfelt condolences to Austin and all those close to him and whom he clearly adored.
    💞

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Rohn Jay Butterfield, 71, passed away on January 16, 2019. He was born on April 14, 1947 to Julius Butterfield and Florence Skinner in Los Angeles, California.

Rohn was a wonderful man and great story teller. He loved sharing stories about his childhood in Los Angeles. He attended UCLA and the University of Chicago where he received his MBA. Rohn was a professor for 20 years at USI. He enjoyed teaching his Health Occupations courses. He loved his computer and would talk to his friends all over the world on it. Rohn enjoyed watching football. He moved around a lot and wherever they moved, that would be the team he would root for.

Rohn is survived by his son Austin Butterfield (Julia Moore) and his friend Kaye Rish.

Rohn was preceded in death by his wife Sheila Butterfield, his parents, and his step-father Thomas Skinner.

A gathering of family and friends will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, January 26th at Graceland Cemetery. A celebration of life will begin at 12 p.m. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to U.S.I Foundation Attn: Health Services Students.