Obituary of John Robert Houghton

John Robert Houghton April 20, 1916 ~ May 27, 2014 "Jack" Houghton was born on in Cleethorpes, England in 1916 and passed away in Vancouver, Washington. He became a civil engineer pre-WWII and built bomber airfields in the United Kingdom and Ceylon Sri Lanka. He served in the Royal Air Force in Germany, the UK, and the Far East before joining the United Nations ICAO. He built commercial airports in Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia and Syria and later consulted on many more around the world. He retired in 1976 and after the death of his first wife, Jack moved to the USA in 1988. He married Nancy Engleman in 1999. He is survived by Nancy, two children, three step-children, seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Straub's Funeral Home and Columbia River Cremation in Camas has been entrusted with arrangements. To send condolences or to sign the online guestbook, please visit www.straubsfuneralhome.com.