John “Jack” Lindung, a retired Alex. Brown & Sons bond salesman, died of pancreatic cancer March 8 at the AVOW Hospice in Naples, Florida. The former Long Green Valley resident was 86.

Born in Baltimore and raised in Oliver and in Hamilton, he was the son of Dorothy Schley Lindung, a homemaker and Samuel A. Lindung, a Baltimore City police officer. He attended St. Paul and St. Dominic schools and was a 1956 Loyola Blakefield graduate. He earned a degree at Loyola University Maryland and then entered the Naval Officer’s Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island.

He became a weapons officer and first lieutenant aboard the USS Walton, then served at the Naval Destroyer School in Newport, and aboard the USS Taussig. He ended his military career at the Navy Bureau of Personnel in Washington, D.C. He received a Navy Commendation Medal.

While in Newport, he met his future wife, Meredith Louise Mikulis, a Navy nurse.

He resigned from the Navy in 1968, joined Merrill Lynch in Baltimore and became a specialist in the sale of bonds to institutions, including savings banks and other thrift institutions.

“He had a strong penchant for math and enjoyed following investments,” said his son, Kevin Lindung. “And when he applied for a job at Merrill Lynch, he heard that the boss had served in the Navy. My father wore his uniform to the job interview.”

Mr. Lindung later worked at Alex. Brown & Sons, Kidder Peabody and Paine Webber in downtown Baltimore.

After the deaths of his oldest brother and his wife, Mr. Lindung raised his niece and nephew, Valerie Lindung Alban and Bryan Lindung.

He was a member of the Roman Catholic Knights of Columbus. He was a past grand knight of St. Jude Council in Baltimore and charter grand knight of Long Green Valley Council in Hydes.

He was also an avid collector of die-cast toy cars and trucks.

“His collection at its peak was 18,000 vehicles – the majority of which were Coca-Cola trucks that he proudly displayed in a toy room in his home,” said his son, Kevin. “His license plate on his car said, ‘Matchbx,’ a reference to the British toy brand, Matchbox.”

Mr. Lindung married Mary Beth Christman after the death of his first wife. They retired to Naples, Florida.

Mr. Lindung enjoyed ocean and river cruises and played golf at the Grey Oaks Country Club and Vineyards Country Club.

Survivors include his wife of 27 years, Mary Beth Christman, a retired Gilman School teacher; a son, Kevin Lindung, of Millers Island; a daughter, Karen Anderson, of Overlea; a nephew, Bryan Lindung, of Belmar, New Jersey, and a niece, Valerie Lindung Alban, of Bel Air; two stepsons, John Sweeney, of Salt Lake City, and Kevin Sweeney, of Anchorage, Alaska; and nine grandchildren.

A funeral Mass was held Monday at St. John’s Church in Hydes, where he had been a member.

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