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Special FEATURE

In Memoriam

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John “Jack” Francis Seward III
“Jack was Makino’s unsung hero in EDM support. For over
15 years, he was our most requested service technician
September 27, 2024
on the East Coast, thanks to his extensive knowledge and
larger-than-life personality—everyone knew when Jack
The EDM industry
was in the room.”
lost one of our own
with the passing of
Jack Seward last
September. Jack Zach Mayo, Makino northeast sales manager
“Jack and I worked together at Sodick in the 1990s. He
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spent his entire
always had a solution to any problem and was a great
career as a service
technician. I will miss all of his crazy stories, laughter
engineer in the
and friendship.”
EDM industry.
He worked at MC
Dennis Sharples, Sodick regional sales manager
Machinery, Sodick,
and fi nished his
career at Makino.
Many of Jack’s colleagues and customers shared
remembrances of him:
“Jack was a good friend and coworker for over 15 years.
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I always went to him for that special problem I couldn’t
solve. He would always take my call and answer the
question. He was a source of information on just about
any subject.”
Kevin Most, retired former coworker

“Jack Seward was truly one of the best EDM fi eld service
engineers I ever met. His troubleshooting skills were
top-notch, and his stories were just as good.”
David Robinson, Makino EDM sales specialist Jack and Dennis Sharples

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“I’m very proud to have known Jack. He had a
commanding way of getting the attention of the room,
no matter what size. We could always count on Jack
Although taken too soon, Jack lived a life full of love
to fi nd a solution.”
for his wife Dee, daughter Jocelyn (Rob), fi ve siblings,
two grandchildren (Rordan and Ella), many nieces and
Jason Chomenko, Makino regional sales manager
nephews, and fur babies who all had their own special
bond with him. Jack was predeceased in death by his
“Jack came out to work on one of our Makino Wire EDM
machines and spent two long days identifying the issue
EDM Today extends condolences to Dee and the Seward
and resolving the problem. Jack was never fi nished until
family for their loss. Based on the outpouring of heartfelt
near perfection was achieved in his work.” parents and grandparents.
remembrances by his colleagues, there is no doubt that
Dick Clukey, Accu-Grind Cutter Services Inc. president
Jack will be sorely missed.
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