On July 2, 2010 John Walter Pickett, Jr. passed away surrounded by his family. Beloved husband of Annemarie C. Pickett, devoted father of Gerald Gautcher, Scott Pickett, Dolores Anwar and husband Mohammed, and Tracey Pelletier and husband Scott, loving grandfather of Michael, Christopher, Nicole, and Gerald Gautcher, IV, Erin and Sara Pelletier, Ariful and Arman Anwar, and great grandfather of Ava Marie Gautcher.

Friends may call at the family owned Ruck Towson Funeral Home, Inc. 1050 York Road (Beltway Exit 26A) Thursday and Friday 2-4 and 7-9 P.M. A funeral service will be held at St. Paul's Lutheran Church (1609 Kurtz Ave) Saturday 11 AM. Interment Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made in his name to the Boumi Temple, A.A.O.M.S. 5050 King Ave P.O. Box 9596 Baltimore, MD 21237 or Stella Maris Hospice Care 2300 Dulaney Valley Road Timonium, MD 21093 or St Paul Lutheran Church 1609 Kurtz Ave. Lutherville, MD 21093.