John Kenneth Warrens

 

August 14, 1924 to August 3, 2007

Dr. Jack Warrens, D.M.D., F.A.C.D., 82, died peacefully at his home in San Diego with family at his side. A memorial mass was held in Portland on September 4th at 5 p.m. at St Thomas More Catholic Church, 3525 SW Patton Road.

Born in Portland, Oregon, Jack was one of three children of Charles Kenneth Warrens and Irene Collins Warrens. He graduated from Grant High School and the University of Oregon Dental School. Private practice in Portland was interrupted by recall to Navy duty at the Naval Training Center in San Diego and Camp Pendleton Navy Hospital. He married Virginia Roberson of San Diego in 1948, and after his release from the Navy in 1954, the family moved to San Diego.

"Dr. Jack" practiced dentistry in Point Loma into his late seventies. He was respected for his innovative prosthetics facilitating many beautiful smiles. He was a researcher and pioneer for implant dentistry. Jack was the co-founder of the San Diego Dental Seminar, a founding member of the Board of Directors of Doctor's Hospital and the Sharp Cabrillo Medical Center. He served as a past president of the Pacific Coast Society for Prosthodontics.

Jack was an accomplished athlete, which began as a five-year old skiing Mount Hood. Mammoth Mountain in the High Sierras was the family's favorite winter wonderland. Later, he spent winters at Sunriver skiing Mt Bachelor. His passion for skiing and a strong resiliency bouncing back after injuries, had him rollerblading and biking the Mission Beach Boardwalk between ski trips into his eighties. Jack was optimistic, quick-witted, a warm, compassionate and generous man, whose smile could light up a room, and whose heartfelt laughter was irresistible.

He is survived by his companion of fifteen years, Patty Stember, by his devoted sister Mary Jo Vincent, brother Robert C. Warrens; his loving children, Francie Baker, Susie Warrens, John Warrens, Jr., and Thomas Warrens; and by his six grandchildren. Jack was preceded in death by his wife Virginia and by his second wife Constance. He became loving stepfather to Connie's two adult children, Michael Foley and Colleen Jantz, and their three grandchildren. His extended Portland family included Patty’s seven children and twelve grandchildren. Remembrances may be made to his devoted private caregivers at Angels Touch Assisted Living c/o Lucina Chavez 270 Camino del Cerra Grande, Bonita CA 91902 or the Dr. Jack Warrens Fund, c/o San Diego Dental Health Foundation (501(c)(3), 1275 W. Morena Blvd., Suite B, San Diego, CA 92110