It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of John Bolton Jr on October 9, 2025. John resided in Vero Beach, Florida. He was the only son of Dr. John and Marty Bolton of Dorset, VT and Jupiter Island, FL. John is survived by his sister Elizabeth (Betsy) Underhill and her husband Hugh Underhill, both of Greenwich CT, nephew Ryan McGetrick and his children Miles, Molly and Anna of Madison, CT, as well as numerous cousins from both sides of his family.
John was born in Newport, Rhode Island on October 25th, 1943, while his father was interning at the naval hospital there. Due to WWII, John’s father was called into service, and it was a year before they would reunite again. John grew up in Greenwich, CT and attended Trinity Pawling, a private all-boys school in Pawling, NY (grades 9-12), and then went on to Rollins College (2 years) and then Kentucky Wesleyan, where he graduated in 1966.
John began working in the Industrial Health field until he was drafted and went off to fight in the Vietnam War from 1968-1971, where he was an officer and awarded a medal for his bravery. After the war, John attended Wayne State Union School under the GI bill. After working for a while as an industrial hygienist, John moved back to Greenwich and became a realtor. He worked at the New England Land Co while learning the trade, and eventually decided to move down to Florida. He obtained his Florida real estate license and became part of the Sea Oaks real estate team, where he proudly worked until retirement a few years ago.
John’s true passion was his love for cars, a hobby he shared with his father. They both purchased classic Mercedes sports cars – John’s was a 1966 230SL and his dad had the ’68. John took such good care of his dream car, rebuilding every aspect of it from top to bottom. Father and son would enter them in many Florida car shows – what a handsome pair sitting side by side …one white and one beige. Those were happy times for John.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in John’s name to Hospice. His family is forever grateful to those who took tender loving care of John in his last phase of life. Donations may be sent to:

VNA
445 24th Street
Suite 300
Vero beach Florida
32960