John Steven Delbridge

John Steven Delbridge was born Dec. 25, 1984, a marvelous Christmas gift to his parents, George and Gyla Delbridge. 

He attended elementary school at Four Winds Christian Academy and later Freeman High School before going on to Eastern Washington University. Graduating with a degree in secondary education with a major in English, he went on to teach, first in Mattawa, Wash. and later in Connell, Wash.

His passion for working with at-risk youth led him to work at Crosswalk Youth Homeless Shelter with juvenile offenders in Connell and students in alternative education.

During his time at EWU he met the love of his life, Tessa Meserve.  Tessa and John were married June 20, 2009. John and Tessa were blessed with a beautiful daughter, Zoë, in April 2013.  

John was a wonderful husband and father and was taken from us far too soon, suffering a sudden coronary heart failure on June 12, 2015. 

John accepted the Lord Jesus as his savior at the age of 5, while he is greatly missed here on earth we know he is now in heaven with his Lord and Savior. 

A memorial service will be held Saturday, June 20, at 11 a.m. at the Cheney Church of the Nazarene, 338 Betz Road. Cheney Funeral Chapel is in charge of services. Visit the online guestbook at cheneyfuneral.com.