John Robert Claussen, 49, Has Family in Holliston

John Robert Claussen, 49, died on Nov. 10, 2013, at Leonard Morse Hospital in Natick following a prolonged illness, according to an obituary in The Holliston Reporter.

John was born in Phoenix, Arizona, on June 5, 1964 and lived in the Midwest until moving to Sudbury in 1977. He graduated from Wayland High School on his birthday, June 5, in 1983, and lived in the MetroWest area most of his life.

John graduated from the New England Culinary Institute in Vermont in 1985. At the age of 24, John became the Executive Chef at the celebrated Harvest Restaurant in Harvard Square. John was honored with the Rising Star award from the James Beard Foundation and by the support of Julia Child.

John was also the Executive Chef at The Small Planet, The Wellesley Inn, The Doubletree, and Cross Point Towers. Johns creativity was expressed in many forms from music to art to his love of nature, which he passed on to his children.

John will be remembered with love by his family including his two sons, Zachary Ameden Claussen (14) and Miles Leonard Claussen (12), from his marriage with Lisa Marie Ameden, on June 13, 1992. Lisa, Zachary and Miles now reside in Swampscott.

John is survived by Robert Claussen (father) and Norma Claussen of Naples, Florida and Carol Holly (mother) and Gordon MacPhail of Holliston, and by his oldest brother, Chris Claussen and his wife Kim, and their two sons, Justin and Michael, and his brother Matt Claussen and his two children, Charles and Nicole.

Arrangements

Visitation will be on Friday, Nov. 15, from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Britton- Shrewsbury Funeral Home, 648 Main Street, Shrewsbury. A service will be held at Britton on Saturday, Nov. 16, at 11 a.m.

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