- Date Of Birth: April 17, 1926
- Date Of Death: February 11, 2021
- State: Idaho
JT Eastman, 94, of Idaho Falls, passed away February 11, 2021, at Homestead Assisted Living in Rexburg, Idaho.
JT was born April 17, 1926, in Andrews, Texas, to Jesse Eastman and Jannette Tankersley Eastman. His family moved to Arizona when he was 3 years old where he grew up in and around Buckeye and attended the area schools. After high school, he enlisted in the Air Force, serving near the end of World War II as an aircraft mechanic, and then later during the Korean War as a payroll clerk. He attended Eastern Arizona Junior College, BYU-Provo, and the Northrup Institute training as an aircraft mechanic and machinist.
On June 1, 1948, he married Ileen Allen in Mesa, Arizona.
JT is survived by his son, Randy (Delores) Eastman of Idaho Falls, ID; daughter, Susan (Kirk) Christensen of Rolla, MO; son, Tim (Carol) Eastman of West Valley City, UT; daughter, Carol (Blake) Ostrowski of Palmdale, CA; son, Kevin (Kim) Eastman of North Salt Lake City, UT; 24 grandchildren and many great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Ileen Eastman; and daughter, Denise Eastman.
