a.m. he went missing and a search by police and family found no trace him. More than two months later on April 9, underwater divers doing maintenance for the South Florida Water Management District found Tammaro inside his Mercedes-Benz 420 at the bottom of the C-9 canal in Miramar, Florida, a waterway that runs from the Atlantic Ocean into the Everglades. The Broward County, Florida Medical Examiner's Office ruled his death was an accident. Two of John Tammaro Jr.'s sons have followed in his footsteps. Son, Michael Tammaro also trained at Woodbine Racetrack where he won the 1986 Queen's Plate with Golden Choice. Son, John J. Tammaro III is also a successful trainer and nephew, Dean Sarvis is a jockey. References John Tammaro, Jr. biography at the NTRA Calder Racecourse Hall of Fame Bloodhorse.com report on John Tammaro, Jr.'s death Note: - the United States Social Security Death Index records his death date as April 9, the date his body was discovered. 1925 births 2001 deaths American racehorse trainers Sportspeople from Baltimore Deaths by drowning in the United States Road incident deaths in Florida