Harvard Memorials: Remembering the life, death and legacy of John Spears Jr.
John Arthur Spears Jr., Colonel US Army (Retired) beloved husband, father, grandfather, and brother passed away peacefully on July 22, 2014 in his home in Colorado Springs, Colorado after a 2 month battle with Leukemia. John was born in Maryville, Tennessee, January 10, 1949 to the late John Arthur Spears and Ruth Ryan Nance. John graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1971, and subsequently earned a Masters in Business Administration from Yale University, as well...
