John Paul Tignor

1950 - 2017

TIGNOR, John Paul Carrollton- John Paul Tignor, beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend died peacefully at Faith Presbyterian Hospice in Dallas on June 29, 2017 surrounded by his loving family after a long and courageous battle with mucoepidermoid carcinoma. He was born on August 25, 1950 in Philadelphia, PA and was the youngest son of Robert Tignor, a Presbyterian minister and Martha Stalter Tignor, a Latin teacher. He attended Yeadon High School in Yeadon, PA graduating in 1968. He briefly attended The College of Wooster in Wooster, OH before transferring to Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, VA where he graduated in 1973. His passion for helping others led him to Texas Chiropractic College in Pasadena, TX where he received his Doctor of Chiropractic in 1987. In 1996 he opened his own clinic, Tignor Chiropractic in Carrollton, where he helped countless patients for 17 years. John loved tennis and was incredibly active with the Carrollton Tennis Association where he served on the CTA Board of Directors and as captain of the Tuesday night men's doubles league. He often said that he met most of his best friends on the tennis court. He was an avid skier and spent one month during college in a study program in Stuben, Austria where he skied and learned German and spent one year skiing and working in Stowe, VT. He loved telling the story of meeting Maria von Trapp of the famous Von Trapp family from The Sound of Music while he was there. John loved to travel and had many great adventures throughout the country with his family. He delighted in being active, learning new things, playing games and discussing politics and his much-loved Philadelphia Eagles. He was active with environmental organizations and loved family trips to the national parks. John is survived by his beloved wife Betty Tignor, his devoted children Michelle Steger and her husband Ted of Longmeadow, MA, Julie Raulston and her husband Richard of Fort Worth, his grandchildren Caitlin Maher and Kaleb Raulston of Fort Worth, and Teddy and John Steger of Longmeadow, MA, his siblings Robert (Marian) Tignor of Princeton, NJ, Richard (Lore) Tignor of Williamsport, PA, Joan (Joe) Tiernan of Severna Park, MD, Judy (Nick) Russo of Glassboro, NJ, and brother and sister-in-law, Joe and Pat Cunningham of Sherman, TX. He is also survived by his nieces and nephews Laura Cobb, Sandra Selby, Steve Tignor, Julie Cepiel, Cathie Tiernan, Bonnie Tiernan, Lynn Tiernan-Lynch, Cathy Russo, Nick Russo, Susie Clayton, Bill Cunningham, and Candyce Buescher, many grand nieces and nephews, along with dear friends too numerous to count. He was preceded in death by his nephew Jeffrey David Tignor. At his request, there will be no funeral but a memorial service to be held at a later date. (To contact family and receive information on the service, please email friendsofjohntignor@gmail.com). Memorial contributions may be made to: MD Anderson Cancer Center (gifts.mdanderson.org) or Faith Presbyterian Hospice (www.prescs.org/give-now/).