John St. John

1917 - 2005

FORT WORTH -- John St. John, 88, passed away Friday, Oct. 28, 2005, in Fort Worth. Funeral: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday in Greenwood Chapel. Burial: Greenwood Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Greenwood Funeral Home. John was born May 17, 1917, and grew up in Cisco. He attended New Mexico Military Institute and served in the 36th Infantry Division during World War II. He received a Purple Heart. John attended the University of Texas, where he was a quarterback for the Longhorns. John was a member of the Petroleum Club, River Crest Country Club and Steeplechase. He was an avid golfer and longtime independent oil operator in Fort Worth. He was preceded in death by his wife, Bernice St. John. Survivors: Son, John St. John II and wife, Lynne; stepdaughters, Barbara Thomas and husband, Jim, and Bunny Ridgeway; granddaughters, Mary Lynne Zurawel and husband, Sam, Gretchen Brandt and husband, Matthew, and Meredith Thomas; grandsons, Stoney Thomas and wife, Elizabeth, Bart Thomas, Barrett Vawter and Brandt Vawter; and great-grandchildren, Sophie St. John Zurawel, John Pierce Zurawel and Luke Palmer Zurawel. Greenwood Funeral Home 3100 White Settlement Rd., (817) 336-0584