Ronald O'Neal Johns

RONALD O'NEAL JOHNS, 65, died on June 27, 2009. He is survived by his beloved and devoted wife, Susan Wills Murphy Johns; his four children: Christopher Kelley Johns, Alexander William Potter Johns, Andrew Bogardus Johns, and Mary Helen Elizabeth Johns, all of Houston; his brother, William Potter Johns, of New York; and his uncle, William Maxwell Johns, of Dallas. Ron was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Percy Manton Johns, Jr. of Tulsa. He was the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Dixon Potter, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Percy Manton Johns, Sr., of Ardmore, Oklahoma. A member of an old Texas family, his great-grandfather was the Hon. C.C. Potter, an early Texas judge, whose family came to Texas from Georgia in 1852. His great-great-grandfather, Cincinnatus Potter, was a Captain in the Confederate Army who fought Comanche raiders on the Texas frontier during the Civil War. Ron graduated from Cornell University, where he received his B.S. and M.S. in chemical engineering, and was a member of Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. He began his professional life at Exxon Chemical and later started and managed several companies. Ron was the president of Symcon Global Technologies, an international software and engineering firm serving the energy industry. He was a member of Saint Martin's Episcopal Church, the Forest Club, and the Saint Nicholas Society of New York. Ron was an honorable, kind man who was greatly loved and will be greatly missed. A memorial service will be held at St. Martin's Episcopal Church this Wednesday, July 1st at 2:00 p.m. The family will host a reception at the church parish hall following the service. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial donations be made to St. Martin's Episcopal Church or the charity of your choice.