John J Greer

John J. Greer, 74, passed away unexpectedly on June 10, 2024, at his home in Washington D.C. The cause of death was heart disease. He will be missed by his many friends in the area as well as throughout the United States.

John, the only child of John J. Greer II and Clara Greer, was born in Welch, West Virginia. The family moved to Roanoke, Virginia, in 1960, where he remained through high school. John earned both his B.A. and M.A. degrees from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia, before moving to Washington, D.C., to attend the Georgetown University Law Center, where he earned his J.D. in 1976.

He was an active member of the law school's Georgetown Gilbert & Sullivan Society during law school and for several years thereafter and served as a rehearsal and performance pianist.

After earning his J.D., John remained at Georgetown to work in the registrar's office before he left for work as the in-house counsel of a local construction company. John later attended George Washington University, where he earned a Master of International Business degree. He then began his 30-year career in the Office of External Affairs at the US International Trade Commission.

John was a long-time fan and supporter of opera. After his retirement, he found tremendous joy in planning his many travels nationwide to attend operas. He watched with pleasure as many of the artists who became friends during these trips developed successful professional careers. He was thrilled to be interviewed for a January 2020 article in Opera America about opera fans who travel frequently to support their love of opera. You may donate to the Washington National Opera artistic and educational programming in John Greer name.

https://www.kennedy-center.org/Support/SupportWNO/quick-donate-wno/

John is survived by maternal cousins. Burial was at Roselawn Cemetery in Princeton, West Virginia. A memorial service will be held in Washington, D.C., at a future date.