John Kenneth Percival

John Kenneth Percival obituary, Atlanta, GA

John Kenneth Percival

John Percival Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Feb. 12, 2024.
John Kenneth Percival, 76, passed away on January 26, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia from complications of esophageal cancer. He was born on July 24, 1947 in Hamilton, Bermuda to Eugene Claude Percival and Viola Jeannette (Melehes) Percival.

John is survived by his siblings James (Mickey), Anita Dewey, Betty Hamman, and Ray; his son and daughter-in-law Mark and Alaina; his grandchildren Edwin and Ezra; and his former spouse Joye.

John served in the Army during the Vietnam War, and later graduated from Colorado State with a degree in Finance and Economics in 1972. He started his finance career in international tax consulting at Arthur Anderson and had a long and successful professional life living in Atlanta, Richmond, Dallas, New York, Milan, and Munich, before settling in Mayfair, London.

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Alon Kapen

August 18, 2024

John was a good man with a kind nature, a loyal friend with a great sense of humor and one of the finest investment bankers I ever worked with. I miss him. RIP

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Betty Hamman

April 9, 2024

John was (and always will be) my big brother. I miss and love you always.
your little sister Betty

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