John Michael David Wickert Jr.

John Michael David Wickert Jr. passed away quietly in his sleep surrounded by loved ones on Friday, February 26, 2021 in Madisonville, Louisiana at the age of 83. He was born on January 31, 1938, in Schenectady, New York. He was a native of Albany, New York where he met his beloved wife when they were six years old and married her in 1959. They celebrated 44 years together before she passed away, and he now joins her in Heaven. John served in the US Army, attended Renesselaer Polytechnic Institute, then worked for Univac where he helped develop some of the first computer programs and worked on the first US Census computer application. He lived in Falls Church, Virginia and then moved to Slidell, Louisiana in 1975 with his wife and five children. He found the Lord and was saved in 1978 when he was 40 years of age. After retiring from Mohawk Data Sciences in 1984 with a long successful career in sales, he faithfully served his church by volunteering as a deacon and servant of the Lord, which as he would say often, he considered himself blessed every day. John is survived by his five children that he told everyday how proud he was of them, #1 Teri Wickert Brenning, (Late Donald), #2 John Wickert III, (Chris), #3Donna Wickert Bradford,(Jason), #4 Barbara Wickert P'Pool, (David) and #5 Karen Wickert Walls,(Glenn); his grandchildren, Donald Brenning Jr, Morgan P'Pool, Zachary Walls, Brooke P'Pool, Michael Christopher, Emily Walls, and Ethan P'Pool; his Brother Paul Wickert; and his two great grandchildren, Christopher Brenning and Aubrey Brenning. The Pallbearers will be his son, John Wickert III, his sons-in-law David P'Pool, Glenn Walls, and his grandsons, Donald Brenning Jr, Zachary Walls, and Ethan P'Pool. Honorary Pallbearers are his grandson Michael Christopher and his son in law Jason Bradford. He is preceded in death by his parents, John and Sophie Wickert; his wife, Bernice Veronica Pocius Wickert; his sister, Carol Wickert Perry and a grandson, Brandon David P'Pool. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the Funeral Services at Honaker Funeral Home, 1751 Gause Blvd. West, Slidell, LA., on Friday, March 5, 2021 at 11:00 A.M. Interment , with Military Honors, in Forest Lawn Cemetery. Visitation on Friday after 9:00 A.M. until funeral time. Please visit www.honakerforestlawn.com to sign guestbook. Arrangements by Honaker Funeral Home, Inc., Slidell, LA.