John Dabney

John Dabney was born in Atlanta on December 9th, 1948. He attended Westminster Schools, was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Atlanta and Boy Scout Troop 60 where he earned his Eagle Scout rank. He attended the University of North Carolina and was drafted for the Vietnam War right before his Senior year. He joined the Army Reserves where he became a Medic.After a year of training, he was able to return to UNC fulfilling his monthly duties near there until he graduated. John went on to Law School at the University of Georgia then practiced Law for 50 years, first with Johnson and Ward Law Firm then privately in Cumming, GA.

He married Christiane Hirschman Weakly on September 23, 1992. They lived on Lake Lanier for many years, then built a house in Venice Florida where John retired after Chris's death in 2017. John later returned to the Gainesville area.

John liked to stay active throughout his life in sports, church, fraternity, clubs, civic groups, and ham radio. John loved adventure. He had his pilot license, did deep sea scuba diving, photography, and anything outdoors from hiking, camping,boating and fishing to golf, motorcycles and anything with guns. On the quieter side he enjoyed reading, history, playing guitar, building and repairing things. He strove to be the best at everything he did.

He is survived by his sister, Ann Blane and husband Bill, his nieces Casey and Grace, nephews Peter, David, and Christopher and his first cousins Lou Lyon, Beth Wood, and Margo Truslow.