John Andrew Emory Sr.

1958 - 2021

EMORY, John Andrew, Sr., "The Roost," 62, of Richmond, Sunrise: July 18, 1958 and Sunset: April 13, 2021. Born in Richmond, he was the son of the late Raymond Levy Emory, a United States Navy World War II veteran, engineer and Theresa Julia Massad. He is survived by his mother, Theresa Trexler; three children, John Andrew Jr., Aliza and Dexter; three siblings, Helena, Julie and Mike; one niece, Christina; and two great-nephews, Julian and Jackson.

John was a graduate of John Randolph Tucker High School, was on the cross country team and later ran marathons. He was alumni and a strong supporter of the Virginia Home for Boys. He served as an aviation ordnanceman airman in the U.S. Navy. After military service, he returned home to Richmond and worked in the local automotive industry, culminating in leading fleet sales and large commercial leasing operations on the East Coast. An unconventional entrepreneur, John founded Emory Capital in 2012, supported many small to large business auto leasing needs, advanced into financial services and a variety of community service focused initiatives, such as school bus safety cameras, disaster relief, emergency management response, recovery operations and services.

John was of Lebanese and Irish decent. A talented artist, whose drawings and paintings were mostly appreciated by his family and friends, but also won several awards. He enjoyed and excelled in landscaping. He was an avid fan of Elvis and '70s rock and roll music, participated in and won local dance contests in the 1980s and 1990s. He had a passion for Christmas, artistic, extreme decorating and attending the Nutcracker Ballet in Richmond multiple times every year. John was a sports enthusiast, especially football and NASCAR. He especially loved his RGS Christian Men's Group; he joined in 2000 and attended almost every Monday night with Mike Flynn and AJ for over two decades. …"Never a bad day on the beach…" He was drawn to the water, felt most calm there, loved body surfing - always found a way to escape to Virginia Beach, even for just day trips, year round. John was a born again Christian, an active member of Grove Avenue Baptist Church, Glen Allen Lodge No. 131 A.F. & A.M., Richmond Scottish Rite Bodies and ACCA Temple.

A religious, military and fraternal memorial service will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 18, 2021 (John's Birthday), at the Central Chapel of Bennett Funeral Home, 3215 Cutshaw Ave., Richmond, Virginia 23230. This service will also be live streamed at reellyfeproductions.com. More information will follow at a later date.

. . ."Who, besides being a super dad, great son, brother and uncle, was a humble spirited man who loved God and his fellow man, a kind and gentle provider, dog-lover, military historian and patriot, teacher, counselor, gourmet breakfast and pasta chef, groovy talented artist, romantic dreamer, beach bum, and Very Good FRIEND," 1 John 4:7-8. . .Gone to Glory. We terribly miss and will always remember you.