In Loving Memory of John Ellrick, 56, of Conroe, Texas. He was born on May 15, 1955 in Decatur, Illinois and departed for Heaven on June 5, 2011. John served 12 years in the US Army as a truck driver and was a member of the Conroe VFW Post 4709. After the service, John spent 18 years as a truck driver for Consolidated Freight Ways in Nebraska. For the past several years, John was employed at Lakeview Marina.He is survived by his wife, Mary Ellrick, of Conroe; mother, Jean Ellrick, Conroe; 3 children, 4 step daughters and 8 grandchildren; sisters, Dorothy Lauderdale of Conroe and Judi Collett, Cocoa, Florida; brothers, Art Williams of South Carolina and Terry Ellrick of Florida; and numerous nephews and nieces. He was preceded in death by his father.