John
John F. Zewald
d. May 31, 2020
John F. Zewald, a true Houstonian born in 1961, passed away in peace and comfort surrounded by his loving family.
He was educated in the Fort Bend County school district. John enjoyed FFA, mechanic shop, and the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.
John joined the Army at age 18 as an auto mechanic and traveled the world. He worked in the transportation industry most of his life until he took early retirement to work on his bucket list. He enjoyed the outdoors, fishing, motorcycle riding, football, and music. John was also a member of the VFW Post 880 in Galveston, TX.
John was blessed with wife Joni (Conroe, TX); son, Shawn; his wife, Rachel; and grand-daughters, Savannah and Sierra (Alvin, TX), and daughter, Valerie (Conroe, TX); sisters, Carol Zewald (Richard Uribe), (Manvel, TX) and Mary Ann Atkinson (Donald), (Manvel, TX); nieces, Candace Heller (Manvel, TX) and Florence Lorance (Spring, TX); nephews, Kenneth Heller (Houston, TX) and Clifton Atkinson (Spring, TX).
John always did things his way and we will forever love him.
A military committal service will be held at 2:00 PM on Thursday, June 11, 2020 (1:45 pm arrival, Lane 1) at Houston National Cemetery, 10410 Veterans Memorial Dr, Houston, TX 77038. In lieu of flowers the family asks that contributions in his memory may be made to VFW Post 880, 1014 24th Street, Galveston, TX 77550
He was educated in the Fort Bend County school district. John enjoyed FFA, mechanic shop, and the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.
John joined the Army at age 18 as an auto mechanic and traveled the world. He worked in the transportation industry most of his life until he took early retirement to work on his bucket list. He enjoyed the outdoors, fishing, motorcycle riding, football, and music. John was also a member of the VFW Post 880 in Galveston, TX.
John was blessed with wife Joni (Conroe, TX); son, Shawn; his wife, Rachel; and grand-daughters, Savannah and Sierra (Alvin, TX), and daughter, Valerie (Conroe, TX); sisters, Carol Zewald (Richard Uribe), (Manvel, TX) and Mary Ann Atkinson (Donald), (Manvel, TX); nieces, Candace Heller (Manvel, TX) and Florence Lorance (Spring, TX); nephews, Kenneth Heller (Houston, TX) and Clifton Atkinson (Spring, TX).
John always did things his way and we will forever love him.
A military committal service will be held at 2:00 PM on Thursday, June 11, 2020 (1:45 pm arrival, Lane 1) at Houston National Cemetery, 10410 Veterans Memorial Dr, Houston, TX 77038. In lieu of flowers the family asks that contributions in his memory may be made to VFW Post 880, 1014 24th Street, Galveston, TX 77550
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