John Stephen

Coleman

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IN LOVING MEMORY

John Stephen Coleman

Sep 02 1930 - Apr 03 2014

John Stephen Coleman, age 83, of Allen, Texas, passed away April 3, 2014.  He was born on September 2, 1930, in New Orleans, Louisiana, to James and Barbara (Rodriguez) Coleman. On July 16, 1977, John married Anne Reis Lord in Houston, Texas. He proudly served his country in the United States Army. John received his degree in Chemical Engineering from Tulane University and worked for Shell Chemical for 30 years. He loved the outdoors; John was a master gardener, he and his wife owned The Greenery in Kerrville, Texas. He wrote articles for the gardening section of the newspaper in Kerrville. John was a member of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Kerrville, Texas.  

He is survived by his wife, Anne Coleman of Allen, Texas; daughters, Catherine “Trinka” Reese and husband Mike of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, Karen Rushing and husband Mac of Homer, Louisiana, and Caroline Stender of Houston, Texas; step-children, Valerie Stelzer and husband Joe of Allen, Texas, Vince Hannigan and wife Kim of Houston, Texas, Teresa Agnello and husband Tom of Fairview, Pennsylvania; 12 grandchildren; and 5 great-grandchildren.

John is preceded in death by his parents, James and Barbara Coleman and brother, Jim Coleman.

A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, April 13, 2014, at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Chapel, in Allen, Texas.

Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718 or www.cancer.org.

 

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