John Bruce Cox, 1945-2007

John Bruce Cox died on March 25, after a valiant battle with cancer. He was a loving husband, father and brother who served his country in the U.S. Naval Reserves and U.S. Army (both active duty and reserves). In the Army during the Viet Nam War, he was stationed in the U.S. and in Germany. The proud son of a career Air Force officer, John became a helicopter mechanic after active duty and later served as an airworthiness inspector for the Federal Aviation Authority. He attended the University of Kansas and the College of William and Mary where he studied humanities and philosophy. He retired from the Army Reserves with the rank of Major.

Above all, John was a family man. He helped his parents in their final years, he adored his three beautiful daughters, and cared for his younger siblings and two stepchildren. He was best man at his brother's wedding. As a child, he lived all over the country and eventually settled in Texas, residing in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area for the past 20 years.

John loved art, cars, books, music and film, and surrounded himself with laughter and beauty. Later in life, he became an avid SCUBA diver and cyclist, activities that he pursued with Lynn, his wife of three years. After a diagnosis of cancer, he rode in the Hotter N'Hell Hundred. He will be lovingly remembered by family and friends for his sense of humor and his magnanimous spirit.

John Cox is survived by wife Lynn Morrow, daughters Charlotte Nicole, Julia Catherine, Emily Marie; brother Lee and sister Jay; and his aunt Katherine Walker. He follows his parents in death, Samuel J. Cox, Jr. (USAF, Lt. Col, Ret.) and Nancy K. Cox (WWII WAC Sgt.).

A private memorial is scheduled with a military burial later. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that a care package be sent to active duty troops serving overseas.

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