{"id":20972,"date":"2022-07-13T18:32:48","date_gmt":"2022-07-13T23:32:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eextra.news\/greenville\/?p=20972"},"modified":"2025-03-26T17:57:42","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T22:57:42","slug":"john-thomas-johnston-obituary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eextra.news\/greenville\/2022\/07\/13\/john-thomas-johnston-obituary\/","title":{"rendered":"John Thomas Johnston || Obituary"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_214287\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-214287\" class=\"size-full wp-image-214287\" src=\"https:\/\/eextra.news\/greenville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/03\/Obit-File-With-Photo-2022-07-13T130128.241.png\" alt=\"John Thomas Johnston\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-214287\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Submitted<\/p><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>John Thomas (J.T.) Johnston passed away peacefully on July 9, 2022, in Dallas, Texas. <\/strong>He was born on January 24, 1930, in St. Louis as the son of Herbert Johnston and Mabel (Farris) Seeley.<\/p>\n<p>J.T. was preceded in death by his wife of 49 years, Shirley Trulove Johnston and his son, John David Johnston.\u00a0 J.T. is survived by his son Tom, six grandchildren, Diedre Johnston Gray (Michael), Robyn Johnston Feezel (Brian), Candice Klebba (Justin), John C. Johnston, Lindsey McCue (Fred), Devin Johnston and many great-grandchildren.<\/p>\n<p>J.T. worked very hard even from an early age, holding jobs in high school at\u00a0Johansen Bros Shoe Co, where he met a young Shirley Trulove in 1948.\u00a0 J.T. enlisted in the United States Army in Sept. 1950 and the couple was married in Camp Carson, CO in November 1950.<\/p>\n<p>Quickly after getting married, J.T. left for Korea, returning to the U.S. in March 1952 and was then assigned to the west coast, where he was stationed in both California and Washington.\u00a0 Following three years of service with the Army, J.T. was discharged in Sept 1953 and returned to St. Louis. Despite not formally finishing high school, J.T. sought and obtained a college education in engineering and physics.\u00a0 After studies at Washington University, J.T. began his professional career at McDonnell Douglas Aircraft in July 1955, and soon welcomed two beloved sons, John and Tom.\u00a0 J.T. was proud of his distinguished career in aeronautical engineering, heading many key projects for McDonnell Douglas including serving as the chief engineer of the Lear Jet program from 1966-67.<\/p>\n<p>After an early attempt at retirement from McDonnell Douglas, J.T. was called back to work, joining E-Systems in Greenville, Texas in 1988.\u00a0 J.T. and Shirley moved to Texas where they welcomed many family member visits and made new friends.\u00a0 Before and after Shirley\u2019s passing in 1999, J.T. enjoyed his second attempt at retirement in Greenville, operating a 14-acre ranch independently, up until his untimely passing. Even in retirement, J.T. operated a successful engineering consulting business.<\/p>\n<div>J.T.\u2019s impeccable work ethic and commitment to providing for his family was matched with a strong involvement in the lives of his children and grandchildren, and was never short on love and advice.\u00a0 J.T. was a caring, charismatic and brilliant force in the lives of so many and will be dearly missed.\u00a0 At J.T.\u2019s request, no formal funeral services will be held, but his memory will live on.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Thomas (J.T.) 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