John Roland Birdwell, Jr.
1950 - 2022 (72 years)-
Name John Roland Birdwell Suffix Jr. Born 1 Apr 1950 Abilene, Taylor County, Texas, USA Gender Male Died 17 Apr 2022 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA Cremated 3 Jun 2022 Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery - Dallas, Texas, USA Person ID I13062 Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree Last Modified 12 Jan 2024
Father John Roland Birdwell, b. 22 Jan 1924, Bossier City, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA , d. 29 Apr 1990, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA (Age 66 years) Mother Martha Helen Brecheen, b. 6 Dec 1927, Cisco, Eastland County, Texas, USA , d. 25 Oct 1965, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA (Age 37 years) Married 18 Jul 1947 Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, USA Family ID F5741 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 T.A. Payne Children + 1. R.J. Birdwell + 2. S.K. Birdwell 3. J.R. Birdwell, III Last Modified 12 Jan 2024 Family ID F5806 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Angel Marcotte, b. 12 Mar 1961, d. 7 Sep 2008 (Age 47 years) Married 31 Oct 1999 Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA Last Modified 2 Jan 2024 Family ID F5807 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Headstones Crypt of John Roland Birdwell, Jr. and Angel Marcotte Birdwell
Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery - Dallas, Texas, USA
Plot: SECTION COL-C ROW CT6 SITE E170
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Notes - Obituary:
On April 17, 2022, John Roland Birdwell, Jr died peacefully in Dallas, Texas at the age of 72.
John was born April 1, 1950 in Abilene, Texas, son of the late John Roland and Martha Hellen Birdwell. He graduated from C.E. Byrd High School in 1968. John served in the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam War and later the United States Army and the United States Army Reserves.
John was a man with a great sense of humor and made every hard situation lighter. He often said his job was to tease his children.
John is survived by three daughters, Rebecca Birdwell, Sheenna Donoho (Edward) and Tara Birdwell; one son, John Birdwell, III (Leanne); one step-son, Christopher Marcotte; five grandchildren, Donavon Thomas, Danielle Locklin (William), Dustin Thomas, John Birdwell, IV and Aubree Donoho; one great granddaughter Raelynn Locklin. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Angel Marcotte Birdwell and his sister, Rebecca Durham.
At John's request, there will be no funeral or memorial service. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in memory of John Birdwell to The Fund for Veterans' Assistance at https://www.tvc.texas.gov/grants/support-texas-veterans/ or at Companions for Heroes at https://www.companionsforheroes.org/donations.
(Published by All Texas Cremation of Dallas, TX)
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