1928 2019
Obituary for John “Jack” Charles Cawthron, Jr. John Charles Cawthron Jr., known to friends as “Jack”, of Manassas, VA was called to be with his Lord on Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at the age of 91. Jack was born in Lynn, MA on October 29, 1928 to the late John Charles Cawthron Sr. and Matilda Logan Cawthron. His sixty year marriage to sweetheart, Katherine Isabelle Vennard, began on September 29, 1951. Jack enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps shortly after completing high school and utilized his military benefits to attend Union College in Kentucky. While at Union College, he attended Officer Training School at Quantico, VA, and was commissioned as a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps upon graduation. Jack served his country for over twenty-years, earning the rank of Major. Towards the end of Jack’s career in the U.S. Marine Corps, he took courses to prepare for a second career as a classroom teacher. After his retirement from the U.S. Marine Corps in 1970, he shared his life experiences to his students as a middle school history teacher. He retired from teaching in 1990. Jack was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and great-great-grandfather. Dedicated to his family, friends, community and country, Jack will be remembered for his strong loyalty, high moral standards, sense of humor, and willingness to help others. Jack was an avid golfer and fisherman. He was preceded in death by his wife, Katherine Isabelle Cawthron. Survivors include his three children, John C. Cawthron and wife Sally, Steve W. Cawthron and wife Donna, Marjorie Young and husband Tony; two sisters, Margaret Berg and Rena Doherty; a brother, David Cawthron; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and one great-great grandson. The family will receive friends on Friday, December 13th, 2019 from 10:30-11:30 a.m. at Baker-Post Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 10001 Nokesville Road, Manassas, VA 20110, where funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m. that same day. Interment will follow at Quantico National Cemetery, Triangle, VA with Military Honors. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Wounded Warrior Project. Please sign the guestbook at www.bakerpostfh.com. To send flowers to the family of John “Jack” Charles Cawthron, Jr., please visit our Heartfelt Sympathies Store. Order Flowers
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Death notice for the town of: Manassas, state: Virginia