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John Richard Hancock

11 Oct 1918 – 31 Aug 1995

Birth	11 Oct 1918
Death	31 Aug 1995
Cemetery	Grove Hill Memorial Park Dallas , Dallas County , Texas , USA
Added by	David Brasfield on 16 Mar 2011
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62894965

Bio

Services for John R. Hancock, a retired Dallas firefighter, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Gun Barrel City, Texas. Burial will be at noon Saturday at Grove Hill Cemetery in Dallas. Mr. Hancock, 76, died Thursday of a stroke at a Kaufman hospital. He joined the Dallas Fire Department in 1947. His son Thomas E. Hancock of Durango, Colo., said that his father enjoyed his time in the department. "He liked working there because of the friendships he made and the family-type atmosphere the department provided," Thomas Hancock said. "He worked very hard, and he always wanted to do what he could to help people." His son added that his father did not talk about his job much, because he did not want his family to worry about him. Mr. Hancock retired in 1969 and opened a transmission shop in Duncanville. He closed the shop in 1974. Other survivors include his wife, La Verne Hancock of Gun Barrel City; another son, George M. Hancock of Whitney, Texas; a sister, Dorothy Van of Dallas; and three grandchildren. - Dallas Morning News September 2, 1995

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Family

Parents

• John Hancock 1891–1985
• Clara Marie Sy Hancock 1896–1959

Siblings

• Mary Edith Hancock Burns 1921–1983
• Dorothy Mae Hancock Van 1925–2003

Children

• SP4 John David Hancock 1947–1968 FaG

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