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

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1 Apr 1950 - Abilene, Taylor County, Texas, USA Married - 31 Oct 1999 - Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA Died - 17 Apr 2022 - Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA Cremated - 3 Jun 2022 - Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery - Dallas, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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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

  
  

• 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)