John was a long-time member of many Tulsa organizations, including Astronomy
Club of Tulsa, 39 Repeater Group, Red Castle Gun Club, Genealogy Society of
Tulsa, and the Tulsa Computer Society, as well as the American Radio Relay
League and Leukemia Society. His father, Clarence who lived in Muskogee,
was also a ham operator (W5FDP), and they spent part of every day conversing
until his dad's death several years ago.
He earned his radio operator's license while in the U. S.Air Force, and then attended Oklahoma State University, earning a degree in electrical engineering. After graduation he worked full-time for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, where he had been a part-time employee while at OSU. He retired from the Corps in 1987. He was preceded in death by his wife, Carolyn, in 1968. He married Mary Margaret O'Neill Silvey in 1982. He is survived by Mary Margaret; his son, Brett, 41; a sister, Becky Jones, and brother, Clarence Jr. (Buddy) Schiller, both of Muskogee; and step-children Suzanne, Scott, Shannon and Stephen.
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