John Wayne Weikel

In Loving Memory

John WayneWeikel

Date of Birth July 14, 1939
Passed Away On January 8, 2021
At Age 81 years
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John Wayne Weikel, age 81, of Kerrville, passed away January 8, 2021 from complications of Covid and pneumonia at Peterson Regional Medical Center.\r\n\r\nJohn Wayne Weikel was born July 14, 1939 in Houston to Glen and Patricia (Arlitt) Weikel. While serving in the U.S. Army, John met and married Darlene (Ferris), his wife of 50 years, who preceded him in death in January 2011. Together they raised two sons, Charles Wayne Weikel and Kenneth Lee Weikel.\r\n\r\nAfter honorable discharge from the Army, John was a data analyst for Texaco and retired in 1995 before moving to Kerrville.\r\n\r\nJohn's kindness and generosity will be remembered by many. His love of God, airplanes, cars, gardening, knife making, cooking and grilling is surpassed only by his devotion to the Masonic Lodge (member of Fredericksburg Lodge). We all appreciate your friendship and thank you for being such a great man.\r\n\r\nJohn was preceded in death by both parents; wife; and sister, Patricia Ann Deiss (Weikel).\r\n\r\nSurvived by his children, Charles Wayne Weikel and wife Jodette (Kerrville), Kenneth Lee Weikel (Houston); grandchildren Joshua Wayne Weikel (Chicago), Sandra of (Houston) and Jadette Gonzales and husband James (Kerrville), two living nephews, Alan Deiss and wife Laurie of (Buffalo), and Phillip Deiss and wife Mary of (Houston).\r\n\r\nVisitation will be Tuesday, January 12, 2021 from 3-5 PM at Grimes Funeral Chapels and a private family burial will be held at Ft. Sam Houston at a later date.
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Candy Hoff Altena Spring, TX July 10, 2025
"John, thank you for all you did for me at Texaco in 1982. You were brave to insist that this new employee be on your team - a whole floor of men. You poured your expertise into all of us. You were so very kind to me and became a friend. John was truly so kind; he was fun and loved to tease. A Mississippi native, knowing that I struggled a bit speaking while mapping out flowcharts on the whiteboard, he’d comment that “Candy was the only one he knew who could pronounce ‘oil’ as a three syllable word.”. He would often stop by my cubicle wearing his going home cowboy hat and shoo me out of the office a bit early so I could beat traffic out of Houston on those weekends I’d drive home to see family. I carried such good memories of you after I married and left Texaco. I treasure our group photo from Texas Day that you guys presented me as I left. I often tried to find you expecting that you’d had retired to southern Colorado where you’d suggested more than once you’d love to retire. I moved back to The Woodkands/Tomball area and I did look for you in crowds hoping we’d meet again by chance possibly. I first found this obituary shortly after you died as I once again checked fir any notice or posting of another achievement of some kind. I was sorry to read of this one though. John, I just wanted to thank you for investing in me, for being a kind supportive generous humble friend. Thank you for fatherly advice and concern. You meant a lot to me. Candy Hoff Altena, 6703 Pennwell Dr. Spring, TX 77389"
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