John Tyler Elliott, 97, of Winter Springs, Florida, passed away on April 30, 2018. He was born on August 7, 1920, at Edgewood Arsenal, Maryland. He graduated from Bel Air High School in Maryland, and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army on D Day, June 6, 1944. He was a West Point Military Academy graduate. John served as a Field Artillery officer in both World War II and the Korean War. He retired as lieutenant colonel in 1965. Following his tenure in the US Army, "Jack" became a successful stock broker for A.G. Edwards Financial Services Company, a career which spanned over thirty years. He married Marguerite Moeller Elliott on October 29, 1949. They raised four children together. John was an avid bicyclist who was an active member of the Bicycle of America Club. In that capacity, he organized and participated in many bicycling tours across the United States and Europe. At the age of 80, he drove his bike from the southern to northern-most tip of the United Kingdom, a distance of 1300 miles. John was the son of Lowell and Marion Moeller Elliott. He was predeceased by his loving wife of 68 years, who died peacefully on April 25, 2018. He is survived by his children, sons Frederick Tyler Elliott and wife, Susan, of Woodbridge, Virginia and Robert Moeller and wife, Susan, of Woodbridge, Virginia and Robert Moeller Elliott of Chattanooga, Tennessee, and daughter Marian Louise Elliott and wife Natalie Neilson of Coventry, Rhode Island. Grandchildren include Rebecca Elliott, Sarah Elliott Foster, David Elliott, Marilyn Elliott, Laura Elliott, Jenny Elliott, and Emily Elliott, and five great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements will be held at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia. To leave an online condolence to the family, please visit www.dignitymemorial.com.
Published in the Orlando Sentinel on May 4, 2018
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