John Leigh died peacefully on April 12, 2014, at age 65 in Austin, TX.
John was born in Baytown, TX, the oldest son of Dr. John M. Leigh, Sr., and Ethel Eppright Leigh (Davis). He grew up in Manor, playing sports and excelling academically, even skipping a grade in elementary school.
When he was 16 years old, John's family moved to Austin, where he became the first valedictorian at John H. Reagan High School. He then went to the University of Texas at Austin, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy. He was also a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity.
John became a pharmacist in Mount Pleasant, TX, working in the Skillern's / Revco drugstore as well as the pharmacy at the Titus Regional Medical Center while raising his family. He was a member of Tennison Memorial United Methodist Church in Mount Pleasant. He later moved to Austin, becoming a member of Hyde Park Baptist Church and working at the Texas Health Department before his physical challenges from Multiple Sclerosis required skilled nursing.
He is survived by his two daughters Lisa Leigh Kelly (Tim, Cedar Park) and Rebecca Leigh Cole (Tim, Austin); six grandchildren: Connor Cole & Christian Cole (Austin) and Chloe Kelly, Charis Kelly, Caleb Kelly, and Clarke Kelly (Cedar Park); his brother James H. Leigh (Jane, College Station); his double cousins Charles Leigh Eppright (Patsy, Austin) and David Eppright (Pensacola, FL); and his aunt Dorothy Leigh Eppright (Austin.) John is also survived by step-sister Linda Davis von Kreisler (Nicolai, Austin).
John's family would like to thank the staff at the Campbell Center at Buckner Villas for being his second family and its outstanding care of him for 14 years.
The funeral service will be conducted Friday, April 18, at 2:00 p.m. at Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home at 3125 N. Lamar in Austin, the Reverend Tim Kelly officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations may be made in his memory to Buckner Villas Employee Fund at 11110 Tom Adams Drive, Austin, TX 78753.
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