Jack served our country in the Army during WWII. He was with 29th Infantry Division on Omaha Beach during D-Day, July 15, 1944. During the Battle of St. Lo, his cranium was fractured and his left side was littered with shrapnel wounds from a German mortar attack.
Jack graduated from Baylor Law School in 1950 and worked as an attorney in the Beaumont area for many years. Jack was elected and served as 136th District Court judge until his retirement. He served as director of Boys Haven, the organization that provided a good home for lost boys and was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church.
Jack is survived by his wife, Doris King of Beaumont; son Brent King, MD and his wife Rosemary Kozar, MD, PhD of Baltimore, MD; grandson Sean Kozar-King J.D. of Houston, granddaughter Michaela Kozar-King of New Orleans, LA and grandson Seth Shimon of Austin.
Jack was preceded in death by his daughter Donna Kay King.
A celebration of Judge King's life will be held Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at 11:00 AM at Trinity United Methodist Church, 3430 Harrison Ave., Beaumont, TX with Pastor Bob Shield officiating.
Interment will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Groves, Texas
