John was a Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation for 36 years in Denver.
After John's first wife, Eleanor Kohns died in 1981 he met and married Telise Courville Johnsen who was the widow of a former Special Agent. John and Telise had a wonderful 22 years together.
John was active in the First Presbyterian Church of San Antonio, the Society of former Special Agents, and the San Antonio Kiwanis Club.
John is survived by his beloved wife, Telise; and his three daughters, Linda Mendez of Denver, Colorado; Sally Broughton Culter of Prescott, Arizona; and Judy Broughton Gonzales of Santa Fe, New Mexico; and stepchildren, Telise Johnsen of Madison, Wisconsin and Mark Johnsen of Bulverde, Texas