

He was born February 14, 1943, in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, to the late Bernice Tarter Knight and Earnest Leon Knight.
John graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1961, and went on to earn an Engineering Degree from Texas A&M University. He was a member of SAE and ASTM.
John was President and CEO of Test Engineering, Inc. and was involved with his company for over 40 years.
John was a member of the Churchill Baptist Church. He also enjoyed street rods, classic cars and spending time at his second home in Tennessee.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Bernice Tarter Knight and Earnest Leon Knight and his brother, Don Franklin Knight.
John is lovingly survived by his wife, Shirley Fay Knight; children, Shane Wilson Schleyer and wife, Teresa, Clayton Jon Knight, Leslie Marie Schleyer and Robert Nicholas Chuba and wife, Trinity; grandchildren, Taylor, Cody, Nicole, Charlie, Stran, Dalton and Eden; brother, Dr. Earnest Leon Knight and wife, Martha; niece, Meredith Valenta and family; nephew, Stephen Knight and family.
Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of your choice.
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