He graduated from Texas A&I. A Houston resident for 34 years, he was an Exxon employee.
He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Linnie Fox. He is survived by his wife, Kay Fox; 2 sons, Johnny G. "Jerry" Fox, Jr., and his wife Laschel and their children John, Whitney, and Rylie, of Bulverde, and Jeffrey Michael "Jeff" Fox and his wife Karen and their children Kailey and Kyra of Spring Branch; 2 sisters, Elizabeth Helms and Dorothy Murphy; 2 brothers, W. T. Fox, Jr. and Danny Fox; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Those who desire may make memorial gifts to the American Cancer Society, 8115 Datapoint Dr., San Antonio, TX 78229