John C. Conn, Jr.

John Curd Conn, Jr., Lieutenant Colonel, USAF (Ret), died October 6, 2024 in West Chester, PA from complications related to Alzheimer's Disease. 

His family is indebted to the kind and caring staff of Coatesville VA Medical Center, Coatsville, PA as well as the compassionate staff and dedicated nurses of Compassus Hospice in Newtown Square, PA and of Sunrise of Westtown, West Chester, PA.

Born February 14, 1943 in Memphis, Tennessee, to John Curd Conn and Celeste Taylor Conn, John grew up in Lexington, Kentucky where he graduated from Henry Clay High School. Graduating from the United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO, in 1965, he went on to receive an MBA degree from Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, through the Air Force Institute of Technology.

John met Catherine Verre Champion while attending the Air Force Academy. Cathy was a student at Colorado Women's College, Denver, CO. They were married July 1, 1967, at Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church, Los Alamos, NM. They have one daughter, Theresa Celeste Conn.

As a career Air Force officer, he accrued over 3,000 hours flying time as a B-52 pilot and C-123 pilot, culminating his Air Force career in 1985. He is a Viet Nam veteran who served as a Forward Air Controller (FACs) in the C-123 aircraft stationed at Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand.

Upon his retirement, John became a Real Estate Broker in Albuquerque, NM, where he and his wife, Cathy, worked and lived until they moved to West Chester, PA, in 2022.

John is survived by his wife, Cathy of 57 years; daughter, Terri Conn Peck (Austin) and his five grandchildren, Julia, Keira, Morgan, Aidan and Roman; brother, Taylor W. Conn (Bonnie); and sister, Celeste C. Tingler. He is predeceased by his parents, John C. Conn, Sr. and Celeste T. Conn as well as his brother, Patrick S. Conn (Doris).

John was a member of St. Chad's Episcopal Church in Albuquerque. He sang in the St. Chad's Choir as a tenor. He served on the vestry in various leadership capacities. John also became well known for his famous Sunday morning breakfasts which he prepared for the parishioners.

John's legacy lives on through the lives he touched and the memories he created, which will forever be cherished by those who had the privilege of knowing him.

A Celebration of Life graveside service and burial will be held on Friday, October 25, 2024 at 11 am at the United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO, with The Reverend Brian Winter from Christ's Episcopal Church, Castle Rock, CO, officiating.

In lieu of flowers, the family invites you to join them in contributing to the Alzheimer's Association, www.alz.org/donate.