Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: FRIDAY, January 14, 1994 TAG: 9401140299
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: B2 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE:
DATELINE: BLACKSBURG LENGTH: Short
OBIT-MEZO, JOHN JOSEPH
MEZO, John Joseph, 62, of Blacksburg, died peacefully Wednesday, January
12, 1994. He was born and raised in Port Huron, Mich. A veteran of the Korean
War, he served in the intelligence division of the United States Air Force.
After completing his military service, he returned home and graduated from
Michigan State University in 1959. He retired as Supervisor of Purchasing from
Corning Glass Works in 1988. Throughout his career he was an active member of
the Purchasing Management Association of the Old Dominion. His volunteer
efforts include serving as President and Chairman of the Board of the New
River Valley Workshop and serving on the board of Warm Hearth, Inc. He is
survived by his loving wife of 35 years, Hazel; his son, Michael John of
Norfolk. Funeral services will be 12 noon Saturday, January 15, at the
Richardson-Horne Funeral Home Chapel conducted by Father Michael Thompson with
burial in Sunset Cemetery, Christiansburg. The family asked that in lieu of
flowers memorials be made to the New River Valley Workshop or Warm Hearth,
Inc. The family family will receive friends from 7 until 9 Friday evening at
the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home, Christiansburg.
by CNB