John Gibson, former AP editor and Hazel Crest resident, dies: Newspaper Obituary
and Death Notice
Daily Southtown (Chicago, IL) - June 22, 2005
Deceased Name: John Gibson, former AP editor and Hazel Crest resident, dies
Former Hazel Crest resident John Gibson, an editor for The Associated Press who
covered Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1966 visit to the Chicago area, died over
the weekend.
Mr. Gibson died Sunday at his daughter's home in Crete Township, after suffering
multiple strokes. He was 88.
Mr. Gibson had a 36-year career with the AP, beginning as a correspondent in
Lexington, Ky.
After the Danville native transferred to the Chicago bureau in 1958, Mr. Gibson
covered a number of stories as an editor, including King's visit to the Chicago
area and Cicero.
"The story affected my father personally," Mr. Gibson's son Tom said.
"He respected the peaceful participants of the march, and he was surprised by
the hostility of the neighborhoods (King) went through."
Mr. Gibson began his journalism career at the Danville Tribune while still a
teenager, his family said.
While there, he married his high school sweetheart, Marian Seawright, but the
nuptials were kept quiet since the bride was still in high school.
"They had to keep it quiet for six or eight months," Tom said. "Back then, that
type of thing was frowned upon."
The couple were married 68 years.
In 1960, with first-born Tom grown and out of the house, Mr. Gibson, his wife
and their four young daughters moved to Hazel Crest, where he lived until moving
in with his daughter in 2004.
After his retirement from the AP in 1979, Mr. Gibson, ever the family man, stuck
close to home, spending his free time gardening and serving in several churches,
including Christ Mission Church in New Lenox.
Mr. Gibson's family said he was a quiet man who was more into listening than
talking.
"He had four daughters -- what choice did he have?" Tom said.
A wake for Mr. Gibson is set for 11 a.m. today at Crete Funeral Home, 1182 Main
St., Crete, with funeral services beginning at noon. Burial will be at Skyline
Memorial Park Cemetery in Monee.
He is survived by his wife and four of his children. A daughter, Greer, preceded
him in death.
and Death Notice
Daily Southtown (Chicago, IL) - June 22, 2005
Deceased Name: John Gibson, former AP editor and Hazel Crest resident, dies
Former Hazel Crest resident John Gibson, an editor for The Associated Press who
covered Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1966 visit to the Chicago area, died over
the weekend.
Mr. Gibson died Sunday at his daughter's home in Crete Township, after suffering
multiple strokes. He was 88.
Mr. Gibson had a 36-year career with the AP, beginning as a correspondent in
Lexington, Ky.
After the Danville native transferred to the Chicago bureau in 1958, Mr. Gibson
covered a number of stories as an editor, including King's visit to the Chicago
area and Cicero.
"The story affected my father personally," Mr. Gibson's son Tom said.
"He respected the peaceful participants of the march, and he was surprised by
the hostility of the neighborhoods (King) went through."
Mr. Gibson began his journalism career at the Danville Tribune while still a
teenager, his family said.
While there, he married his high school sweetheart, Marian Seawright, but the
nuptials were kept quiet since the bride was still in high school.
"They had to keep it quiet for six or eight months," Tom said. "Back then, that
type of thing was frowned upon."
The couple were married 68 years.
In 1960, with first-born Tom grown and out of the house, Mr. Gibson, his wife
and their four young daughters moved to Hazel Crest, where he lived until moving
in with his daughter in 2004.
After his retirement from the AP in 1979, Mr. Gibson, ever the family man, stuck
close to home, spending his free time gardening and serving in several churches,
including Christ Mission Church in New Lenox.
Mr. Gibson's family said he was a quiet man who was more into listening than
talking.
"He had four daughters -- what choice did he have?" Tom said.
A wake for Mr. Gibson is set for 11 a.m. today at Crete Funeral Home, 1182 Main
St., Crete, with funeral services beginning at noon. Burial will be at Skyline
Memorial Park Cemetery in Monee.
He is survived by his wife and four of his children. A daughter, Greer, preceded
him in death.
John Gibson, former AP editor and Hazel Crest resident, dies: Newspaper Obituary
and Death Notice
Daily Southtown (Chicago, IL) - June 22, 2005
Deceased Name: John Gibson, former AP editor and Hazel Crest resident, dies
Former Hazel Crest resident John Gibson, an editor for The Associated Press who
covered Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1966 visit to the Chicago area, died over
the weekend.
Mr. Gibson died Sunday at his daughter's home in Crete Township, after suffering
multiple strokes. He was 88.
Mr. Gibson had a 36-year career with the AP, beginning as a correspondent in
Lexington, Ky.
After the Danville native transferred to the Chicago bureau in 1958, Mr. Gibson
covered a number of stories as an editor, including King's visit to the Chicago
area and Cicero.
"The story affected my father personally," Mr. Gibson's son Tom said.
"He respected the peaceful participants of the march, and he was surprised by
the hostility of the neighborhoods (King) went through."
Mr. Gibson began his journalism career at the Danville Tribune while still a
teenager, his family said.
While there, he married his high school sweetheart, Marian Seawright, but the
nuptials were kept quiet since the bride was still in high school.
"They had to keep it quiet for six or eight months," Tom said. "Back then, that
type of thing was frowned upon."
The couple were married 68 years.
In 1960, with first-born Tom grown and out of the house, Mr. Gibson, his wife
and their four young daughters moved to Hazel Crest, where he lived until moving
in with his daughter in 2004.
After his retirement from the AP in 1979, Mr. Gibson, ever the family man, stuck
close to home, spending his free time gardening and serving in several churches,
including Christ Mission Church in New Lenox.
Mr. Gibson's family said he was a quiet man who was more into listening than
talking.
"He had four daughters -- what choice did he have?" Tom said.
A wake for Mr. Gibson is set for 11 a.m. today at Crete Funeral Home, 1182 Main
St., Crete, with funeral services beginning at noon. Burial will be at Skyline
Memorial Park Cemetery in Monee.
He is survived by his wife and four of his children. A daughter, Greer, preceded
him in death.
and Death Notice
Daily Southtown (Chicago, IL) - June 22, 2005
Deceased Name: John Gibson, former AP editor and Hazel Crest resident, dies
Former Hazel Crest resident John Gibson, an editor for The Associated Press who
covered Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1966 visit to the Chicago area, died over
the weekend.
Mr. Gibson died Sunday at his daughter's home in Crete Township, after suffering
multiple strokes. He was 88.
Mr. Gibson had a 36-year career with the AP, beginning as a correspondent in
Lexington, Ky.
After the Danville native transferred to the Chicago bureau in 1958, Mr. Gibson
covered a number of stories as an editor, including King's visit to the Chicago
area and Cicero.
"The story affected my father personally," Mr. Gibson's son Tom said.
"He respected the peaceful participants of the march, and he was surprised by
the hostility of the neighborhoods (King) went through."
Mr. Gibson began his journalism career at the Danville Tribune while still a
teenager, his family said.
While there, he married his high school sweetheart, Marian Seawright, but the
nuptials were kept quiet since the bride was still in high school.
"They had to keep it quiet for six or eight months," Tom said. "Back then, that
type of thing was frowned upon."
The couple were married 68 years.
In 1960, with first-born Tom grown and out of the house, Mr. Gibson, his wife
and their four young daughters moved to Hazel Crest, where he lived until moving
in with his daughter in 2004.
After his retirement from the AP in 1979, Mr. Gibson, ever the family man, stuck
close to home, spending his free time gardening and serving in several churches,
including Christ Mission Church in New Lenox.
Mr. Gibson's family said he was a quiet man who was more into listening than
talking.
"He had four daughters -- what choice did he have?" Tom said.
A wake for Mr. Gibson is set for 11 a.m. today at Crete Funeral Home, 1182 Main
St., Crete, with funeral services beginning at noon. Burial will be at Skyline
Memorial Park Cemetery in Monee.
He is survived by his wife and four of his children. A daughter, Greer, preceded
him in death.
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