John (aka J.W.) "Jack" Hinckley, was born June 6, 1925, in Tryon, N.C., grew up in Tulsa, Okla., and was a resident of Williamsburg for 22 years. He died on Jan. 29, 2008, after being in declining health, according to Nelsen Funeral Home.
Jack was married for 61 years to his college sweetheart, Jo Ann Moore from Oklahoma City, Okla. They have three children and four grandchildren: son, Scott Hinckley and his wife, Christa, from Irving, Texas, and their children, Christa Keel Hinckley and Spencer Hinckley; daughter, Diane Sims and her husband, Stephen, from Dallas, Texas, and their children, Christopher Sims and wife, Sheaffer, and Stephanie Sims; and son, John Hinckley Jr. of Washington, D.C., who attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan.
He was preceded in death by parents, Percy Porter Hinckley and Katherine Warnock Hinckley; stepfather, J.H. (Kib) Brooks from Tulsa, Okla.; and a sister, Avilla Brooks Bates from San Francisco, Calif.
Jack qualified for the Navy V-12 college program in 1943, and in 1945 earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Oklahoma. He was commissioned Lt. J.G., U.S. Navy and served a year in the Pacific aboard a tanker and attack transport. In 1946, Jack began a long career in the oil industry when he was employed by subsidiaries of major oil companies before becoming a petroleum consultant. In 1960, he reached his goal as an entrepreneur, founding Vanderbilt Resources Corp. to serve as general partner for several public drilling partnerships. He later formed Vanderbilt Energy Corp. as publicly owned independent oil and gas exploration company with operations from south Texas to Canada. In 1983, he sold Vanderbilt Energy Corp. and retired from the oil business. Soon after, he founded the American Mental Health Fund to raise public awareness of the prevalence and warning signs of mental illness and to erase its terrible stigma.
Jack continued as benefactor of those affiliated with mental disorders in the U.S. and was a strong advocate for organizations providing development and aid to sick and impoverished people throughout the world.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, at Williamsburg Presbyterian Church, 215 Richmond Road.
For those who wish, memorials may be made to Doctors Without Borders, 333 Seventh Ave., 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10001-5004; Opportunity International, 2122 York Road, Ste.150, Oak Brook, IL 60523; NAMI (Nat'l. Assn. Of Mental Illness) Colonial Place Three, 2107 Wilson Blvd., Ste. 300, Arlington, VA 22201; Heartland Hospice, 11835 Fishing Point Drive, Newport News, VA 23606; Hospice House, 4445 Powhatan Pkwy., Williamsburg, VA 23188.
Nelsen Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. On-line condolences may be registered at www.nelsenfh.com.
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John Hinckley Jr. has been committed to a Washington psychiatric hospital since he shot and wounded Reagan in 1981. Hinckley, who said he was trying to impress actress Jodie Foster, was found not guilty by reason of insanity.
In 2005, a federal judge ruled that Hinckley would be allowed brief visits to the family's home, about three hours from Washington. Last year, his doctors said he was ready to spend more time away from the hospital, but a judge found that hospital administrators had not proposed a structure to ensure that such trips would be safe.
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Published in the Daily Press on 1/31/2008.
Jack was married for 61 years to his college sweetheart, Jo Ann Moore from Oklahoma City, Okla. They have three children and four grandchildren: son, Scott Hinckley and his wife, Christa, from Irving, Texas, and their children, Christa Keel Hinckley and Spencer Hinckley; daughter, Diane Sims and her husband, Stephen, from Dallas, Texas, and their children, Christopher Sims and wife, Sheaffer, and Stephanie Sims; and son, John Hinckley Jr. of Washington, D.C., who attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan.
He was preceded in death by parents, Percy Porter Hinckley and Katherine Warnock Hinckley; stepfather, J.H. (Kib) Brooks from Tulsa, Okla.; and a sister, Avilla Brooks Bates from San Francisco, Calif.
Jack qualified for the Navy V-12 college program in 1943, and in 1945 earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Oklahoma. He was commissioned Lt. J.G., U.S. Navy and served a year in the Pacific aboard a tanker and attack transport. In 1946, Jack began a long career in the oil industry when he was employed by subsidiaries of major oil companies before becoming a petroleum consultant. In 1960, he reached his goal as an entrepreneur, founding Vanderbilt Resources Corp. to serve as general partner for several public drilling partnerships. He later formed Vanderbilt Energy Corp. as publicly owned independent oil and gas exploration company with operations from south Texas to Canada. In 1983, he sold Vanderbilt Energy Corp. and retired from the oil business. Soon after, he founded the American Mental Health Fund to raise public awareness of the prevalence and warning signs of mental illness and to erase its terrible stigma.
Jack continued as benefactor of those affiliated with mental disorders in the U.S. and was a strong advocate for organizations providing development and aid to sick and impoverished people throughout the world.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, at Williamsburg Presbyterian Church, 215 Richmond Road.
For those who wish, memorials may be made to Doctors Without Borders, 333 Seventh Ave., 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10001-5004; Opportunity International, 2122 York Road, Ste.150, Oak Brook, IL 60523; NAMI (Nat'l. Assn. Of Mental Illness) Colonial Place Three, 2107 Wilson Blvd., Ste. 300, Arlington, VA 22201; Heartland Hospice, 11835 Fishing Point Drive, Newport News, VA 23606; Hospice House, 4445 Powhatan Pkwy., Williamsburg, VA 23188.
Nelsen Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. On-line condolences may be registered at www.nelsenfh.com.
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John Hinckley Jr. has been committed to a Washington psychiatric hospital since he shot and wounded Reagan in 1981. Hinckley, who said he was trying to impress actress Jodie Foster, was found not guilty by reason of insanity.
In 2005, a federal judge ruled that Hinckley would be allowed brief visits to the family's home, about three hours from Washington. Last year, his doctors said he was ready to spend more time away from the hospital, but a judge found that hospital administrators had not proposed a structure to ensure that such trips would be safe.
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Published in the Daily Press on 1/31/2008.
John (aka J.W.) "Jack" Hinckley, was born June 6, 1925, in Tryon, N.C., grew up in Tulsa, Okla., and was a resident of Williamsburg for 22 years. He died on Jan. 29, 2008, after being in declining health, according to Nelsen Funeral Home.
Jack was married for 61 years to his college sweetheart, Jo Ann Moore from Oklahoma City, Okla. They have three children and four grandchildren: son, Scott Hinckley and his wife, Christa, from Irving, Texas, and their children, Christa Keel Hinckley and Spencer Hinckley; daughter, Diane Sims and her husband, Stephen, from Dallas, Texas, and their children, Christopher Sims and wife, Sheaffer, and Stephanie Sims; and son, John Hinckley Jr. of Washington, D.C., who attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan.
He was preceded in death by parents, Percy Porter Hinckley and Katherine Warnock Hinckley; stepfather, J.H. (Kib) Brooks from Tulsa, Okla.; and a sister, Avilla Brooks Bates from San Francisco, Calif.
Jack qualified for the Navy V-12 college program in 1943, and in 1945 earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Oklahoma. He was commissioned Lt. J.G., U.S. Navy and served a year in the Pacific aboard a tanker and attack transport. In 1946, Jack began a long career in the oil industry when he was employed by subsidiaries of major oil companies before becoming a petroleum consultant. In 1960, he reached his goal as an entrepreneur, founding Vanderbilt Resources Corp. to serve as general partner for several public drilling partnerships. He later formed Vanderbilt Energy Corp. as publicly owned independent oil and gas exploration company with operations from south Texas to Canada. In 1983, he sold Vanderbilt Energy Corp. and retired from the oil business. Soon after, he founded the American Mental Health Fund to raise public awareness of the prevalence and warning signs of mental illness and to erase its terrible stigma.
Jack continued as benefactor of those affiliated with mental disorders in the U.S. and was a strong advocate for organizations providing development and aid to sick and impoverished people throughout the world.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, at Williamsburg Presbyterian Church, 215 Richmond Road.
For those who wish, memorials may be made to Doctors Without Borders, 333 Seventh Ave., 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10001-5004; Opportunity International, 2122 York Road, Ste.150, Oak Brook, IL 60523; NAMI (Nat'l. Assn. Of Mental Illness) Colonial Place Three, 2107 Wilson Blvd., Ste. 300, Arlington, VA 22201; Heartland Hospice, 11835 Fishing Point Drive, Newport News, VA 23606; Hospice House, 4445 Powhatan Pkwy., Williamsburg, VA 23188.
Nelsen Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. On-line condolences may be registered at www.nelsenfh.com.
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John Hinckley Jr. has been committed to a Washington psychiatric hospital since he shot and wounded Reagan in 1981. Hinckley, who said he was trying to impress actress Jodie Foster, was found not guilty by reason of insanity.
In 2005, a federal judge ruled that Hinckley would be allowed brief visits to the family's home, about three hours from Washington. Last year, his doctors said he was ready to spend more time away from the hospital, but a judge found that hospital administrators had not proposed a structure to ensure that such trips would be safe.
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Published in the Daily Press on 1/31/2008.
Jack was married for 61 years to his college sweetheart, Jo Ann Moore from Oklahoma City, Okla. They have three children and four grandchildren: son, Scott Hinckley and his wife, Christa, from Irving, Texas, and their children, Christa Keel Hinckley and Spencer Hinckley; daughter, Diane Sims and her husband, Stephen, from Dallas, Texas, and their children, Christopher Sims and wife, Sheaffer, and Stephanie Sims; and son, John Hinckley Jr. of Washington, D.C., who attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan.
He was preceded in death by parents, Percy Porter Hinckley and Katherine Warnock Hinckley; stepfather, J.H. (Kib) Brooks from Tulsa, Okla.; and a sister, Avilla Brooks Bates from San Francisco, Calif.
Jack qualified for the Navy V-12 college program in 1943, and in 1945 earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Oklahoma. He was commissioned Lt. J.G., U.S. Navy and served a year in the Pacific aboard a tanker and attack transport. In 1946, Jack began a long career in the oil industry when he was employed by subsidiaries of major oil companies before becoming a petroleum consultant. In 1960, he reached his goal as an entrepreneur, founding Vanderbilt Resources Corp. to serve as general partner for several public drilling partnerships. He later formed Vanderbilt Energy Corp. as publicly owned independent oil and gas exploration company with operations from south Texas to Canada. In 1983, he sold Vanderbilt Energy Corp. and retired from the oil business. Soon after, he founded the American Mental Health Fund to raise public awareness of the prevalence and warning signs of mental illness and to erase its terrible stigma.
Jack continued as benefactor of those affiliated with mental disorders in the U.S. and was a strong advocate for organizations providing development and aid to sick and impoverished people throughout the world.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, at Williamsburg Presbyterian Church, 215 Richmond Road.
For those who wish, memorials may be made to Doctors Without Borders, 333 Seventh Ave., 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10001-5004; Opportunity International, 2122 York Road, Ste.150, Oak Brook, IL 60523; NAMI (Nat'l. Assn. Of Mental Illness) Colonial Place Three, 2107 Wilson Blvd., Ste. 300, Arlington, VA 22201; Heartland Hospice, 11835 Fishing Point Drive, Newport News, VA 23606; Hospice House, 4445 Powhatan Pkwy., Williamsburg, VA 23188.
Nelsen Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. On-line condolences may be registered at www.nelsenfh.com.
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John Hinckley Jr. has been committed to a Washington psychiatric hospital since he shot and wounded Reagan in 1981. Hinckley, who said he was trying to impress actress Jodie Foster, was found not guilty by reason of insanity.
In 2005, a federal judge ruled that Hinckley would be allowed brief visits to the family's home, about three hours from Washington. Last year, his doctors said he was ready to spend more time away from the hospital, but a judge found that hospital administrators had not proposed a structure to ensure that such trips would be safe.
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Published in the Daily Press on 1/31/2008.
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