Dates
John (Jack) Richmond Massey was born on September 3,1971 in Austin, Texas to Don and Billie Massey.
In 1973 he and his family moved to Del Rio, Texas where he grew up. Jack enjoyed singing in the middle school choir and played multiple sports including his favorite, football. Jack’s true love was Scouting and loved the outdoors. He went on many adventures through scouting including canoeing rivers and hiked trails from the Ozarks to the Gila wilderness and everywhere in between. He was a summer camp counselor as a youth scout at camp Sol Mayer and then later as an adult he was excited to become the camp Director of Camp Sol Mayer. The highlight of Jack’s adventures were the Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico.
Jack earned the highest honor in scouting completing his eagle scout rank in which he helped bring new soccer fields to Del Rio. Jack’s Eagle project was literally the construction of the first youth soccer fields in Del Rio. The association started the year before and played here and there at baseball fields and such. This was a huge project for a young person involving heavy equipment excavators, graders, trenches and such. Water supply, sprinklers plumbing, storage shed construction and many, many volunteers. Also involved was a referee clinic to provide training to volunteers. No one had been around soccer before that. This project received recognition from the head of the President’s Council of fitness, Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Jack graduated from Del Rio High School in the Spring of 1990. Jack attended Angelo State University and made his life in San Angelo, Texas.
In the year of 2002 he met the love of his life, Tana Massey.
They soon were married on May 22, 2004. Jack worked for Darnell & Dickson for a short period of time, then went on to work under Randy Rohmfeld at AAA Testers where he would work for the next eleven years.
Jack was Preceded in death by his parents, Don and Billie Massey and sister Barbara Massey.
Jack is survived by his wife Tana Massey with daughter Sage Massey, beloved stepdaughter Addison Simmons and stepson Payton Menchaca. Brother Randy Massey and wife Deborah of Las Vegas, Nevada, Russell Massey and wife Tina Massey of Austin, TX. Beloved father and mother-in-law Don and Carolyn Maynard, Brother and sister in-law Jason and Dana Calhoun all of San Angelo, TX. Jack took all of the above roles very seriously, but most of all was a great uncle to Jennifer Massey of Broken Arrow, Ok, Dylan and Davis Calhoun of San Angelo, TX, and Taylor Massey of Austin, TX.
We would like to thank Dr. Mull and his staff for the great and extensive care given to him in time of need, and our friends for the prayers and thoughts sent our way.
The Funeral service will be held at Southland Baptist Church on Wednesday March 29 at 10:30 a.m with Pastor Dr. Taylor Sandlin officiating.
Graveside Service to follow at Fairmount Cemetery.
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