John Gordon Delozier

GODLEY -- John Gordon DeLozier, 83, of Godley, passed away Sat. March 10, 2012 in Fort Worth. Funeral: 2 pm Sat. at Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. John was born April 15, 1928 in Vermillion County, Ill. He was a man with passion for adventure, nature and the love of his family and his country. He served his country in WWII and then in the late 40s went on to Alaska and become entrepreneur and had a huge passion for hunting and flying his bush plane. He then took up a love for speed by racing stockcars and motorcycles. This earned him several stockcar state championships, which in turn earned him the nickname of "Lead Foot Johnnie". He then retired taking on a whole new adventure by moving to California. It was there he established a ranch to raise horses. The excitement leads him to a particular breed of horses, the Peruvian Paso. To this day he is known for being one of the few individuals to have established this strong breed in the United States. He will be missed, but always remembered as a son, a brother, a friend, a husband, a dad, a grandpa and even a great grandpa. Survived by: Wife Jerry Jean DeLozier Children Samuel Gary DeLozier Shawn Thomas DeLozier and wife Mary John Patrick DeLozier and wife Karen Joseph Lee DeLozier Danny Gordon DeLozier and wife Tina Crystalyn Fischbach & Partner Ellen Bracewell Grandchildren Angela Reusze and Jennifer Cox Tommy DeLozier, Amber Godwin, Dennis DeLozier Joshua and Devara DeLozier and Leigh DeLozier Maxiumus Jag DeLozier, Joseph Wagner DeLozier, Tasha Bachara and Beau DeLozier Kristen Bracewell and Erin Bracewell Great Grandchildren Bailey Kinkead, Cole Kinkead, Larkin Rankin, Brandon Lynn Evans, Gabriel Bachara, Isabel Bachara, Isaiah Bachara, Paige Miller, Mary Grace Cox, Jordan Cox ? Mountain Valley Funeral Home Burleson, 817-426-3200