Austin Apartment Association May Madness

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The Austin Apartment Association held their annual May Madness Party at the Saltlick BBQ in Driftwood Texas May 7, 2009 with more than 600 attendees.

John Kermit Van Zant (11/5/1915 - 5/1/2009)

Rev. John Kermit Van Zant of Garland passed away Friday, May 1, 2009, in Dallas. The middle of nine children, he was born to John Lee and Essie Trueblood Van Zant on November 5, 1915, on the family farm near Everton, Arkansas.

After working on neighboring farms as a teen to help support his family and continue his education, he felt God’s call to become a Methodist minister. Against the odds, he worked numerous and varied jobs in order to attend college and seminary. He graduated from Hendrix College in 1942 and from Perkins School of Theology at SMU in 1945.

He began his ministry in Huntsville, Arkansas and served churches in the Dallas, Garland, Rowlett and Beaumont areas for many years as a pastor. Later, he taught Texas history for twenty years in Garland at Memorial Junior High School. In his retirement, he loved to garden and produced beautiful tomatoes to share with friends and family. An active member of the Garland Host Lion's Club, he particularly enjoyed their annual BBQ Chicken Day.

Rev. Van Zant was preceded in death by Mary Mildred Simpson Van Zant, his wife of 61 years, his parents, two sisters and five brothers. He is survived by his son Jim Van Zant and his wife Debbie, their children Kerry and Emily Van Zant, and by his daughter Sue Cox, her husband Ralph, their son David Cox and his wife Jennifer. Also surviving him are his sister Merle Phillips, sister-in-law Emeline Thaxton and a large extended family. Rev. Van Zant and his late wife were lovingly cared for during their last years by the staff at C.C. Young Methodist Home. All will remember him for his love of God, service to others and wonderful sense of humor.

Visitation will be Sunday, May 10, from 6-8 p.m. at Restland Memorial Park, 13005 Greenville Ave., Dallas. Funeral services are scheduled for Monday, May 11, at 1 p.m., at Restland's Wildwood Chapel.

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