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Submitted: 3/20/20 • Approved: 3/20/20 • Last Updated: 3/23/20 • R285428-G0-S3
October 6, 1952-August 31, 2019
*Obituary
John Lee Webb was born October 6, 1952, in Seagraves, Gaines County, Texas, to Joe "L" and Marian Elsie Alexander Webb. He died August 31,
2019, in Harris County, TX.
John attended school twelve years in Denver City, Texas, where he played trumpet and marched in the High School Band. He attended college at Sul Ross State University in Alpine, Texas, and received a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice and a Masters Degree in Criminal Psychology. After that, he moved to Houston and attended South Texas College of Law, where he graduated with a Juris Doctorate.
While attending law school, John worked for the Harris County Sheriff's Office as a Bailiff in the 176th District Court.
On February 9, 1973, John married Connie Smith in Denver City, Texas. Together, they had three children. They were married for nineteen years. John then married Mary Catherine Lamza in 1997. They were married for ten years.
While attending Sul Ross, John became an active member of the American Criminal Justice Association, where he has served in various positions for over forty years. He was currently serving as Region II President and was in the process of planning their annual conference. He was also active in the Speakers' Committee and the Steer Auction Committee of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. He has been a member of the Texas Bar Association since 1984, when he was sworn in as an attorney.
John was preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Joyce Aguirre. He is survived by his three children, Justin Webb of Denver City, Texas, Jennifer Lee and her husband, David, of Cypress, Texas, and Jared Webb and his wife Denise of Round Rock, Texas. He is also survived by seven grandchildren, Kory Farquhar, Darian Lee, Nik Lee, Gracie Webb, Julianna Webb, Joelle Webb and Tanner Crowson. Survivors also include one niece, Becki Shrout and husband John, and nephews, Dustin Braden and wife Renee, and Russell Braden and wife Liz, and their families, as well as a host of friends.
John was a cowboy from a long line of cowboys, and he was proud to learn that he had ancestors who settled in the Republic of Texas in 1844.
In lieu of flowers, a criminal justice scholarship is being set up in his name.
Source: Ratliff Funeral Home.
Contributed on 3/20/20 by neldapat
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