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21664. John Thomas11 Speaks JR (Martha Vivian10 Banks, Edna Vivian9 Allgood, John Robert8, Samuel Alexander7, John Young6, John Young5, William4 Algood, Edward3 Allgood, William2, Edward1 Algood) was born in OceanSide, San Diego Co., CA April 27, 1945. John died August 27, 2009 in Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA. OBIT: John Thomas Speaks, Jr., a resident of Atlanta for more than forty years, died suddenly of a heart attack on August 27, 2009. Born in Oceanside, California on April 27, 1945, John grew up in Gadsden, Alabama before attending Harvard University and ultimately settling in Atlanta. John was actively involved in the Atlanta community and was a member of numerous progressive political groups over the last four decades. He was dedicated to equal rights for all people regardless of race, gender, class, religion or sexual orientation. John was also an avid traveler, who visited countries throughout the world and even traveled to Antarctica. John used these experiences in his job as an instructor of English as a Second Language at Georgia Perimeter College. He was a devoted teacher and was loved by his students. He is survived by his sons John and Jacob Speaks, his partner Corey Green, his parents Rev. John T. and Martha Speaks, his sister Henrietta Speaks, daughters-in-law Susan Shirley and Jennifer Hamilton, and grandchildren Morgan Russell and John Speaks IV. He will be sorely missed by his many friends who were also part of his family. He was predeceased by his wife Linda Cohn Speaks in 1997. A graveside funeral service will take place at 1 o'clock on Monday August 31, 2009 at Greenwood Cemetery, 1173 Cascade Circle SW, Atlanta, GA 30311, (404) 753-2128
He married Linda Gail Cohn July 20, 1968 in Gadsden, Etowah Co. AL. Linda was born July 1, 1945 in Gadsden, Etowah Co. AL. Linda was the daughter of Marvin Phillip Cohn. Linda died January 21, 1997 in Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA.
John Thomas Speaks JR and Linda Gail Cohn had the following children:
37786 i. John Thomas12 Speaks III (still alive).
37787 ii. Jacob A. Speaks (still alive).
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