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Johnny Fatz Thomas III

John Charles Thomas III

March 13, 1957 – March 23, 2023
Lived 66 years
Jacksonville, Florida
“Everything is Good, Everything is in Order.”
Life story

John C. Thomas III was a man that touched many lives, as a football player at Ribault, Shaw University and FAMU, and then on to coaching at North Jax Sports Association for 20 years. There he loved and mentored, young men along the way. All while coaching 3 city championship teams and taking one team to the national playoffs.

A husband and a father to 3 young men and 3 daughter-in-laws. He also has 4 sisters and a brother. He has 11 grandkids that will not get the time that we had, but he filled their cups with love and joy as much as he possibly could in his time with them.

A friend to too many to count, but he always had a special place in his heart for his C/O 76 at Ribault, serving as a member of the Reunion Crew up until his passing.

He was the owner of JT Creative Art Services, selling t-shirts, hats, chairs and etc. with the northside high schools, FAMU and EWC logo and his signature 4Life slogan.

John C Thomas,- Husband, Dad, Grandaddy, Uncle Johnny, JFat- was dearly loved and-will truly be missed. But in his words “ Everything is good, Everything is in order”

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1957
Born March 13
1958
John was 1 when the Hula Hoop craze swept the country
1969
John was 12 when the Woodstock music festival opened
1971
John was 14 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1982
John was 25 when Michael Jackson released "Thriller"
1997
John was 40 when "Titanic" opened in theaters
2001
John was 44 when Apple introduced the iPod
2015
John was 58 when "Hamilton" opened on Broadway
2022
John was 65 when ChatGPT was released to the public
2023
Passed away March 23, age 66
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