John Adam Patronski Jr.

He loved his country and served proudly in Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait, and also volunteered to assist with the Hurricane Katrina Relief.

He loved being able to travel the world while in the military and often spoke fondly of the many places he saw, the different cultures, and the great friendships he made during his time of travel.

Even as a young boy, Johnny always loved working, and after he retired, he got restless and wanted to go back into the work force where he thrived being around people and making them laugh. Since January 2023, he held the position as a Corrections Officer at Core Civic until his passing on November 2nd.

John's special interest and hobbies included Football (GO COMMANDERS!), attending concerts, hanging out with family and friends, which he had many of, exploring the post-apocalyptic world of Fallout (video game), and (our favorite) … John telling his stories of his hilarious mishaps.

Johnny was also known as a “gentle giant”, “lovable teddy bear”, and was taken much too soon, leaving a huge void in all our hearts, and will be greatly missed and remembered forever for he was one of a kind.

He was shy …until he got to know you, then you were hooked. He was beloved by all who knew him. He was humble and treated everybody the same. Like family. So, we're asking all of his family to come celebrate the life of a man who we all had the pleasure of calling son, brother, “brah”, father, uncle, Tio, Nino, Dziadek (ja-gee = grandpa in Polish) or simply, “Big John”.