Mr. John Lands' Obituary
Lands, John C., 71, passed away on Sunday, November 19th, 2017 of pancreatic cancer. He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on June 28th, 1946. He was a graduate of ULM with a degree in pharmacy. He worked 42 years as a pharmacist in St. Petersburg and Tampa. John was an avid boater. He loved spear fishing and motorcycle riding as well as hunting and shooting. He is survived by his wife Janet; cousins Janet Vogelsang of Knoxville, Tennessee and Wayne of Lenoir City, Tennessee; sister in law Lucy Rachal of Plano, Texas; brother in law Marion Kulinski of McKinney, Texas. Cousin Irvin Schwary of Gretna, Louisiana. A viewing will be held at Memorial Park Funeral Home on Wednesday, November 29th from 5-7pm. The funeral mass will be held at The Cathedral of St. Jude the Apostle on Thursday, November 30th at 1pm with a committal service to follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. A reception will be held following the committal service in the reception room at Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers please make donations to Friends of Strays at http://www.friendsofstrays.com/ in his honor. Click donate, enter the amount you wish to donate and select who you would like to make the donation in memory of.
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