John Paul Knox, Esq. passed away in the early evening of Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at Westminster Canterbury of the Blue Ridge. He was born on December 5, 1927 to Paul Waddell Knox and Florence Welch Knox in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
John grew up in the Mount Airy-Chestnut Hill area of Philadelphia and graduated in January 1946 from Central High School, after he had commenced his studies at Yale University in the fall of 1945. In his youth, John was an active Boy Scout, became an Eagle Scout, and was a member of the summer camp staff at Treasure Island Camp for three years.After graduating from Yale University in 1949, John served in Germany as a Field Secretary with the World YMCA, working with displaced persons of Eastern Europe, who were forced to live in Germany when the war ended. He returned to Philadelphia and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1953. He was an editor of the University of Pennsylvania Law Review. He served as the law clerk for Philadelphia's Court of Common Pleas #6, composed of prominent judges: Curtis Bok, Gerald F. Flood, and Louis E. Levinthal.John married Eleanor Norman in August 1954.
Their first home was in Washington, D.C. where John served as an attorney for the Foreign Operations Administration, under Harold E. Stasson. John also was a Special Assistant to the U.S. Attorney General in the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice.In 1956 John and Eleanor returned to Philadelphia, and after briefly practicing law in his father's firm, John joined a small Montgomery County law firm, and helped it grow for the next 46 years. The firm for many years has been Timoney Knox, LLP. John loved the practice of law and his association with the organized Bar, especially the Montgomery Bar Association, where he served as President, and the Pennsylvania Bar Association, where he served for 25 years as a member of its House of Delegates.John was always active in church, charitable, and community activities, including several social ministry organizations and Boards of the Lutheran Church. He chaired The Lutheran Charities Appeal in Southeast Pennsylvania for many years, chaired his Township's zoning board and Library Board, and raised funds for the United Way, Cancer Crusade, and the Boy Scouts. He was a Scout Merit Badge Counselor, was active in Big Brothers, and helped several young boys in the Philadelphia and Montgomery County areas.John was the recipient of many awards for his services to community, Lutheran Church, and the Montgomery and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. These include awards for his mentoring services to Legal Aid, to youth and to the senior citizens of Pennsylvania after he chaired the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Senior Lawyers Committee. He was twice awarded the Philadelphia Philanthropy Day Award for his church social ministries agencies' work.John, with Eleanor's support, believed in giving back to worthy organizations with service and with financial support. He worked on many Habitat for Humanity house-building projects in several states, including on the Mississippi delta, southwest of Memphis in Mississippi.
John and Eleanor moved to Westminster Canterbury in Charlottesville in 2006 and he quickly became very active in that wonderful retirement community.John was always very proud of his wife, Eleanor, who he said was responsible for the great success of their four children, who survive. They are, with their families, J. Paul Knox, his wife Sara Holt, and Paul's two children, Jasper Solomon Knox and Chloe Miller Knox, all of Olympia, Washington; Janet Norman Knox, her husband Thomas Fehsenfeld, and their children, D. Thane Fehsenfeld, Theodosia Fehsenfeld, and Alexander Fehsenfeld, all of Bainbridge Island, Washington; Martha "Molly" Welch Knox, her husband, Parker MacCready, and their children, Jillian MacCready Knox and Henry John MacCready, all of Olympia, Washington; and Anne Waddell Knox, her husband, Kevin Sullivan, and their children, Kadin Knox Sullivan and Parker Knox Sullivan, all of Charlottesville, Virginia.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a gift to a charity of your choice or to the Fellowship Fund of Westminster Canterbury of the Blue Ridge, 250 Pantops Mt. Road, Charlottesville, VA 22911 or to Ken Crest Centers, 502 West Germantown Pike, Suite 200, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462.Burial will be private and there will be a celebration of John's life at Westminster Canterbury of the Blue Ridge in Charlottesville, Virginia on Tuesday, August 11, 2015 at 4 p.m.
(Daily Progress)
John grew up in the Mount Airy-Chestnut Hill area of Philadelphia and graduated in January 1946 from Central High School, after he had commenced his studies at Yale University in the fall of 1945. In his youth, John was an active Boy Scout, became an Eagle Scout, and was a member of the summer camp staff at Treasure Island Camp for three years.After graduating from Yale University in 1949, John served in Germany as a Field Secretary with the World YMCA, working with displaced persons of Eastern Europe, who were forced to live in Germany when the war ended. He returned to Philadelphia and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1953. He was an editor of the University of Pennsylvania Law Review. He served as the law clerk for Philadelphia's Court of Common Pleas #6, composed of prominent judges: Curtis Bok, Gerald F. Flood, and Louis E. Levinthal.John married Eleanor Norman in August 1954.
Their first home was in Washington, D.C. where John served as an attorney for the Foreign Operations Administration, under Harold E. Stasson. John also was a Special Assistant to the U.S. Attorney General in the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice.In 1956 John and Eleanor returned to Philadelphia, and after briefly practicing law in his father's firm, John joined a small Montgomery County law firm, and helped it grow for the next 46 years. The firm for many years has been Timoney Knox, LLP. John loved the practice of law and his association with the organized Bar, especially the Montgomery Bar Association, where he served as President, and the Pennsylvania Bar Association, where he served for 25 years as a member of its House of Delegates.John was always active in church, charitable, and community activities, including several social ministry organizations and Boards of the Lutheran Church. He chaired The Lutheran Charities Appeal in Southeast Pennsylvania for many years, chaired his Township's zoning board and Library Board, and raised funds for the United Way, Cancer Crusade, and the Boy Scouts. He was a Scout Merit Badge Counselor, was active in Big Brothers, and helped several young boys in the Philadelphia and Montgomery County areas.John was the recipient of many awards for his services to community, Lutheran Church, and the Montgomery and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. These include awards for his mentoring services to Legal Aid, to youth and to the senior citizens of Pennsylvania after he chaired the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Senior Lawyers Committee. He was twice awarded the Philadelphia Philanthropy Day Award for his church social ministries agencies' work.John, with Eleanor's support, believed in giving back to worthy organizations with service and with financial support. He worked on many Habitat for Humanity house-building projects in several states, including on the Mississippi delta, southwest of Memphis in Mississippi.
John and Eleanor moved to Westminster Canterbury in Charlottesville in 2006 and he quickly became very active in that wonderful retirement community.John was always very proud of his wife, Eleanor, who he said was responsible for the great success of their four children, who survive. They are, with their families, J. Paul Knox, his wife Sara Holt, and Paul's two children, Jasper Solomon Knox and Chloe Miller Knox, all of Olympia, Washington; Janet Norman Knox, her husband Thomas Fehsenfeld, and their children, D. Thane Fehsenfeld, Theodosia Fehsenfeld, and Alexander Fehsenfeld, all of Bainbridge Island, Washington; Martha "Molly" Welch Knox, her husband, Parker MacCready, and their children, Jillian MacCready Knox and Henry John MacCready, all of Olympia, Washington; and Anne Waddell Knox, her husband, Kevin Sullivan, and their children, Kadin Knox Sullivan and Parker Knox Sullivan, all of Charlottesville, Virginia.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a gift to a charity of your choice or to the Fellowship Fund of Westminster Canterbury of the Blue Ridge, 250 Pantops Mt. Road, Charlottesville, VA 22911 or to Ken Crest Centers, 502 West Germantown Pike, Suite 200, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462.Burial will be private and there will be a celebration of John's life at Westminster Canterbury of the Blue Ridge in Charlottesville, Virginia on Tuesday, August 11, 2015 at 4 p.m.
(Daily Progress)
John Paul Knox, Esq. passed away in the early evening of Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at Westminster Canterbury of the Blue Ridge. He was born on December 5, 1927 to Paul Waddell Knox and Florence Welch Knox in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
John grew up in the Mount Airy-Chestnut Hill area of Philadelphia and graduated in January 1946 from Central High School, after he had commenced his studies at Yale University in the fall of 1945. In his youth, John was an active Boy Scout, became an Eagle Scout, and was a member of the summer camp staff at Treasure Island Camp for three years.After graduating from Yale University in 1949, John served in Germany as a Field Secretary with the World YMCA, working with displaced persons of Eastern Europe, who were forced to live in Germany when the war ended. He returned to Philadelphia and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1953. He was an editor of the University of Pennsylvania Law Review. He served as the law clerk for Philadelphia's Court of Common Pleas #6, composed of prominent judges: Curtis Bok, Gerald F. Flood, and Louis E. Levinthal.John married Eleanor Norman in August 1954.
Their first home was in Washington, D.C. where John served as an attorney for the Foreign Operations Administration, under Harold E. Stasson. John also was a Special Assistant to the U.S. Attorney General in the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice.In 1956 John and Eleanor returned to Philadelphia, and after briefly practicing law in his father's firm, John joined a small Montgomery County law firm, and helped it grow for the next 46 years. The firm for many years has been Timoney Knox, LLP. John loved the practice of law and his association with the organized Bar, especially the Montgomery Bar Association, where he served as President, and the Pennsylvania Bar Association, where he served for 25 years as a member of its House of Delegates.John was always active in church, charitable, and community activities, including several social ministry organizations and Boards of the Lutheran Church. He chaired The Lutheran Charities Appeal in Southeast Pennsylvania for many years, chaired his Township's zoning board and Library Board, and raised funds for the United Way, Cancer Crusade, and the Boy Scouts. He was a Scout Merit Badge Counselor, was active in Big Brothers, and helped several young boys in the Philadelphia and Montgomery County areas.John was the recipient of many awards for his services to community, Lutheran Church, and the Montgomery and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. These include awards for his mentoring services to Legal Aid, to youth and to the senior citizens of Pennsylvania after he chaired the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Senior Lawyers Committee. He was twice awarded the Philadelphia Philanthropy Day Award for his church social ministries agencies' work.John, with Eleanor's support, believed in giving back to worthy organizations with service and with financial support. He worked on many Habitat for Humanity house-building projects in several states, including on the Mississippi delta, southwest of Memphis in Mississippi.
John and Eleanor moved to Westminster Canterbury in Charlottesville in 2006 and he quickly became very active in that wonderful retirement community.John was always very proud of his wife, Eleanor, who he said was responsible for the great success of their four children, who survive. They are, with their families, J. Paul Knox, his wife Sara Holt, and Paul's two children, Jasper Solomon Knox and Chloe Miller Knox, all of Olympia, Washington; Janet Norman Knox, her husband Thomas Fehsenfeld, and their children, D. Thane Fehsenfeld, Theodosia Fehsenfeld, and Alexander Fehsenfeld, all of Bainbridge Island, Washington; Martha "Molly" Welch Knox, her husband, Parker MacCready, and their children, Jillian MacCready Knox and Henry John MacCready, all of Olympia, Washington; and Anne Waddell Knox, her husband, Kevin Sullivan, and their children, Kadin Knox Sullivan and Parker Knox Sullivan, all of Charlottesville, Virginia.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a gift to a charity of your choice or to the Fellowship Fund of Westminster Canterbury of the Blue Ridge, 250 Pantops Mt. Road, Charlottesville, VA 22911 or to Ken Crest Centers, 502 West Germantown Pike, Suite 200, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462.Burial will be private and there will be a celebration of John's life at Westminster Canterbury of the Blue Ridge in Charlottesville, Virginia on Tuesday, August 11, 2015 at 4 p.m.
(Daily Progress)
John grew up in the Mount Airy-Chestnut Hill area of Philadelphia and graduated in January 1946 from Central High School, after he had commenced his studies at Yale University in the fall of 1945. In his youth, John was an active Boy Scout, became an Eagle Scout, and was a member of the summer camp staff at Treasure Island Camp for three years.After graduating from Yale University in 1949, John served in Germany as a Field Secretary with the World YMCA, working with displaced persons of Eastern Europe, who were forced to live in Germany when the war ended. He returned to Philadelphia and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1953. He was an editor of the University of Pennsylvania Law Review. He served as the law clerk for Philadelphia's Court of Common Pleas #6, composed of prominent judges: Curtis Bok, Gerald F. Flood, and Louis E. Levinthal.John married Eleanor Norman in August 1954.
Their first home was in Washington, D.C. where John served as an attorney for the Foreign Operations Administration, under Harold E. Stasson. John also was a Special Assistant to the U.S. Attorney General in the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice.In 1956 John and Eleanor returned to Philadelphia, and after briefly practicing law in his father's firm, John joined a small Montgomery County law firm, and helped it grow for the next 46 years. The firm for many years has been Timoney Knox, LLP. John loved the practice of law and his association with the organized Bar, especially the Montgomery Bar Association, where he served as President, and the Pennsylvania Bar Association, where he served for 25 years as a member of its House of Delegates.John was always active in church, charitable, and community activities, including several social ministry organizations and Boards of the Lutheran Church. He chaired The Lutheran Charities Appeal in Southeast Pennsylvania for many years, chaired his Township's zoning board and Library Board, and raised funds for the United Way, Cancer Crusade, and the Boy Scouts. He was a Scout Merit Badge Counselor, was active in Big Brothers, and helped several young boys in the Philadelphia and Montgomery County areas.John was the recipient of many awards for his services to community, Lutheran Church, and the Montgomery and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. These include awards for his mentoring services to Legal Aid, to youth and to the senior citizens of Pennsylvania after he chaired the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Senior Lawyers Committee. He was twice awarded the Philadelphia Philanthropy Day Award for his church social ministries agencies' work.John, with Eleanor's support, believed in giving back to worthy organizations with service and with financial support. He worked on many Habitat for Humanity house-building projects in several states, including on the Mississippi delta, southwest of Memphis in Mississippi.
John and Eleanor moved to Westminster Canterbury in Charlottesville in 2006 and he quickly became very active in that wonderful retirement community.John was always very proud of his wife, Eleanor, who he said was responsible for the great success of their four children, who survive. They are, with their families, J. Paul Knox, his wife Sara Holt, and Paul's two children, Jasper Solomon Knox and Chloe Miller Knox, all of Olympia, Washington; Janet Norman Knox, her husband Thomas Fehsenfeld, and their children, D. Thane Fehsenfeld, Theodosia Fehsenfeld, and Alexander Fehsenfeld, all of Bainbridge Island, Washington; Martha "Molly" Welch Knox, her husband, Parker MacCready, and their children, Jillian MacCready Knox and Henry John MacCready, all of Olympia, Washington; and Anne Waddell Knox, her husband, Kevin Sullivan, and their children, Kadin Knox Sullivan and Parker Knox Sullivan, all of Charlottesville, Virginia.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a gift to a charity of your choice or to the Fellowship Fund of Westminster Canterbury of the Blue Ridge, 250 Pantops Mt. Road, Charlottesville, VA 22911 or to Ken Crest Centers, 502 West Germantown Pike, Suite 200, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462.Burial will be private and there will be a celebration of John's life at Westminster Canterbury of the Blue Ridge in Charlottesville, Virginia on Tuesday, August 11, 2015 at 4 p.m.
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