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John Albino DEFRANCES

John Albino DEFRANCES

Male 1927 - 2008  (81 years)

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  • Name John Albino DEFRANCES 
    Born 17 May 1927  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Military U.S. Army, Fort Eustis Virginia  [1] 
    Education Victory HS (1945, president), West Virginia Univ (1949, mechanical enigineering)  [1] 
    Occupation From 1955 to 1991  [1] 
    glass engineering department at PPG Industries in Pittsburgh 
    Residence Bayonet Point, Pasco Co, FL Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Residence Hudson, Pasco Co, FL Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Residence Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6] 
    Residence FORMERLY  North View (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Died 29 Jul 2008  Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 7] 
    • Death date incorrectly given in wife's obituary as August 2008.
    Buried Holy Cross Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Notes 
    • John A. DeFrances graduated from Victory High School in 1945 as class president. He graduated from West Virginia University in Mechanical Engineering in 1949. John enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in Fort Eustis, VA, where he proudly served his country. As the center, his football team won the U.S. Army Championship in 1950. He later went on to earn his Professional Engineering (PE) designation. He transferred to PPG Industries, Pittsburgh, PA, in 1955 in the Glass Engineering Department until retirement in 1991.
      During his tenure with PPG from 1955 to 1991, he ultimately headed the Glass Engineering Liaison Group and directed engineering projects in nearly all of the PPG glass factories throughout the world. He resided with his family in Italy from 1961 through 1964. He was instrumental in the construction of PPG glass plants in Italy, Illinois, Indiana, California, Canada, Denmark and China. His travels with PPG took him to Nigeria, India, Russia, Argentina, Brazil, Japan, Korea and many other countries.
      He was an owner of harness racing horses at The Meadows racetrack in Washington, PA, owning over 40 horses throughout the years as part of his "JD’s Stables." He was also a breeder of standardbred racehorses at his farm in Salem, WV.
      [obit]
    Person ID I35882  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 19 Nov 2018 

    Family Viola FORD,   b. 29 Mar 1932, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Oct 2018, West Chester, Chester Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)  [8, 9, 10] 
    Married 1953  [11] 
    Family ID F14214  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S14] Obituary.

    2. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

    3. [S2491] U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 2, (Ancestry.com).

    4. [S1727] Clarksburg Exponent-Telegram, 11/11/2007.

    5. [S1924] Social Security Death Index.

    6. [S2490] U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 1, (Ancestry.com).

    7. [S1707] Obituary - Hospital, St. Clair Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA. Clarksburg Exponent-Telegram, 1 Aug 2008.

    8. [S1362] Obituary of wife's father.

    9. [S1605] Obituary of wife's sister.

    10. [S1372] Obituary of wife's brother.

    11. [S110] Obituary of husband.