HARAN, JOHN EMMETT, GRAND PRAIRIE — John Emmett Haran, 68, President of Texas Air Manufacturing and a resident of Grand Prairie, Texas, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2007. SERVICE: 11:00 a.m., Saturday, Sept 1st at First Methodist Church. 122 North Center St. Grand Prairie. MEMORIALS: In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to TCJC Aircraft Maintenance Program, 4801 Marine Creek Parkway, Fort Worth, Texas 76179. Attn: Floyd Curtis and payable to “TCJC – John Haran A & P Education Fund.” John was born and reared in Wichita, Kansas. He attended the University of Wichita on a baseball scholarship. He married the love of his life, Lonita, in 1962 and recently celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary. They moved to Dallas in 1969 and started their own company HAC Corporation in 1973 to repair exterior aircraft and helicopter parts. The company was sold in 1999 to Pratt & Whitney. His sons continued the aviation legacy with their own company, Texas Air Composites and Manufacturing in which he was actively involved. John had a full life of close family, great friends, aviation, golf, Rangers, Cowboys and the Mavericks. Family and friends will surely be telling “The Johnston” stories for years to come. SURVIVORS: mother Devera (96), wife Loni, son Randy, son Michael and his wife Lee Ann with their daughters Madison & Mackenzie, daughter Dana with her husband Seth, many close friends and an extended aviation related family.
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