John Wesley Hobbs 1927-2021 ….
John Wesley Hobbs 1927-2021
John Wesley Hobbs(U.S.Navy, retired) passed away peacefully on April 20. John is survived by his wife, Mary; daughters Bryann Jones and Shirley Gudmundson; son John Hobbs; several grandchildren ;and many nieces and nephews.
John and Mary moved to Leisure World, and together, they traveled in their RV to 49 states and Canada for 20 years.
In between travels, he was a volunter with emergency meals and the RV Clubs and also golfed.
John joined the Navy in 1944 and rose through the enlisted ranks to Chief Petty Officer. He graduated from diving school and Explosive Ordnance Disposal in 1956 and was an instructor of Underwater Swim School (UWSS) until his retirement in 1967. He continued his love and dedication to the deep sea after his retirement. He undertook many civilian assignments, including Makai Undersea Test Range as one of a team of six aquanauts for AEGIR Underwater Habitat; Texas Instruments Inc. as field manager on Research Vessel North Seal to depths of 20,000 feet; Kentron Hawaii Ltd. as a diver/submersible pilot, making 60 submersible dives on Perry Submarine; the Azorian Project, the recovery of the sunken Soviet submarine K-129 in the deep Pacific Ocean floor in the early ’70s, in which John participated.
His last deep-sea assignment for Naval Underseas Center was training civilian Navy divers for undersea research involving all aspects of manned underwater project.
A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, July 7, at the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery, Texas.
