John Craig Eccard

CAPT. John “Craig” Eccard (Ret), 69, passed away on Wednesday, February 10, 2016. He was born in Hagerstown, MD., and was the son of the late, John and Faye Kuhn Eccard. Craig served in the United States Air Force and retired as a Captain at Tyndall AFB in 1989 after 20 years of service. He then moved to Virginia and became a civil servant working in the records department at Fort Lee’s Kenner Army Health Clinic. Mr. Eccard was a member of the Hopewell American Legion and an alumnus of the University of Maryland – College Park and the University of Southern California. He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Jean E. Eccard; step-sons, James Wall (Allyson), Mark Wall (Cheryl), Noel Jung (Walter); step-daughter, Misty Lopez (Ernesto); step-grandsons, Tristan Wall and Tino Lopez; brothers, Wayne Eccard (Susan) and Jim Eccard (Nancy); nephews, Stephan Eccard and Artie Eccard; and nieces Lisa Eccard and Melanie Eccard. A memorial service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 13, 2016 at the Petersburg Chapel of J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Folds of Honor Foundation ( www.foldsofhonor.org ) 5800 N. Patriot Drive, Owasso, OK 74055. Condolences may be registered at www.jtmorriss.com .