John Locksmith

John Locksmith

Augusta, Ga. - John Paul Locksmith, 79, passed away November 25 in Orlando, Florida.

“Jack” was a practicing radiologist for the majority of his professional career and taught at MCG for the last 15 years of his career. Dr. Locksmith made the Augusta area his home for the past 25 years.

He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Marylyn G. Locksmith and four children Greg (Mary Anne), Kristin (Rudy), Guy and Geoff (Jennifer); eight grandchildren Jack, Mary Jane, Ben and Anna Davis; Joe, Tim and John Locksmith; and Audrey Locksmith; and a sister, Mary Schuh, from Kimberly, Wisconsin. He is preceded in death by his parents, Paul and Kate Lochschmidt from Kimberly, Wisconsin, and four siblings.

He attended Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin for both undergraduate studies and medical school. He also served as a flight surgeon in the United States Air Force. He will be greatly missed by those who knew him best. He greatly enjoyed the company of his friends, had a well-honed sense of humor, was a great teller of good (and bad) jokes and serial emailer of jokes and humorous stories to his friends and family. He was a passionate golfer and dedicated student of the game’s finer points, and taught all his kids how to play the game, whether they liked it or not. He greatly enjoyed family trips and was a pleasure to travel with on all such occasions.

A memorial service will be held Wednesday, December 4, 2013 at 5:00 P.M. in the chapel of Thomas Poteet & Son with Fr. Alex Steinmiller officiating.

In lieu of flowers donations may be sent to the American Cancer Society: www.cancer.org or The First Tee of Augusta, 3165 Damascus Rd. Augusta, GA 30909.

The family will receive friends Wednesday from 4:00 P.M. until the time of the service at Thomas Poteet & Son Funeral Directors, 214 Davis Rd., Augusta, GA 30907 (706) 364-8484. Please sign the guestbook at www.thomaspoteet.com