John Richard Weber
June 21, 1944 - Sept. 1, 2023
John Richard Weber, known to many as “Webby” went to be with the Lord on Friday, September 1 in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the age of 79.
John was born in Kansas City, Missouri on June 21, 1944, to parents Lester and Leona Weber. John began his education in Shawnee Mission, Kansas where he played basketball and football at Shawnee Mission North High School. After graduation, he attended Kansas University at Lawrence Kansas to earn a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering.
He met his wife Jeanie Rogers while they were both attending KU. He was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity and a lifetime proud Jay Hawk.
John and Jeanie Rogers were married in Hays, Kansas to begin a beautiful marriage of 56 years.
He began his petroleum career in Richmond, California with Standard Oil refinery as a refinery engineer. They moved to San Francisco to work for Chevron where he was a lubricant specialist. They moved back to Kansas City where he worked for Interstate Oil as a vice president of production and a minor partner.
When the company was bought out by a major oil company, John and Jeanie decided to start a new career in Colorado as owners of a pet food and supply store. They moved their family to Evergreen and then to Bailey Colorado where they built a beautiful house on 49 acres on the side of a mountain. John loved living in the mountains where he could be close to skiing and beautiful scenery.
After several years of hauling hay, running the store, and plowing snow from their roads and parking lots, they sold the business and moved to Tulsa to take care of John’s aging parents. Following the death of John’s parents, they moved to Broken Arrow to retire.
They started their RV adventures in Colorado but continued after they moved to Oklahoma. They became very active in an RV group and made many longtime friends as they traveled to beautiful places in Oklahoma and the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. John loved being out in the RV, walking, and watching all the KU football and basketball games.
He is survived by his wife, Hays native Jeanie Rogers Weber in Broken Arrow and daughter Ellen Jacobs of Topeka, Kansas.
He was preceded in death by the death of his son Anthony Weber. He is also survived by four grandchildren: Tea Jacobs, Anthony Everett, Jennifer Eye, Alex Cassels, and seven great-grandchildren. He is also survived by his brother David Weber and David’s wife Marsha from Florida, their daughter Angie, and her husband Matt.
A memorial service will be held on September 6 at St. Patrick Episcopal Church in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Donations can be made in his honor to St. Patrick Episcopal Church or to an animal rescue/humane society of your choice. John and Jeanie have a great love for pets in need.