John is survived by his wife Wendy Bote Mockus, son Michael Nicholas Mockus, daughter Amanda Shannon (Mockus) Bockhop, and three stepdaughters. John has four grandchildren and two step-grandchildren. Born on June 17th, 1947, in Port Washington, Wisconsin. John is preceded in death by his father John Jerome Mockus, mother Lucille Genevive (Shannon) Mockus, and sister Jackie Louise (Mockus) Melsheimer.
John graduated from Port Washington High School in 1965, attended TCPI technical school, and started a computer programming company. In 1978, John moved to the city that would be his home for the next 20 years, Denver, Colorado. While in Denver John helped raise his two kids, and flourished in his career as a senior executive in the high-tech industry. John’s career took him around the world to Australia, Canada, China, Columbia, England, France, Indonesia, Ireland, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Scotland, Switzerland - and probably other countries his family can't remember right now. One of John’s proudest moments was when he treated his family to a two week vacation to Australia in 1994.
When John wasn’t traveling the globe or dominating the boardroom, his passion was driving fast cars, from his green Road Runner in Wisconsin to his Mustang and Stealth in Denver. His hobby for many years was building a 1935 Chevy hot rod. After his kids were grown John moved to Toronto Canada where his kids loved to visit. Next he briefly lived in Georgia and Florida before settling down in Texas in 2007, where a few years later he met the love of his life, Wendy Bote. While in Texas, John helped grow a startup direct sales organization from almost nothing to over 600 people, giving him the opportunity to share his experiences and mentor many aspiring young business leaders.
A graveside funeral service will be held on Wednesday, January 13, 2021, at 2:00pm in the New Montgomery Cemetery, located directly next to 21587 Eva Street, Montgomery, Texas 77316. We ask out of respect for John and his family that you please wear a mask if you plan to attend. The family invites you to visit the website JohnMockus.com for up-to-date service information and to leave fun and happy memories of John for his family and friends to enjoy.
In lieu of flowers the family encourages you to visit Wendy's Go Fund Me Page
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-wendy-with-burial-expenses
