John J. Dobler III of Sugar Land, TX, passed on January 1, 2021. He was born on May 6, 1953 in Houston to John J. Dobler II and Marjorie Falk Dobler. John graduated from Bellaire High School and then Texas Tech University with a degree in engineering. He married Candace Chamberlain in 1978. John became a world-class engineer and project manager, designing and building liquefied natural gas plants. His work included projects for MW Kellogg, Pullman Kellogg, Brown and Root, KBR, Halliburton, CB&I and McDermott. To do his work internationally with various engineering and construction companies, he lived in Amsterdam, Paris, Yokohama, London, Jakarta, Perth, Australia and Houston. John’s interest in how things work began before elementary school. As a teenager, he worked on cars, rebuilding engines for better performance. He enjoyed watching Formula 1 Racing and participating in AMG Driving Academy events, driving the fastest and most powerful cars Mercedes-Benz AMG had to offer at some of the USA’s legendary racetracks. John is preceded in death by his parents and wife. He is survived by his sister, Dottie Goodsun, of San Antonio and many cousins. John helped found and generously supported Vet TRIIP, a nonprofit serving veterans with chronic pain and PTSD in San Antonio and Houston. He was inspired to help veterans by his father’s experiences as a World War II combat soldier and concentration camp liberator. John’s support helped many veterans improve their lives physically, mentally and emotionally through complementary and integrative modalities such as therapeutic massage, acupuncture, chiropractic care, energy work, meditation, yoga and many self-directed techniques. Donations in John’s memory may be made at www.VetTriip.org or mailed to Vet TRIIP at P O Box 460902, San Antonio, TX 78246.
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