A 2020 graduate of Briarwood High School, John was a Chemical Engineering / Premed major at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. He maintained a 4.0 GPA and wanted to be a pediatric surgeon.
John worked part-time at Penske. He attended the Church at Brook Hills and Briarwood Presbyterian Church. He had a passion for serving others as the hands of Christ. He volunteered frequently at the Jimmie Hale Rescue Mission, most recently serving Thanksgiving dinner to needy people.
In high school, John was a three-time state champion tennis player and would have been a four-time state champion except his senior season was cancelled by COVID. He loved Alabama Crimson Tide football, fishing, snowboarding, and going to church. He loved his country and wanted to serve in the military, but was not able due to medical illness.
John was the Crohn's Colitis Foundation Honored Hero in 2019. He had a pure heart and is with Christ.
John was predeceased by his maternal grandfather, Jerry McManus. Survivors include John's parents, Johnnie Kay and Robert Wolf; one brother, Luke Alan Wolf; one sister, Sarah Elizabeth Wolf; maternal grandmother, Kay McManus; paternal grandmother, Janice P. Bricker; paternal grandfather, Richard Wolf; and many aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends.
The family will greet friends from 1-2 p.m. on Friday, December 10, 2021 at Briarwood Presbyterian Church in Birmingham, immediately followed by A Service of Remembrance for John at 2 p.m. at the church's main sanctuary. Burial will be at Southern Heritage Cemetery in Pelham, AL. Dr. Harry Reeder will officiate.
In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to the Jimmie Hale Rescue Mission, www.jimmiehalemission.com, or to the Crohn's Colitis Foundation of America / Alabama Branch, www.crohnscolitisfoundation.org.
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