CPT (Ret) John O. Mercado, 62, of Fayetteville, NC passed away on Saturday, July 1, 2017 at Duke Home Care & Hospice in Durham, NC after a well fought battle with lymphoma.
John was a wonderful husband, provider, and father. He grew up at St. Mary’s Boys Home in Syosset, NY. John retired from the US Army in 1996 as a CH47 Helicopter Maintenance Test Pilot. He worked at Womack as a computer engineer and then transitioned careers into the field of emergency medicine as an EMT and Certified Hyperbaric Technician. Together with his wife, Denise, they own Fayetteville Hyperbarics. John and his family are members of Good Shepherd Catholic Church. He was a Past Faithful Navigator of Fr. Bumann Assembly 2238 and past Grand Knight of the Knights of Columbus, Council 8857.
John is survived by his wife, Denise of 39 years, his son, John II and daughter-in-law, Mary and 3 grandchildren, John III, Alea, and Taylor. John was preceded in death by his son, Daniel in 2007.
