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STEMMONS JOHN MILLARD, 92, died Friday, July 20, 2001. He was born in Dallas, Texas, July 10, 1909, the son of Leslie Allison Stemmons and Elizabeth Storey Stemmons, attended public schools in Dallas and Hinsboro, Illinois, and Washington & Lee University in Lexington, Virginia where he was a member of Beta Theta Pi and ODK. He married the former Ruth Trueheart Thomas of Bedford, Virginia, a marriage of 66 years until her death on July 28, 1998. In 1931 he joined his father's company, Industrial Properties Corporation, and from that time dedicated himself to the city of Dallas and to the realization of his father's vision of controlling the Trinity River and reclaiming its flood plain for productive industrial use. Leslie Stemmons' early and untimely death in 1939 left his sons to pursue the dream. Following World War II John Stemmons was joined in the company by his late brother, Leslie Storey Stemmons. He became President of the Corporation in 1954, and served as Chairman/CEO from 1971 until his retirement in 1994 at which time he was elected Chairman Emeritus. During that period the Trinity River levee system was installed and the land reclaimed upon which stands the Trinity Industrial District anchored by its showpiece, the freeway named for Leslie Allison Stemmons and the magnificent development of its frontage. Today with that development complete Industrial Properties Corporation continues to build and manage industrial complexes in the Dallas area, Austin and San Antonio. In his honor on the occasion of his retirement from Industrial Properties Corporation the John M. Stemmons Endowed Graduate Fellowship in Engineering was created at the University of Texas for the continuing study of flood control, water conservation and all other elements pertaining to water management. John Stemmons served as President of the Dallas Real Estate Board in 1945, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Dallas County Flood Control District 1945-70, Vice President of the Texas Real Estate Association in 1954, and was honored by the Dallas Board of Realtors with the Easterwood Cup in 1946 and named Texas Realtor of the Year in 1957. He also served as President of the Greater Dallas Council of Churches (1963), President of the Dallas Citizens Council (1964), President of the Dallas Rotaty Club (1964-63), is an Honorary Life Member of the Dallas County United Fund which he served as General Campaign Chairman (1965) and President (1966-67). He was President of the Better Business Bureau (1967-68), winner of the Linz Award (1967) and the J. Erik Jonsson Award (1983), Dallas Sales and Marketing Executives Distinguished Salesman for 1971, Dallas Press Club All-Time Headliner (1972), presented the Road Hand Award by the Texas Highway Department in 1974 and again in 1999. He was Vice President of the State Fair of Texas and of the Trinity Improvement Association, President of the Greater Dallas Planning Council, and Honorary Consul of Sweden. His Directorships included RepublicBank Dallas, RepublicBank Corporation, Southland Financial Corporation, Dr. Pepper Company, Southwestern Life Insurance Company, Metropolitan Savings and Loan Assn., TU Electric, Dallas Market Center and of course Industrial Properties Corporation. Trusteeships included the Hoblitzelle Foundation, Southwestern Medical Foundation, Stemmons Foundation, Gaston Episcopal Hospital, Childrens Medical Center, Episcopal School of Dallas and Washington & Lee University. He was Treasurer of the Episcopal Diocese of Dallas in 1953 and honored as Layman of the Year in 1956, and has been a member of Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church for more than thirty-five years, He was a founding member of the Northwood Club and Las Colinas Country Club, and held memberships in many clubs including the Dallas Athletic Club, the City Club, La Cima Club, Idlewild Club and Terpsichotean Club. He was named by the Senior Citizens of Greater Dallas as their 1995 Spirit of Generations honoree. Preceded in death by his wife and his son, John Millard Stemmons, Jr., Mr. Stemmons is survived by his daughter and son-in-law Allison and Heinz Simon of Irving, daughter-in-law Jean H. Stemmons of Addison, granddaughters Karen Simon of London, U.K., Kimberly Simon, Brooke Stemmons, Ellen Stemmons Harbison and her husband Todd Harbison, great-grandson John Stemmons Harbison, and "honorary son" Thomas H. Neuhoff, all of Dallas. After a private burial a memorial service will he held on Tuesday. July 24, 2001, 4:00 PM, at Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church, 8011 Douglas at Colgate, The Rev. Stephen B. Swann and The Rev. Mark S. Anschutz officiating, and immediately following the service the family will receive friends at 5549 Wenonah Drive. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions would be appreciated to the United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, 901 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75201 or to the Tree Fund of the Episcopal School of Dallas, 4100 Merrell Road, Dallas, Texas 75229. Sparkman/Hillcrest Funeral Home Cemetery Mausoleum 7405 W. Northwest Highway Dallas (214) 363-5401
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