John Paul Wilcox, Jr., 73, of Pawleys Island, South Carolina, died unexpectedly on December 15, 2022 due to complications during abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery. He was born on July 17, 1950 in Detroit, Michigan, to the late Joseph Wilcox, Sr. and the late Frances (Spurlock) Wilcox of Lake Placid, Florida. He enlisted in the United States Army in 1970 and was assigned to the White House Communications Agency (WHCA), a joint service agency established to ensure the President, as Commander in Chief, is in constant contact and able to communicate worldwide. He provided communications support to the President and Vice President of the United States serving for thirteen years at Camp David, Maryland and finished his service at the Old Executive Office Building in Washington, DC as Operations Sergeant Major. During his career at WHCA, he served five Presidents during seven terms of office, traveled to more than forty countries, and was inducted into the WHCA Hall of Fame. While on military service, he earned a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree at the University of Maryland and earned a Masters Degree (MA) from George Washington University. In 1990, after twenty years of military service, he retired. He then worked as an Executive for several Fortune One Hundred technology companies. In 2010, he moved to Heritage Plantation in Pawleys Island, South Carolina with his wife of thirty-seven years. He retired in 2012. He was survived by his wife, two daughters, three grandchildren, two brothers, sister, and several nieces and nephews. Arrangements: Burroughs Funeral Home & Cremation Service.
John Paul Wilcox, Jr., 73, of Pawleys Island, South Carolina, died unexpectedly on December 15, 2022 due to complications during abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery. He was born on July 17, 1950 in Detroit, Michigan, to the late Joseph Wilcox, Sr. and the late Frances (Spurlock) Wilcox of Lake Placid, Florida. He enlisted in the United States Army in 1970 and was assigned to the White House Communications Agency (WHCA), a joint service agency established to ensure the President, as Commander in Chief, is in constant contact and able to communicate worldwide. He provided communications support to the President and Vice President of the United States serving for thirteen years at Camp David, Maryland and finished his service at the Old Executive Office Building in Washington, DC as Operations Sergeant Major. During his career at WHCA, he served five Presidents during seven terms of office, traveled to more than forty countries, and was inducted into the WHCA Hall of Fame. While on military service, he earned a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree at the University of Maryland and earned a Masters Degree (MA) from George Washington University. In 1990, after twenty years of military service, he retired. He then worked as an Executive for several Fortune One Hundred technology companies. In 2010, he moved to Heritage Plantation in Pawleys Island, South Carolina with his wife of thirty-seven years. He retired in 2012. He was survived by his wife, two daughters, three grandchildren, two brothers, sister, and several nieces and nephews. Arrangements: Burroughs Funeral Home & Cremation Service.
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