Jon Igo Obituary Johnnie (Jon) Forrest Igo GRAND PRAIRIE-Johnnie (Jon) Forrest Igo was born Aug. 9, 1942, to Clifton Forrest and Norma Spradling Igo in Grand Prairie, Texas. He graduated from Monterey High School in Lubbock, Texas in May of 1960. Johnnie married his college sweetheart, Miss Raye Watson of Lockney, Texas. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Wayland Baptist College in 1966. While working for the Dallas County Social Welfare Department Johnnie completed work on a MSSW degree in 1970 from the University of Texas, Arlington, Graduate School of Social Work. Johnnie was very successful in advancing his career in Dallas county Social programs and soon was second in command of this huge bureaucracy. The stress of rescuing abused children and adults from danger, as well as, advising chronically mentally ill patients, seeing them herded into the Texas Criminal Justice Department for psychiatric care, and myriad other socials ills proved intolerable. As Jon's brother-in-law, Mike Myrick so aptly put it, He was, in his own fashion, a heroic human. He was featured in many newspaper articles and TV interviews for his efforts to help others. Fast forward to 2016, Jon died peacefully in the early morning of Sept. 8, from complications related to living an exciting life. At an early age going on into his later years Jon pegged the fun meter at 11, and occasionally 12. Never one to shy away from indulgence or danger, he lived life to its fullest and consumer credit to its limit. Jon was known personally by many pawn shops as he was always looking for that perfect piece of turquoise jewelry for one of his special lady friends. Kevin Igo was born to Johnnie and Raye in 1967. Kevin will fondly remember him for the many unpredictable moments to include the occasional request to camp in the front yard, or the Ford Mach II that he blew up racing. Over his long life and many career choices after his social work efforts, he still always came back around to helping others in his own way. Be it helping wards of the state or chauffeuring the band KISS from a concert, he was thoughtful and compassionate. May heaven accept him for who he is, and set the fun meter back to 12. - Services

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