John Sarvis

SARVIS, John "Jack" F. -- Age 95, died September 29, 2014, in Charlottesville, Virginia where he had been a resident for six years. He was Born in Toledo, Ohio on June 11, 1919, John (Jack) became a resident of Flint, Michigan when his family moved there in 1920. He attended Flint Central High School, then the Lawrenceville School in New Jersey, and graduated from Princeton University in 1942. In the same year, he enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps and was stationed in Norwich, England. In 1943, he married Mary Louise Bonbright, also of Flint. Upon his return to civilian life and Flint in 1945, Jack was employed at the Genesee Bank and Trust Company where he became the Senior Vice President and Cashier. Jack served on the boards of several Flint organizations including the Flint Institute of Arts, St. Joseph Hospital, and the Mott Children's Health Center. He retired in 1983 and, in 1989, he and Mary Louise moved to Omena, Michigan. Jack is predeceased by his parents, a brother, and a sister. He is survived by his wife, Mary Louise; his three daughters, Katherine (Brett) Smith of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Elizabeth Harris of Bloomfield Hills, and Jean (Bruce) Bertelsen of Roseland Virginia; six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Services will be private. Contributions may be made to Community Foundation of Greater Flint, 500 South Saginaw Street, Flint, MI 48502.