John W. Dawkins, 70, of Bear Rocks, formerly of Wickerham Drive, Monongahela, died Friday, January 23, 1998, in Columbia Hospital, New Port Richey, Fla. Mr. Dawkins was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War with the rank of sergeant. He was employed by Combustion Engineering for 22 years and retired as general manager of the Monongahela plant in 1986. Mr. Dawkins was a member of the Mon Valley Progress Council, the executive board of the Monongahela Area Chamber of Commerce, board of directors of the Allegheny Trails Council of the Boy Scouts of America, and the Laurel of Acacia-Eastgate Lodge 477 F&AM of St. Clair Shores, Mich. He was a member and associate general chairperson and second vice president for the United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania and formerly served on the Ringgold School Board. Mr. Dawkins also served as a consultant for the Entreprenurial Assistance Center at California University of Pennsylvania and was a member of the former Clan Grant Scott Pipe Band. Surviving are his wife, Christine E. Braid Dawkins, with whom he celebrated 44 years of marriage on February 14, 1997; a son, Gary Dawkins of Marrillville, Ind.; three daughters, Sandra Jean Vaughan of Monongahela, Margaret A. Suty of Finleyville and Catherine H. Pocky of Coal Center; seven grandchildren, Ian Barnett, Kelsey and Logan Vaughan, Joshua and Jenica Suty and Machall and Jordan Pocky; and a sister, Moira Dyer of Harbor Beach, Mich. Copyright ©1998 Observer Publishing Co.Last updated Tuesday, January 27, 1998John W. Dawkins
Veteran retired from Combustion Engineering
He was born December 15, 1927, in Rutherglen, Scotland, son of Thomas and Helen Winning Dawkins.