For those of you who have attended Bushong Reunions at New Market in the past, you will remember the family of Gale Hill. John Morris Garmon is one of her brothers. My sympathy goes out to the entire family. --------------------- LINEAGE: Henry Bushong and Barbara Lohr Henry Bushong and Betsy Brew Isaac A. Bushong and Sarah "Sallie" Swank Luther David Bushong and Martha Jane Crawford Silas Eugene Bushong and Rose Davis Ella Mae Bushong and Jacob H. "Jake" Garmon John Morris Garmon ----------------- EL PASO, Texas - TV News A man was struck and killed by a vehicle while crossing a street, police said. Police have identified the man as 72-year-old John Garmon, a former El Paso media personality. Garmon is remembered as a KVIA newsman, who worked at the station in the '80s. ABC-7's Round the Clock news team saw special traffic investigators searching the scene in efforts to find out what happened. Police said just before 8 p.m. Saturday evening Garmon was crossing Edgemere Boulevard near Ivanhoe Drive. It appears a car traveling west on Edgemere wasn't able to stop in time and hit Garmon, officials said. The car did remain at the scene while emergency personnel arrived. According to police, Garmon was taken to Del Sol Medical center, where he later died. As of Sunday morning, no charges had been filed against the driver. "There is not a crosswalk in that area, but the pedestrian was crossing at an intersection," El Paso Police Department spokesman Javier Sambrano said. Police said they are looking into whether speed or alcohol were factors. ----------------- JOHN MORRIS GARMON EL PASO, Texas A memorial celebration of the life of John Morris Garmon, lifelong El Pasoan and longtime broadcast journalist, will be held this Saturday, 2 February 2013 at 11:00 A.M. at Western Hills United Methodist Church (524 Thunderbird Dr.) in El Paso. John was the son of the late Jake and Ella Mae Garmon of El Paso and is survived by a sister, Gale Hill, of Seminole, Oklahoma, and brother Rev. Tom Garmon, of Albuquerque, New Mexico. John was preceded in death by an older brother, Bob R. Garmon. Surviving children include John David Garmon of Highland, California, Michael Garmon of Dallas, Texas, Stephen Garmon and Jackie Taylor of El Paso and Chris Taylor of Roswell, New Mexico. John enjoyed a whole host of grandchildren, nieces, nephews and in-laws. He was a 1958 graduate of Austin High School and attended Texas Western College. John began his broadcasting career in 1962 at the age of 22 when he was hired by News Director Dick Glancey at the original KELP radio station on Delta Street. His four decade career in news took him to all three major network affiliates in town (KELP/KVIA TV, KTSM TV and KDBC TV). John’s affable personality and ability to make everyone his friend stood him well as colleagues will remember John as the one person who always knew who to contact to get the story first. As a teenager, John led a local band (Johnny Garmon and the Shadows). Those were the days of a budding Elvis Presley and Ricky Nelson. His music continued throughout his life and you could often find a newer version of his band playing what he called “Rock-a-Billy” at places like Great American Land and Cattle. In the 1960’s John was “The Voice of the Miners” doing play-by-play broadcasts of Miner football on KTSM radio with Ted Bender providing color commentary. He also served as the in-house announcer of Miner basketball in the days when the late Don Haskins led UTEP’s basketball fortunes. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in John’s memory may be made to either the American Diabetes Association or the El Paso Humane Society. --------------------- Researched and Submitted by Gloria Neiger Bushong