TAAA wishes to extend its condolences to the family and friends of Jack John LeClair, Jr. Jack was well known to many of the TAAA family as a respected scientist at Dupont Crop Protection and later Bayer Environmental Services. Jack’s dad, Jack LeClair, Sr., served as President of TAAA all the way back in 1974.
Some of you may also remember that TAAA’s early efforts to pass tower marking legislation back in 2003 were named the Jennings-Payne-LeClair Act in honor of Jack Sr.
Set forth below is a wonderful obituary honoring Jack’s family and life.
Obituary for Jack John LeClair Jr.
Due to the winter storm, Mass of Christian Burial for Jack John LeClair, Jr. will be held at 10:00 AM on Friday, February 3, 2023 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Rosary and Vigil will now be held at 9:15 AM on Friday, February 3, 2023 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Mr. LeClair passed away on January 28, 2023. Service times may change. Please keep checking back in for updated information.
Mass of Christian Burial by Fr. Joe Keating will be held at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Muenster for Jack J. LeClair of Saint Jo, Texas, Friday, February 3 at 10:00 a.m. Burial will follow in Sacred Heart Cemetery. Rosary will be led by Tom and Denise Koranek at Scott Funeral Home, Thursday, Feb.2 at 6:00 p.m. The eulogy will be delivered by Jack Lyons.
Jack J. LeClair was born September 14, 1946 in Ponca City, Oklahoma to Jack J. (Chief)LeClair and Grace Jeanette LeClair. He was proud of his Potawatomi and Kaw Native American heritage. The majority of his growing up years was in Ponca City, OK and Pharr, TX., where he became an Eagle Scout.
He married Dianne Sicking Clegg in 2000. They found their little piece of heaven in the North Texas Hill Country and set up a cow/ calf operation with a dedication to managing the native wildlife. His love of nature sent him on fishing and hunting trips all over the country. His bird watching list was extensive as he carried his binoculars with him wherever he went.
He was preceded in death by his parents and baby sister, Pamela Sue. Jack is survived by his wife, brother Joe (Suzi) LeClair of Oklahoma City, and children, Jeff (Julia) LeClair of Portland, Stephen (Julie) LeClair of Gonzales, and Ashli LeClair(Ryan Jackson) of Austin. His grandson, Maddox, was the light of his life and melted his grandpa’s heart.
Jonathan LeClair, Jason Thompson, Rob Brooks, his children Ashli and Stephen, and brother Joe will serve as pallbearers. Readers are Jeff and Julia LeClair and Pamela Clegg. Dianne’s grandchildren will be altar servers and bring up offertory gifts for their Papa Jack.
Jack graduated from Pharr San Juan Alamo High School in 1964 and went on to attend the University of Texas on a baseball scholarship, then on to Pan- American College for undergrad work, where he belonged to Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity. and was a teacher at Ed Couch Elsa Schools. He graduated from Texas A&I Kingsville in 1975 with an MS in Range Science and Management. His graduate thesis was written on the Bromeliad plant species following research in the Mexican Jungle. He began his career in Field Development and Tech Service with Chevron/ Ortho Chemical in Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico. He also did some doctoral work at Texas A&I.
From 1982-1999, Jack worked in development and was an integral part of the DuPont Development team that was responsible for introducing new active ingredient chemistry for cotton, cereal, corn, rice, soybeans and range and pasture. These innovative products launched DuPont Crop Protection as a major worldwide supplier to agricultural chemistry. From 2000-2003, he was in Field Development for United Ag Products (UAP) in TX/OK/NM. Going back to DuPont in 2004, he became part of the DuPont Crop Protection team as a Range and Pasture Specialist and traveled extensively to many South and Midwest states. Once again, he developed active ingredient chemistry for range and pasture brush and weed control. He retired from DuPont after 27 years of service. In 2014 ,he began an a three year and final stint with Bayer Environmental Services in Range and Pasture Sales. He was a longtime member of The Society for Range Management. During his many years in the business, he made many long lasting friendships with customers, associates, and teammates across the country.
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