John Hart graduated in 1942 and served in the U.S. Army Reserves. He returned to Dyersburg in 1946 and married Harolyn Hoover. Mr. Hart pursued his second career of serving others after retiring from Heckethorn Manufacturing. He has served as a Red Coat at Dyersburg Regional Hospital, volunteered for the Salvation Army, elder at Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and became a member of First Christian Church. Hart has been described as an individual who has served those in this community full time, living his Christian faith through compassion, love and always cheerfully working.