John Francis Fletcher1974-2016John Francis Fletcher, age 42, died after a seven month battle with Metastatic Esophageal Cancer surrounded by his family on Friday, October 21st. He is survived by his loving wife, Dr. Larissa Fletcher, charming 19 month old daughter, Emma Grace Fletcher, devoted mother Shirley Dawn Fletcher, and siblings: sister Mary Cash, and brothers James (Jim) Fletcher, Timothy (Tim) Fletcher, and his best friend/brother by choice, Gerald Milek and multiple in-laws, aunts and uncles, nieces and nephews, and countless close friends. He was preceded in death by his father, James Fletcher.John was born on August 26th, 1974 in Binghamtom, New York. He graduated from Whitney Point High School and went to Auburn University. He received a dual Bachelors and Masters in Accounting in 1997 and went to work for a chemical company which is now known as Ascend Performance materials. His supervisor said "At work, John was a loyal employee and friend. He spent his entire career at one company; succeeding in every role . He approached work with integrity and dedication – always focused on doing the right thing, becoming a subject matter expert in many areas and willing to be a mentor/teacher to his colleagues. John was very passionate about his work and always wanted to get to the correct answer.John will be terribly missed by his friends and colleagues".John loved the outdoors. He enjoyed all outdoor activities, especially snow skiing and hiking. One of his passions waslandscape photography. His wife recounts doing several hikes where John would wear a huge 50 pound hiking backpack full of camera equipment. John was also an avid athlete. He completed twelve full marathons, a full IronMan, several triathlons, and multiple "cause" races. In his spare time, he did elaborate woodworking and landscaping and enjoyed spending quality time traveling with his wife and young daughter.John met his wife Larissa in the fall of 2010 and they had a joint love for mission work. Each of them had spent their early 20s doing multiple mission trips to South America and Egypt. They made plans to travel the world together "someday" with their church where Larissa could do Medical Missions and John could use any number of his talents and his willingness to help out wherever he was needed. They talked countless times about how seeing the world, the beauty and the poverty, made them the people they are today. They planned to take their children on mission trips as soon as they were old enough.John and his wife Larissa are active members of South Main Baptist Church in Houston, Texas. John served on the Discipleship Committee and both he and his wife were active participants in their small community groups. Services will be held next Saturday, October 29th at South Main Baptist Church(4100 Main St.; Houston, TX 77002) at 2pm. Childcare will be provided during the service. There will be a reception where you can greet the family immediately afterwards on the church grounds.To honor some of John's true passions, in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the John Fletcher Mission Scholarship Fund at South Main Baptist Church by either going online at smbc.org or sending a check to South Main Baptist Church, 4100 Main St., Houston, TX 77002 with a note of designation so that others can go to the mission field in his place. You may also contribute to his daughter, Emma Grace's college fund by making a contribution to the John Fletcher Memorial Fund at gofundme.com