He graduated from Maine Township High School in 1960, and from DePauw University in 1965. He then served two years as a captain in the U. S. Air Force, stationed at Watertown, NY, before moving to Columbia, MO to attend the University of Missouri, taking a Master’s degree in journalism. In 1965, he married Roberta Sexauer in 1965 in Meadville, PA. They adopted one daughter, Kari Harpham (Rench),
John married Roberta Mae SEXAUER in 1965 in Meadville, Crawford, Pennsylvania. Roberta was born on 29 Dec 1943 in Los Angeles, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]