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John Blake Forist was born on January 18, 1965 at St. Anthony Hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to parents John William Forist and Nell Nations Forist. John passed away in San Antonio, Texas at the age of 42 on Sunday, September 2, 2007 at home surrounded by his loving family and friends. John graduated from Robert E. Lee High School and from colleges including Incarnate Word and North Texas University. He earned a BA degree in Radio, TV and Film, with a minor in journalism. He was an avid reader, writer and accomplished in art, however his main interest and hobby for all of his life has been trains. He was an active member of the San Antonio Model Railroad Association "SAMRA". His first job was in Hollywood, California with the movie industry. He subsequently realized that the physical strength required to succeed in this field was not conducive to his heath so he switched careers into computer technology via certification by Microsoft. His last job was a UTHSC in the public health sector, as computer tech. Annalist. He was diagnosed with a server heart defect, with no cure at birth and expected to live only three months. He has now survived four open heart surgeries, by Dr. Denton Cooley and was scheduled for a fifth surgery, heart transplant. The centers in San Antonio could not or would not help him to reach this goal, so the he turn to Houston Medical Center for help, however after a years delay, he was so weak that a transplant could not be done. He is preceded in death by his father, John William Forist; aunt, Mary Ross; uncle, Carroll Nations; cousin, Bobby Anderson; and all grandparents. John is survived by his loving mother, Dr. Nell Nations; sister, Jana Renelle Sellers, Kelly Sellers and children, Morgan Blake, Austin Kell, Chloe Elle; cousins, Kenneth Ross, Judy Hartman and aunt, Yvonne Anderson. SERVICES A visitation will be held from 6:00 - 9:00 PM on Friday, September 7, 2007 at Mission Park Funeral Chapels North. A chapel service will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, September 8, 2007 at Mission Park Funeral Chapels North with entombment to follow at Mission Burial Park North. Pallbearers will be Tom McDade, Kelly Sellers, Maurice Isaac, Kenneth Ross, Scott Merz and Lt. Steven Herrer. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to Samra Inc. 7702 Narrow Pass, Live Oak, TX 78233.

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John Blake Forist

January 18, 1965 - September 2, 2007