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John Pfeil âJPâ Sippel, of Cibolo, Texas, went to be with our Lord on Tuesday, January 5, 2021, at the age of 71, after succumbing to illness. A Navy veteran, hardware store owner, dancing enthusiast, cook, motorcyclist, and HAM radio operator, John could never be accused of not living life to its fullest. Most important to John, though, he was a father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend to so many.
John was born to John A. Sippel and Grace Josephine Pfeil Sippel on November 9, 1949. John grew up in Cibolo and lived on the same street, Sippel Avenue, almost all of his life. As a young boy during the summers and school breaks, he, his parents, and two brothers would load up the homemade camper and travel the western states, going from rest stop to rest stop. John later went off to college at the University of Texas at Austin for a few years before enlisting in the Navy during Vietnam. He married Janet Ball in 1970, and they spent 23 years together before going their s