Background
Tassell, John Frank Van was born on November 27, 1926 in East Orange, New Jersey, United States. Son of Howard Perlee and Willie Maude (Battle) Van Tassell.
Tassell, John Frank Van was born on November 27, 1926 in East Orange, New Jersey, United States. Son of Howard Perlee and Willie Maude (Battle) Van Tassell.
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering, University Alabama, 1951.
General manager Lake Center Switch Company, Winona, Minnesota, 1965-1970. President Delta Molded Products, Talladega, Alabama, 1970-1973. Manager plastics group Sunbeam Corporation, Oak Grove, Illinois, 1973-1978.
Private practice management consultant Greenville, Texas, 1978-1987. President Ken Meyer Company, Inc., Conway, Arkansas, 1987-1988. Consultant General Tire, Ada, Oklahoma, 1978-1980, Jayfro Corporation, Waterford, Connecticut, 1981.
Professor humanities John Dewey University, Washington, 1983.
Sergeant United States Air Force, 1951-1958. Member Society Plastics Engineers, Barbershop Singing Society, American Legion (Commander 1953), American Legion National (chairman uniformed groups congress 1958), Drew Chamber of Commerce (president 1969), Rho Alpha Tau, Phi Sigma Kappa. Lodges: Shriners, Masons.
Married Doris Pearl Pointer, December 24, 1948 (divorced June 1973). Children: Frank Edward, Julie Ann, John Alan. Married Frances Spradlin, October 19, 1973 (divorced July 1987).
Children: Daniel Mark, Ellen Denise.