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'''Robert Lewis John, Sr.''', known as '''Bobby John''' (born January 1937), is one of the founders of '''J&J Exterminating''', the  largest independently-owned pest extermination company in the U.S. state of [[Louisiana]]. John and his brother, Harry, an entomologist who graduated from [[Louisiana State University]], founded the company in 1959 in Crowley in Acadia Parish in the southwestern portion of the state.<ref name=johnsr>{{cite web|url=http://thriveswla.com/places-faces/first-person-with-robert-john-sr-founder-of-jj-exterminating|title=First Person with Robert John, Sr. founder of J&J Exterminating|date=August 6, 2015|publisher=thriveswla.com|accessdate=January 10, 2016}}</ref>

'''Robert Lewis John, Sr.''', known as '''Bobby John''' (born January 1, 19337), is one of the co-founders of '''J&J Exterminating''', the  largest independently-owned pest extermination company in the U.S. state of [[Louisiana]]. John and his brother, Harry, an entomologist who graduated from [[Louisiana State University]], founded the company in 1959 in Crowley in Acadia Parish in the southwestern portion of the state.<ref name=johnsr>{{cite web|url=http://thriveswla.com/places-faces/first-person-with-robert-john-sr-founder-of-jj-exterminating|title=First Person with Robert John, Sr. founder of J&J Exterminating|date=August 6, 2015|publisher=thriveswla.com|accessdate=January 10, 2016}}</ref>

Though Harry John had worked in [[New Orleans]] for a pest-control company, the brothers had no previous experience in the establishment and management of a business. They launched the company, named for the initials of their surnames, by contacting residents in every neighborhood of Crowley to solicit business.<ref name=aboutus>{{cite web|url=http://www.jjext.com/about-us|title=About Us|publisher=jjext.com|accessdate=January 10, 2016}}</ref> Now with twelve locations throughout Louisiana, J&J focuses on roaches, fleas, spiders, ants, wasps, ticks, silverfish, rats, mosquitoes, and termites, which silently destroy homes and other wooden structures.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kplctv.com/story/6299394/j-j-exterminating|title=J &J Exterminating|publisher=KPLC-TV|location=Lake Charles, Louisiana|accessdate=January 10, 2016}}</ref>

Though Harry John had worked in [[New Orleans]] for a pest-control company, the brothers had no previous experience in the establishment and management of a business. They launched the company, named for the initials of their surnames, by contacting residents in every neighborhood of Crowley to solicit business.<ref name=aboutus>{{cite web|url=http://www.jjext.com/about-us|title=About Us|publisher=jjext.com|accessdate=January 10, 2016}}</ref> Now with twelve locations throughout Louisiana, J&J focuses on roaches, fleas, spiders, ants, wasps, ticks, silverfish, rats, mosquitoes, and termites, which silently destroy homes and other wooden structures.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kplctv.com/story/6299394/j-j-exterminating|title=J &J Exterminating|publisher=KPLC-TV|location=Lake Charles, Louisiana|accessdate=January 10, 2016}}</ref>

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My brother decided we should go into business in our hometown of Crowley. I jumped at the opportunity to be part of it.  ... We began the business in our parent’s home. They had a breezeway at the back of their house, kind of like a screened-in porch. We put a phone and a desk there and went into business. We knocked on every door in Crowley and asked people for their business.<br>

My brother decided we should go into business in our hometown of Crowley. I jumped at the opportunity to be part of it.  ... We began the business in our parent's [Thomas John and the former Maggie Elizabeth Mickoul]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/j/a/c/Sam-Galip-Jacobs/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0618.html|title=Robert Lewis "Bobby" John|publisher=genealogy.com|accessdate=January 11, 2016}}</ref> home. They had a breezeway at the back of their house, kind of like a screened-in porch. We put a phone and a desk there and went into business. We knocked on every door in Crowley and asked people for their business.<br>

The good thing is that my parents were well respected in the Crowley area; people trusted our family name. That made it easier for people to trust us for their pest control. My brother had the entomology background and knew all about pests. I knew I wanted this business to succeed. I was newly married and we had to make this work. With that mindset, we worked hard everyday.<br>

The good thing is that my parents were well respected in the Crowley area; people trusted our family name. That made it easier for people to trust us for their pest control. My brother had the entomology background and knew all about pests. I knew I wanted this business to succeed. I was newly married and we had to make this work. With that mindset, we worked hard everyday.<br>