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|name=Robert Lewis "Bobby" John, Sr.

|name=Robert Lewis "Bobby" John, Sr.

|birth_date=January 1, 1937

|birth_date=January 1, 1937

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|birth_place=Crowley, Acadia Parish, [[Louisiana]]

|spouse=Roberta Hanks John (deceased)

|spouse=Roberta Ann Hanks John (married 1958-2014, her death)

|party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]

|party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]

|religion=[[Roman Catholic]]

|religion=[[Roman Catholic]]

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'''Robert Lewis John, Sr.''', known as '''Bobby John''' (born January 1, 1937), 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]] in [[Baton Rouge]], 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, 1937), 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]] in [[Baton Rouge]], founded the company in 1959 in their native 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, but 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, but 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>

Robert John, II (born March 1960), of Lafayette is the current president of the company; his father serves in an advisory role. John, II, was reared in the business, having worked evenings, weekends, and summers prior to his graduation in 1984 from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. He then joined J&J full-time: "I have strived to carry on the professionalism that my father instilled in me. It was the perfect fit for me; I knew the business by osmosis and by working my way through numerous jobs."<ref name=aboutus/>

Robert John, II (born March 1960), of Lafayette is the current president of the company; his father serves in an advisory role. John, II, was reared in the business, having worked evenings, weekends, and summers prior to his graduation in 1984 from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. He then joined J&J full-time: "I have strived to carry on the professionalism that my father instilled in me. It was the perfect fit for me; I knew the business by osmosis and by working my way through numerous jobs."<ref name=aboutus/>

John, Sr., is the widower of the former Roberta Hanks (January 10, 1937 &ndash; April 25, 2014), the former clerk of court for both the city of Crowley and the Acadia Parish district attorney's office. He is [[Roman Catholicism|Roman Catholic]]. In addition to their son, there is a daughter, Christine John Casanova (born 1958) and her husband, Dr. Robert Casanova (born 1957) of Lubbock, [[Texas]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=John&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=20&GScnty=1109&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=128570076&df=all&|title=Roberta Hanks John|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=January 11, 2016}}</ref>

John, Sr., is the widower of the former Roberta Ann Hanks (January 10, 1937 &ndash; April 25, 2014), the former clerk of court for both the city of Crowley and the Acadia Parish district attorney's office. He is [[Roman Catholicism|Roman Catholic]]. In addition to their son, there is a daughter, Christine John Casanova (born 1958) and her husband, Dr. Robert Casanova (born 1957) of Lubbock, [[Texas]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=John&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=20&GScnty=1109&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=128570076&df=all&|title=Roberta Hanks John|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=January 11, 2016}}</ref>

The third generation of Johns, Robert, III (born c. 1991), joined the company at its corporate headquarters at 105 South College Road in Lafayette upon his graduation from [[Tulane University]].<ref name=johnsr/>  

The third generation of Johns, Robert, III (born c. 1991), joined the company at its corporate headquarters at 105 South College Road in Lafayette upon his graduation from [[Tulane University]].<ref name=johnsr/>