John grew up in the Midwest living in Indiana, Ohio, Minnesota and Illinois before moving to Decatur in February, 1967 when his father and uncle purchased the Anheuser-Busch distributorship. He graduated from St. Teresa High School and attended Richland Community College and Springfield College in Illinois (now Benedictine University) before being drafted in the United States Army. After being honorably discharged from the service, he went to work in the family business where he has had a 39 year career and currently serves as President and CEO.
He spent many years being the coach for youth sports and loved being the coach for baseball and girls basketball. John has served on numerous Boards and he currently serves on the Boards of EDC, the Country Club of Decatur, CIPAC and Hickory Point Bank & Trust, fsb.
John and his wife Susie (Millikin Class of 1975) have two sons; Brendan, currently a Millikin PACE student, and Peter, Millikin Class of 2012. They also have two daughters; Katy (UK) and Maggie (Butler). John and Susie enjoy golf and serving the Decatur community as well as spending time with the family.