John "Jack" Michael Tait's Obituary
John (Jack) Michael Tait, age 83, of Brackettville, Texas formally from Kandiyohi, MN. passed away March 2, 2020 in San Antonio. Texas.
Burial will be at St.Patrick Cementery north of Kandiyohi, MN.
Jack, a farmer for over 60 years on the Tait Family Farm retired in the fall of 1999. During retirement he enjoyed RV travel across the USA visiting his sons and their families. Jack had many hobbies and interests like watching Formula One racing & Nascar racing. He enjoyed going to farm shows and in the winter snow mobiling. In later years, he took up watching YouTube videos of other farmers around the country, RV travel and many other interesting subjects. Jack was born on July 20,1936 to John and Eleanor (Tolan) Tait in Willmar, MN. He attended country school (Dist.86) then on to Atwater High School with graduation May 1954. On November 22, 1958 he married Ruth Ann Swenson at St. Patrick Church. They started farming and enjoyed raising his daughter Susan and sons John, Thomas, Michael and Paul. By 2003, Jack settled down at Fort Clark Springs, in Brackettville, TX, a quiet gated community. He is survived by his wife, Ruth, 5 children and 11 grandchildren plus 1 great grandchild.
Cremation is under the direction of Hillcrest Memorial Funeral Home, 424 Geraldine Street, Uvalde, Texas.
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