Major Army/USAR/CA John Harold Bryant of Dallas and formerly of Hondo, age 42, died in an automobile accident Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015, in Montgomery County. Also killed in the wreck with him were two golden retrievers, Shasta and Dakota, which he had planned to train as service dogs. Born March 9, 1973, in Ft. Worth, he was the son of H. Harold and Judith Ann "Judy" Bradley Bryant. A 1991 graduate of Hondo High School, John played trombone in the Owl Band, attended the World Scout Jamboree in Australia as a Freshman, earned a state title in FFA Creed Speaking and attained the Eagle Scout ranking. As his Eagle project, he painted the "H" at the Hondo swimming pool. While stationed with the Army National Guard in Iraq, he asked area residents to participate in the Care Bear project, which resulted in his receiving hundreds of stuffed animals to distribute to children in the war-torn country. He had earned a Bachelors degree from Texas A&M, served in the U.S. Army and was currently serving in the Army Reserves with the rank of Major. His father preceded him in death in 2013. John is survived by his mother; close friend R. Steven Beard; brother, WO1 William E. (Cindy K. "Kathy") Bryant of Niceville FL; niece, Samantha Bryant of Niceville, FL; nephew, William E. Bryant Jr. of Sabinal; uncles, James E. Bradley of Ft. Worth and David Allen (Melinda) Bryant of Weatherford; and aunts, Rebecca Ann (Mike) Watson of Pound Ridge NY and Kathryn Elaine Brockman of Louisville, KY. Visitation will be Thursday, Nov. 5, 6 to 8 p.m. at Guinn-Horger Chapel. Funeral service will be at 2:00 p.m., Friday, Nov. 6, at First United Methodist Church, Hondo. Serving as bearers were Shannon Ashberry, Brent Robinson, Gary Wempner, Chris Hebert, Steven Beard and William Bryant. A committal service will be held later at Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery in Houston. Memorials may be made to: Wounded Warrior Project P. O. Box 758517 Topeka, KS 66675 (A donation form is available at: woundedwarriorproject.org) OR Warrior Canine Connection 2322 Georgia Ave. Brookeville MD 20833 301-260-1111 warriorcanineconnection.org