Bio: John Brooks Casparis, also known as Johnny and J. B. (b. June 29, 1908, Johnson City, Texas-d. January 1, 2013, Austin, Texas), was a high school debate partner and classmate of Lyndon B. Johnson. He graduated from Johnson City High School in 1925 and worked as head cashier at Western Union in San Antonio, Texas for 45 years. He is the son of John S. and Ella Smith. Casparis is interred in Johnson City Masonic Cemetery in Johnson City, Texas.
Relation:
LBJ Connection: Childhood friend and schoolmate of LBJ
Identifier:
casparisj
Citation
Casparis, John Brooks, 1908-2013,
Biographical info page,
LBJ Presidential Library,
accessed April 25, 2024,
https://www.discoverlbj.org/item/casparisj
