John Towery
John Towery – A Reality Star
John Towery was a man who opened his heart and life to others. He epitomized the spirituality of wide-open love, hospitality and generosity.
He was a member of the Olympia Port Militarization Resistance (OlyPMR), an antiwar group, and was also a part of their listserv. Activists recently discovered that he was in fact an Army informant who accessed their listserv and monitored their activities.
Early Life and Education
John Towery was born about 1919 and lived in Reedy Springs, Georgia. He attended college at UNC-Chapel Hill.
After graduating, he worked at the Southern Baptist Church in Chapel Hill. He later became an Episcopalian.
While at the church, he helped start the People’s Free Clinic in the basement of the church. The clinic grew so large that it needed to move out of the basement.
He also was an activist in the civil rights movement and was a charter member of the Men’s Book Club. He loved to read and was a loyal member until his mobility prevented him from attending.
He and his wife, Eleanor, were active in community groups. They were especially concerned about those who were homeless or in need of health care. They applied an open door policy at their home and the church, taking in anyone who needed it.
Professional Career
John’s professional career was devoted to the cause of social justice and the rights of those who were oppressed by society. He opened the doors of his church to the poor, homeless and hungry, and he opened his heart and mind to those who were struggling with their spiritual lives.
He was a minister for the Congregational Church of Austin, Texas. During his tenure there, he developed progressive programs to help those who were oppressed in society.
He received his Bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina in 1946, while he was only 20 years old. He was commissioned as a naval officer through the V-12 program at UNC, and served on a tanker in the Pacific during WWII. He later went on to Yale Divinity School, graduating in 1950.
Achievements and Honors
John towery is a well-rounded man with an extensive list of achievements and honors. He is a long-time real estate investor and developer with a new venture in the works.
He also earned a master’s degree in real estate development from Auburn University in 2012 and is a member of the Urban Land Institute.
He has also been a philanthropist in his own right, donating to a number of nonprofits and organizations. The best known is Ozarks Technical Community College, where he helped secure the funding for a $2.1 million diesel technology training center. He was also the proud recipient of a Missouri Community College Association award for his contributions.
Personal Life
During World War II, he served as a naval officer on the tanker Nantahala. It refueled ships in the Philippines, Japan, China and the Malay Peninsula.
As a young man, he had the opportunity to view the devastation of the war and witness firsthand the effects of its wartime exploitation on the human population. This experience likely influenced his career path, wrote longtime friend Mel Oakes.
While in school at the University of North Carolina, John joined the V12 Naval Reserve Officers Training Corp. This was a program established at universities to accelerate the production of officers for World War II.
Net Worth
john towery has an estimated net worth of $1-5 Million. He is a professional Reality Star, who was born on December 9, 1965 in Oregon.
He is known for winning Survivor: Marquesas.
He is also known for being the first African American winner of Survivor. He is also a US Air Force war veteran.
He was convicted of murder, armed robbery, burglary and kidnapping. He was sentenced to death. He argues that his conviction violated due process. He points to several adverse rulings and statements made by Judge Hendrix during the trial that he contends show she was biased against him. She had previously presided over Towery’s armed robbery trial. She based some of her rulings on facts she learned outside that proceeding. She also did not bring in evidence of syringe use that Towery claims was relevant to his guilt.