John Burton Hines, Jr.

John Burton Hines, Jr. - 75 years old and lived in Cincinnati, Ohio, with his lovely wife Midge. John is a former resident of Richmond, Virginia who was born on October 13th, 1949. He died peacefully, one month before his birthday on September 13th, 2025, with Midge by his side. This was the same day, 25 years ago, that his mother Trudy went home to be with the LORD. We found much comfort from GOD knowing this and had been praying for John’s complete total healing in body and spirit. 

He is preceded in death by his loving parents, John and Gertrude Hines and his sweet older sister, Bonnie McNamara whose husband Ronnie, is still with us today. John is survived by his beloved and devoted wife of 39 years, Midge Hines and his cute cats; Suvi, Castor, and Pollux. Also, his sweet sister, Sandra Grey, whose husband Ron (Santa) Grey recently went home to be with The LORD as well. John is affectionately called “Uncle Johnny” by his close nieces and nephews, Angie, Sarah, Jennifer, Elizabeth, Tommy, Shawn and Adam. Uncle Johnny was blessed with many other Great nieces, nephews and cousins in our family. John was a Veteran of the United States Army who courageously served in Vietnam. According to Aunt Midge, he felt that “his service was a point of quiet pride; just one more way he showed up for others.” John devoted his life to Midge and to counseling others struggling with drug and alcohol addiction. He understood their challenges having suffered himself and was able to overcome this in his own life as a young man. John was a graduate of

The University of Louisville in Kentucky with a Master’s Degree in Social Work. He was a Licensed Independent Social Worker with Supervision Status in addition to being a Counselor for Chemical Dependency in Ohio. John and Midge also enjoyed scuba diving in the Caribbean; Grand Cayman Islands, Bonaire and San Salvador were just a few places they spent exploring underwater together in the deep blue sea! Their cats provided much comfort to John, especially as his health declined in recent months due to Alzheimer’s Disease which he handled with much grace and dignity. John and Midge also liked to exercise at the gym and took their physical health seriously. They had so much fun together as a couple!!

We will miss John’s beautiful bright blue eyes, his sense of humor and his calm reassuring voice. John’s cute smile and laughter, along with his wonderful caring advice, will also be missed by those who knew and loved him. John was a good friend as well to many!! We thank GOD for his life and for the time we had with John here. We know and feel Uncle Johnny’s Love for us.  Our hope is that John knew just how much we loved him too! One day, we will see John again in Eternity. Please join us in the Robins Tea Room at Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens for John’s Celebration of Life on Monday, November 3rd, 2025, from 1pm-4pm. The address is 1800 Lakeside Avenue Richmond, Va. 23228. 

We look forward to seeing many family and friends.

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