of age, shot his English teacher, Wilbur Grayson, to death in front of his classmates with his father's .22 Long Rifle. Following the murder, John spent almost two years in Timberland Hospital in Dallas. John graduated from Highland Park High School in Dallas, and then attended college and law school at the University of Texas at Austin. He is currently an attorney in Austin. Christian died on November 27, 2002, at the age of 75. He is interred at the Texas State Cemetery in Austin, beside his father and mother and near his great-grandfather, Brigadier General Adam Rankin Johnson of the Confederate States Army. References External links Texas Legislature H.R. No. 557 George Eastland Christian, Jr Resolution George Eastland Christian Texas State Cemetery Official Website 1927 births 2002 deaths American male journalists 20th-century American journalists Burials at Texas State Cemetery Military personnel from Texas Moody College of Communication alumni White House Press Secretaries Writers from Austin, Texas United States Marine Corps personnel of World War II