JOHNNY LOVETT

Johnny Lovett. Age 60.was murdered the day after Thanksgiving just trying to spread the holiday cheer.If you were around him on job site he put a smile on your face. Member of Ironworkers Local 392 for 33 years. He was ready for retirement in the upcoming months. Trying to post video of the tragic ending of his life, just trying to do a good deed. KMOV.comFamily mourns Metro East man murdered while giving money
Eric Cox
Sat, 25 Nov 2017 22:27:07 -0500

CENTREVILLE, Ill. (KMOV.com)
"I could still remember his smile, his love, his warm hugs," said Karla Perry.
With tears rolling down her face, Karla Perry hugs her mother.
The pair, mourning the sudden loss of Perry's uncle, Johnny Lovett, at a gathering with several other family members.
"When you saw him come in you knew that the party was going to start," said Perry. "You knew that you were going to be loved on."
Centreville Police told News 4 Lovett pulled his car over near the intersection of South 55th Street and Church Road in Centreville around 5:00 pm Friday evening to give money to a group of four young men.
Instead of taking his kind offering, officers said the group robbed and shot the 60-year-old, leaving him to die while his car rolled into a ditch and caught fire after hitting a tree.
"It was very heart-wrenching," said Perry. "It wasn't until they actually pulled the body out of the weeds and put him in a body bag that reality set in."
Lovett was a Centreville native, husband, father to a teenage son and a member of Iron Workers Local Union 392.
His niece told News 4 she's found relief realizing even though he's no longer here, her memories of him remain.
"The memories, that's all we have to go on now," said Perry. "It's very unfortunate, but we do have the memories and we appreciate that. Not everyone has a chance to have memories with loved ones. We have great memories, and that's the most important thing."
Centreville Police say they've already arrested three of the four suspects believed to be involved in Lovett's Family mourns Metro East man murdered while giving money
Eric Cox
Sat, 25 Nov 2017 22:27:07 -0500

CENTREVILLE, Ill. (KMOV.com)
"I could still remember his smile, his love, his warm hugs," said Karla Perry.
With tears rolling down her face, Karla Perry hugs her mother.
The pair, mourning the sudden loss of Perry's uncle, Johnny Lovett, at a gathering with several other family members.
"When you saw him come in you knew that the party was going to start," said Perry. "You knew that you were going to be loved on."
Centreville Police told News 4 Lovett pulled his car over near the intersection of South 55th Street and Church Road in Centreville around 5:00 pm Friday evening to give money to a group of four young men.
Instead of taking his kind offering, officers said the group robbed and shot the 60-year-old, leaving him to die while his car rolled into a ditch and caught fire after hitting a tree.
"It was very heart-wrenching," said Perry. "It wasn't until they actually pulled the body out of the weeds and put him in a body bag that reality set in."
Lovett was a Centreville native, husband, father to a teenage son and a member of Iron Workers Local Union 392.
His niece told News 4 she's found relief realizing even though he's no longer here, her memories of him remain.
"The memories, that's all we have to go on now," said Perry. "It's very unfortunate, but we do have the memories and we appreciate that. Not everyone has a chance to have memories with loved ones. We have great memories, and that's the most important thing."
Centreville Police say they've already arrested three of the four suspects believed to be involved in Lovett's murder.