Parole Officer John Luck died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty while assigned as a parole officer for the Missouri Department of Corrections, Division of Probation and Parole, District 4C at 1730 Prospect in Kansas City.

Officer John Luck was born in New Orleans, Louisiana and lived in the Greater New Orleans area until moving to Kansas City, Missouri in 2008, where he lived until his death. Officer Luck graduated from St. Martin’s Episcopal School in Metairie, Louisiana in 1982, and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of New Orleans in 1990. John worked as a probation and parole officer for the Department of Corrections in New Orleans and in Kansas City. He had an uncommon level of compassion for his clients and a special ability to connect with them, understand their needs and help them improve their lives.

He is survived by his wife and six sons. Interred: Longview Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri.