John Phillip Diskin, U.S. Army Retired, of Acworth, Georgia (formerly of Columbus, GA), passed away on July 19, 2012, at the age of 78. He was born in Paxton, Illinois, on July, 25, 1933, to Francis Phillip Diskin and Marie Sherman Diskin. He was a graduate of Rantoul High School. He married Betty Uhl on January 20, 1956. He is survived by his wife and children, Terry, Margie and John along with their spouses. He is also survived by ten grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that donations be made to Wellstar Community Hospice 4040 Hospital West Dr, Austell, GA 30106. Graveside service will be held at Georgia National Cemetary at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 24.