Biography: John Harvey McAleb, 64, of Little Rock passed away Saturday, March 31, 2012. John was born January 13, 1948 in Fort Smith, Arkansas to the late John Lester and Dorothy Ann (Vann) McAleb. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Michaele Ann (McAleb) Bleidt. John is survived by his loving wife and companion of fourteen years, Nicole L. McAleb; nephew, Aaron C. Bleidt of Fayetteville, AR; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Joyce and Jim Newkirk of Little Rock; sister-in-law, Traci Smith (Jason) of Houston, TX and nephew, Grant Smith of Houston, TX. John will also be greatly missed by his friends and colleagues at A/V Arkansas, where he worked for the last fifteen years. The family would like to express their deepest thanks to the staff of Hospice Home Care of Little Rock. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the John H. McAleb Memorial Fund at Iberia Bank, 10901 North Rodney Parham Rd., Little Rock, AR 72211 A celebration of John's life will be held at Ruebel Funeral Home, 6313 W. Markham Street on Wednesday, April 4, 2012 from 2 to 4 p.m. Online guestbook: www.ruebelfuneralhome.com.