DALLAS -- Industry veteran John Feizy, who founded Feizy Rugs more than 50 years ago, died peacefully in his sleep, surrounded by his loving family, on July 13, 2025. Mr. Feizy is survived by his wife Janice, and their children, Leah and Cameron, who remain active in Feizy Rugs.
John Hosein Feizy was born in Arak, Iran in 1942 and emigrated to the U.S. in 1963. He attended Central State University (now University of Central Oklahoma) in Edmond, Oklahoma, working multiple jobs to pay his tuition and finally earning a business degree. During this time, he met his wife, Janice, who he married in 1968.
John founded Feizy Rugs in 1973, soon after the couple moved to Dallas. Following a family tradition of buying, selling and collecting Oriental rugs that spanned four generations, what began as a small retail rug store carrying only fine and hand-knotted rugs would become a leading wholesale supplier of handmade and machine-made rugs with showrooms in Dallas, High Point, and Las Vegas.
From the company’s earliest days, Mr. Feizy traveled to the weaving capitals of the world where he personally selected his inventory with a discerning eye, leading to a loyal clientele of interior designers. With the flagship showroom in the Dallas World Trade Center, Feizy began to deal exclusively with the trade. Recognizing the demand for unique programmed rugs, he expanded his operation to include rug designers in Dallas and overseas.
Always a pioneer, John opened a factory in Gaziantep, Turkey in 2000. To this day, Feizy Rugs remains the only American company to wholly own its own factory, Covtex-Feizy. As manufacturing capacity increased, Feizy Rugs grew to become one of the largest manufacturers and innovators of fine rugs in the world. Offering distinctive designs in a wide range of styles and fibers, Feizy is renowned for producing the highest quality hand-knotted, hand-tufted and power-loomed rugs in the market today.
"John was more than the visionary behind Feizy Rugs—he was a father figure to so many of us," said Michael Riley, president. "His wisdom, warmth, and boundless dedication shaped the culture of our company and the lives of everyone who had the privilege to work alongside him.”
"At this time, we ask our friends and colleagues to take a moment to reflect on John’s incredible accomplishments and know that to him, his absolute greatest accomplishment other than his family was being able to support so many other families both here and abroad, something he believed to be the single most important function of the company," Riley said. “He supported thousands of businesses and families in India, Turkey, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Romania and China during his tenure -- he was extremely proud of that and had a heartfelt responsibility to take care of his factories and their people."
"Feizy Rugs was never just a company—it is a family," said Cameron Feizy, company CEO. "My father spoke often of how deeply he cared for everyone involved in Feizy Rugs, and how grateful he was for their commitment and hard work. His wish was for all of us to persevere together through this difficult time.”
Services will be private. Honoring his heart and commitment to philanthropy, the family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be sent to Feed My Starving Children or to Designers for Dogs (in partnership with Operation Kindness).
