I'm terribly regretting that I learned of John's passing only yesterday. He was a great guy and always had something interesting to say. I am happy to have had the opportunity to meet him personally in Macon last November. Now that I look back at our handshake, that trip to Georgia was well worth it.
Some of you know that I have a problem with people passing away every time I leave the country. Ed McMahon, Anna Nicole Smith, Heath Ledger, George Carlin, Issac Hayes, Bernie Mac, David Carradine, Farrah Fawcet, Michael Jackson, Ted Kennedy, DJ AM... Yes they ALL died while I was overseas somewhere. I would have never thought the next would be a fellow VTCoA member.
God speed John.
I hereby declare next TOTM and even TOTY should be John's in his honor.