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This is not a "let's be sad" thread, it's a Let's be Glad We Knew John thread.
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6-27-47 to 3-19-07 (59)
PRESCOTT VALLEY, AZ
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Join Date: November 3rd, 1998
Total Posts: 7,640
Original Thread - "Sad News"
Additional pictures of John - friends and family
(Special thanks to GodMonstr for loaning us the link to his web site.)
Hey Big John, it’s been a year since you went to the big computer manufacturing plant in the sky. Sure do miss ya bud.
<sniff>
Thanks for the link to the pics. Scarcely a visit to VRDR goes by and I don't remember BJ.
Thanks Steve.
I had no idea why I had the urge to click my V Dr bookmark tonight (first time in months). Now I know. I think someone else was guiding my hand.
Good to see you smurfy...I think BJ's up there toasting to the old gang.
You're missed more than you know, John!
BJ, you were a pal and an inspiration. Miss ya, bud!
I really miss ya pal. Think about you whenever I'm here, which is quite a number of times each day.
Hard to believe its been a year John ... I miss my singing buddy (((hugs))) https://discussions.virtualdr.com/im...2008/07/10.gif
BJ, if you are where I hope you are, are you still keeping my reservation open for another 20 years or ........ ??
Miss ya fella :D
PS Thanks for the reminder Steve----and the pics.
Big John was a true gentleman, and is sorely missed around these parts. R.I.P. big guy.
I think John would be very happy seeing the site still online and as good as it was when he left us :(
I didnt get to know John,but thanx to a friend,i was able to come here and see what a good site he had created :)
God bless you all :)
When I thought one year that I would have a TV dinner for thanksgiving, (since my family goes out of town) that’s when my phone rang and Big John invited me over for a great dinner. That was John, always thinking of others.
R.I.P. B. J.
Kevin, the God Monster!
RIP , BJ
As noted, you are missed.
BJ us probably up there with a cigar in his mouth, looking at us and smiling. He left a legacy!
Legacy is very correct. BJ was a mentor to me and is missed more than I can say.
All the best my Friend! :)
I was pretty active in this forum several years ago and had a little bit of off forum email and messenger contact with Big John at that time but I drifted away from the forum well before we lost him and I learnt of it belatedly. But he left a very positive impression on me and I still haven't had the heart to remove his name from my email or messenger contacts list. I guess his details will stay there to make me think of him from time to time and bring a smile to my face.
I miss ya too. My singing buddy. Great guy.
Man, hard to believe it's been a year already.
Aussiblue, that's pretty much my story as well.
And for quite a few others I remember from the good old days.
I still got most of the old "Ship thread" squirreled away.
Probably some good quotes from BJ in there.
Mike.
Well John, its been another year. Gone but not forgotten;)
He'll never be forgotten as long as we're around.
Another year. Hard to believe.
I'm glad I/we see him around here a lot in many of stickies and posts he made.
I can't believe another year has gone by.
He will never really be gone though he lives on in our hearts forever
((((John)))) :)
Already, another year. John and we all still think about ya.....
As I said in my original post. BJ was my mentor and will always be in my thoughts. R.I.P. Big Guy...
Forgotten, never!
Thanks everyone for you're remembering Big John. I heard something today, that jives, with how I'm feeling. Kim Goldman, was a guest on
Oprah; with her father Fred. Kim Goldman said it, in ref: to the the death of her brother (Ron Goldman). She and her father: were sharing their feelings about "closure". Kim stated: (or in words to the effect) that, "There is no such thing as "closure", it becomes a part of your life." SW
That is so true SW ... big hugs to you ((((SW)))) https://discussions.virtualdr.com/im.../2009/08/4.gif
SW--I don't think you really want CLOSURE in it's truest sense. I feel that way about my seven losses of siblings plus my parents. Often times it is those memories that make us go on.