Popular Post SDS Posted October 30 Popular Post Posted October 30 Today I got confirmation from John's son that @John from Riverside (formerly from Hemet and VA) passed away in August from an unexpected heart attack. John was a daily mainstay in our lives here for over two decades. 47,292 posts and that's just from when we started counting in 2006 or so. He was getting ready to pack his bags and move to live with son in Oregon when he passed. Mysteriously, he last logged in March 8th. I had tried to connect with him several times per month since his disappearance, as there wasn't any public reason why he hadn't logged in. Unfortunately, we could not make contact with him or his family until the note I received today. John was a fiercely loyal Bills fan, despite never making it to Orchard Park. We had tentative plans to get him out for this year's tailgate, when he started mentioning health issues. We never got a chance to meet. John was an interesting guy. His deep love for the team made for some emotionally charged discussions. He never met a UDFA he didn't love, nor a ref he didn't hate and rage against their bias. His most well known story goes back to very early days of the community. The community troll (we had no moderating tools back then) liked to have fun with John given John's proclivity to emotional outbursts. This culminated in "Hogboy" challenging John to a helmet-spearing contest in a parking lot. John took this seriously and was ready to strap it on! 😂 John frequently told us about his interesting life. He was in the air force in Iraq where he often told us about his high-level security clearance and attending intelligence briefs. He was a roadie for the Scorpions. He loved his kids and always had dreams of his son making the NFL and his daughter becoming an actress/singer. We would hear about the constant shuttling of his daughter to auditions where he would name drop with best of them. IIRC, he had plenty of stories about Katy Perry, Madonna, Celine Dion, etc... He was a great sport in the shoutbox as the guys there enjoyed ribbing on some of the peculiarities. Topics on conversation included his frequent visits to Subway on campus where he was a grad student advisor, his love of Latina women, and a rotting toe that he proclaimed grew back after disregarding his doctor's advice and he just starting running on it. 😂 Ultimately, John was a great guy who absolutely loved his kids, loved the Bills, and loved the community here. I regret we didn't make plans to meet a year earlier. We are fortunate he decided to make his home here and he will be missed. Go Bills! 20 113 12 168 Quote
jkeerie Posted October 30 Posted October 30 My deepest sympathy to his family and friends. RIP John from Riverside. Quote
K-9 Posted October 30 Posted October 30 So saddened to hear this news. Lotsa laughs over the last 26 years. RIP, John. Travel well Bills brother. 2 Quote
YoloinOhio Posted October 30 Posted October 30 Oh wow. That was an amazing write up. Sorry to hear this news. 1 3 Quote
Dan in Owego Posted October 30 Posted October 30 I was worried this was the case. Prayers sent out for his famil🙏y 1 Quote
hondo in seattle Posted October 30 Posted October 30 Didn't know him personally, but he was one of my favorite posters. RIP. 3 2 Quote
Guffalo Posted October 30 Posted October 30 RIP John, always enjoyed his banter and stories. A mainstay on this board for as long as I have been here. Quote
boyst Posted October 30 Posted October 30 this hurts. that was beautifully written. RIP John. You will be missed. 2 5 Quote
RobbRiddick Posted October 30 Posted October 30 That’s terrible, I remember his posts well. Rest in peace John Quote
stuvian Posted October 30 Posted October 30 a great Bills fan from back in the olden days of the BBMB, RIP John Quote
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