Chicken Boo Posted October 31 Posted October 31 Godspeed to John and my heart felt condolences to his friends and family. 1 Quote
BUFFALOTONE Posted October 31 Posted October 31 Very sad news, my best to his family and the friends he made here. RIP John. Quote
ChevyVanMiller Posted October 31 Posted October 31 RIP, John. Your contributions on this forum will be greatly missed. Quote
BADOLBILZ Posted October 31 Posted October 31 The @SDS story about him getting outraged at Hog boy is probably my favorite TSW story ever. RIP John. 2 Quote
slickwillie Posted October 31 Posted October 31 Yep, I enjoyed reading his posts over the years and glad he was part of the community. RIP. Quote
Captain Hindsight Posted October 31 Posted October 31 RIP John and thanks SDS for sharing the news and eulogy. 1 Quote
BillsVet Posted October 31 Posted October 31 Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let Your perpetual light shine upon him. May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace. Amen. RIP John. 2 2 1 Quote
JLO Posted October 31 Posted October 31 Rest easy fellow Bills brother. May your next journey include a Bills championship 1 Quote
North Buffalo Posted October 31 Posted October 31 23 hours ago, SDS said: 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! Met him once years ago out in San Diego area visiting my Dad... big guy super nice and yes diehard... sorry to hear RIP 1 Quote
AKC Posted October 31 Posted October 31 He’ll always be on my Wall of Fame here for his positive attitude and dedication to his kids playing time. A warm personality in a theater that isn’t ideal for breeding the same. He leaves a space that won’t be filled. 1 1 1 Quote
Jon in Pasadena Posted October 31 Posted October 31 2 hours ago, BADOLBILZ said: The @SDS story about him getting outraged at Hog boy is probably my favorite TSW story ever. RIP John. It was hysterical watching the two of them go at it in real time. Hogboy was a professional button-pusher.😆 1 Quote
Sweats Posted October 31 Posted October 31 23 hours ago, stuvian said: a great Bills fan from back in the olden days of the BBMB, RIP John I remembered him from the BBMB........good guy. 1 Quote
CowgirlsFan Posted October 31 Posted October 31 RIP 🙏 I always enjoyed his shouts. Knowing that he lived in California, I always sent him a PM when there was mudslides,fires and earthquakes to check on him. 1 Quote
cale Posted October 31 Posted October 31 On 10/30/2024 at 2:10 PM, SDS said: 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! Oh no! I loved John's posts. He was always kind to me. So informative. RIP and condolences to his family. Quote
billrooter Posted October 31 Posted October 31 So sorry to hear about John, although I don't post on here much been registered for years and of course remember him. May he RIP. Quote
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