Memories of that cantankerous SOB are flooding in..
Fishing the bass tourney the weekend after his boy passed and fooling my brother Kevin with who his partner was.. On the way back in his boat when the tourney ended and getting caught in a storm and him laughing and yelling up "This isn't funny Jon!"
I remember the surprise we pulled on him with the family picture collage Scout did at my house. It was the first time I ever heard the phrase "eyes sweating" and I still use it today.
I'm not normally a vodka drinker but you can be dayum sure I'll be raising a vodka tooni in his honor tonight.

You're right Garrett you never had to guess what John was thinking or where you stood with him.