I, like the rest of you, am terribly sad. We lost the a guy who was always a friend. Someone you could count on. I spoke with John a few times, when his wife was having those terrible heart problems, two years ago. I figured I could lend an ear to those kind of health problems.

He was lonely, and I prodded Scott a little, to make some time, even though he was running kids all over the state. True to form, Scott did just that.

I know he misses all of you. He commanded respect, he never asked for it, and he always had mine.