Only met John a handful of times. I was actually a little intimidated the first time (Dunns). Then got to chatting with him and picked up on the fact that the gruff exterior was just that, a gruff exterior. He was always kind and welcoming to me on future encounters...
For those of you that got to know him better than I and became good friends, my condolences...
RIP John
-------------------- "Hunts are best measured by the endurance of the memories they produce..."