Betsy posted a symbolic gesture
Monday, April 3, 2023
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I have so many great memories of John - he was like a brother to me while I was growing up. John and my sister were seeing each other all throughout high school and afterwards as well, so we spent a lot of time together and he became a big part of our family. He taught me so many things - shooting his BB gun, giving me rides on his motorcycle, cruising around town in his old Pontiac - he even fixed the hole in my dad's old fiberglass rowboat, and we went out fishing on the bay with it and that's when I caught my first and only fish - a bluefish of all things! Sadly, John and my sister ended their relationship and we lost touch, but we did see him again shortly after he left Ft. Rucker, when he came down to FL to visit my sister and once again the whole family was having dinner together.
I saw him last in 2006 when my husband and I were back on Long Island for a visit, and we had dinner with John at his house. He never changed, and it was like no time at all had passed. He was playing jokes, laughing and good-naturedly making fun of me like he did all those years before.
I am so sad to know that he was not well. I wish we had been able to keep in touch, but it was not to be. Rest in peace John.
With so much love, Betsy
