Scott Bauer

   Sorry to hear of Dicks's passing and how long it took to come to our attention.  I'm sure Mike had been digging like crazy.  I had the privledge of playing with Dick at a Stan Kenton Summer Clinic just before I joined the Arrmy.  He was playing 2nd tenor and I was playing 4th in Leon Breedon's band that the week.  All the jazz guys know the reputation of the One O'clock Jazz band at North Texas.  Exciting times and great musicians always around both Leon and Hank Levy, who hosted the event at Towson Stage. Glad Dick did well for himself after he ETS'd.   RIP

I was extremely sorry to learn about John's condition shortly before he passed, which seemed very accelerated.

We had lost touch, so I wasn't aware that he wound up in VA Beach.  That is were we initially met.  When I arrived at the SOM in '74, John was my Platoon  Sergeant- with bloused boots and Airbourne insignia.  Six years later we wound up as roommates after I got the the JA's.  We did quite a few things together on tour, icluding riding the mechanical bull at Gillie's and buying boots and hats together in Texas.  The bull ride was actually good for some ribbing as it was the Airbourne guy that got thrown off.  John was a great entertainer.  His life long career goal was to go study with John Davidson.  Unfortunately,, I don't know if he ever was able to do that.  His performances of "One in a Million", "Spain", and the Blue Brothers routine with Bruce aptimized his talent and connection to audiances of multiple generatons around the counrty.

John will be missed by all who knew him.  I hope is family is slightly consoled by the fact that John touched so many people in a positive manner.  RIP.