John was a friend of mine since Elementary school, and a friend in the cub scouts. I remember his Mother was a den mother for the cub scouts. He was a great wrestler and had great discipline.
I can still remember my grandmother receiving the phone call about the news of John's death. That was definitely the first encounter I've had with a death of a peer, and maybe realizing that we are not as invincible as we think we are as kids.
At that time, divorces were a fairly new concept, and so I'm sure as kids we didn't really know how to deal with that kind of change to our family. It is really sad to see the choice that John made during this ordeal, and I know that there was definitely more upside to his life, than the downside of a family splitting.
Bill Walters
John was a friend of mine since Elementary school, and a friend in the cub scouts. I remember his Mother was a den mother for the cub scouts. He was a great wrestler and had great discipline.I can still remember my grandmother receiving the phone call about the news of John's death. That was definitely the first encounter I've had with a death of a peer, and maybe realizing that we are not as invincible as we think we are as kids.
At that time, divorces were a fairly new concept, and so I'm sure as kids we didn't really know how to deal with that kind of change to our family. It is really sad to see the choice that John made during this ordeal, and I know that there was definitely more upside to his life, than the downside of a family splitting.