John's wife reports on Facebook that John is no longer with us. A long-time friend of his alluded to as much in another post on his wall.
I do not know the particulars any more than that.
I met John several times. A hell of a nice guy, a gentle soul with a keen sense of humor. A newlywed, he will never know the daughter he and his wife have been expecting, and I find that truly heartbreaking.
Rest in peace, my friend.
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RIP.
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Just saw the post from his wife. Apparently he had a heart attack this morning.
He and his wife are expecting their first child.
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Holy cow, how horrible. He had only just gotten married a couple months ago, as well.
I only met John once, back in 2009, but I echo Kent's sentiments above - he was a very sweet and good-natured fellow, and our community will be poorer for his loss.
Rest in peace, John.
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Oh no, this is terrible news. I'm stunned to hear this. I've known John, like a lot of us, for years on LW and also got to meet him in San Diego.
He was a real cool guy with a fun sense of humor. I'm really going to miss him!
And his poor wife and daughter....this is really heart-breaking.
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I met John at the big LW meetup in San Diego in '08. He was a really great guy and way too young. How sad that his little girl will never know her daddy.
Rest in peace, my friend.
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Rest in peace, John... my condolences to his wife and family...
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