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Title: Vw John Rip
Post by: Geoff on December 18, 2004, 03:38:06 PM

I just received a call from Chris and Gina and they asked if I could let everyone know that John passed away this week. They will let everyone know when the funeral will be held.

It's sad when someone you know passes away, even worse when that person belongs to a comunity like ours. Most of us didn't know John well but we all saw him at the shows and always with a smile, he will be missed.

RIP John.

Title: Vw John Rip
Post by: James Buchan on December 18, 2004, 03:59:04 PM

OMG - that's awful, Best wishes to the family if they read this!

 

Title: Vw John Rip
Post by: Shane on December 18, 2004, 04:12:04 PM

Wow please keep us informed about the funeral
Rest in Piece in VW Heaven John

Title: Vw John Rip
Post by: OUTKAST on December 18, 2004, 04:57:21 PM

REST IN PEACE

 THERE IS A HUGE VW WRECKING YARD IN HEAVEN AND JOHN WILL BE WAITING FOR US   PLAYING WITH THE CARS HE LOVED


MY REGARDS TO THE FAMILY  

Title: Vw John Rip
Post by: Chris on December 18, 2004, 05:10:16 PM

:(  

Title: Vw John Rip
Post by: 1969deluxebus on December 18, 2004, 05:24:55 PM

he will be missed very much so he was a great help to me in introducing me to this whole vw addiction, when I got my bus.  what a good man he was. we may all have had our ups and downs with him but hey he was a good man.  He is gone to a better place now.  may we all remeber him as VW john the guy who loved what he did and never held back on lifeor helping a friend out
the best to his family in this time of grief and morning
Matt Street

Title: Vw John Rip
Post by: KOOL-AID MAN on December 18, 2004, 05:40:55 PM

Rest in Peace John.    I didnt really know Jonh but I'll never forget that smile, he was always smiling everytime i saw him, It hurts to see someone so invovled with Vws leave us.

My regards to his family and friends.

 

Title: Vw John Rip
Post by: surgerypending on December 18, 2004, 06:01:42 PM

So sorry to hear this....especially this close to Christmas....my regaurds to his family and friends!

Title: Vw John Rip
Post by: Hoosier Daddy on December 18, 2004, 06:50:42 PM

RIP John.

Title: Vw John Rip
Post by: 62bugg on December 18, 2004, 06:54:16 PM

Thats really too bad to here. He was a nice guy everytime i talked to him. I send my regards to his family and friends.

RobC

Title: Vw John Rip
Post by: Billyisgr8 on December 18, 2004, 07:33:05 PM

Wow ...I'm shocked...Is there any thing we can do as a vw community...He was allways there for parts or advice.  He was good at finding the diamond in the rough when it came to cars.  He will be missed.

Kevin

Title: Vw John Rip
Post by: Shane on December 18, 2004, 11:34:31 PM

Would Kafer Kraft mind changing this cruise to the VW John Memorial cruise?
 

Title: Vw John Rip
Post by: volksbug on December 19, 2004, 12:34:59 AM

Yea thou i ride through the valley of the shadow of death i shall fear no evil, as thy rods and thy Dell's they comfort me  and i shall dwell in the house of VW forever......   R.I.P       Marcel

Title: Vw John Rip
Post by: Hansk on December 19, 2004, 02:22:36 AM

RIP John!!  Regards to his family.   :(

 

Title: Vw John Rip
Post by: steveo_32 on December 19, 2004, 10:52:36 AM

Bottoms up! To a great fellow VW lover! See ya on the other side!

Title: Vw John Rip
Post by: Cameron on December 19, 2004, 03:07:08 PM

Wow, very sad to read about John passing away.
RIP John

Title: Vw John Rip
Post by: CHEECH on December 19, 2004, 05:46:47 PM

Warmest regards to his family.

RIP John.

Title: Vw John Rip
Post by: moni on December 19, 2004, 07:34:10 PM

Regards to the family.

RIP John.   :(  

Title: Vw John Rip
Post by: Dave R on December 19, 2004, 10:12:40 PM

Rest in peace John, you'll be missed.  :(  

Title: Vw John Rip
Post by: reefreshd_jive on December 19, 2004, 10:17:26 PM

RIP in John

Title: Vw John Rip
Post by: Black-Back on December 19, 2004, 11:50:45 PM

RIP John..............

Title: Vw John Rip
Post by: James Buchan on December 20, 2004, 06:24:35 AM

Any update as to when the funeral may be?

Title: Vw John Rip
Post by: Needles on December 20, 2004, 09:07:22 AM

What a shock...
My thoughts are with his family.

Title: Vw John Rip
Post by: silas on December 20, 2004, 09:14:12 AM

rip john.

warm regards to his family and friends.  

Title: Vw John Rip
Post by: AirCooledRules on December 20, 2004, 09:14:52 PM

im very sad to hear this, i bought some parts from john back in the day, and i got a great deal. =(

Title: Vw John Rip
Post by: red snapper on December 21, 2004, 07:03:47 AM

RIP John. Youll be missed.

Title: Vw John Rip
Post by: Needles on December 22, 2004, 07:43:59 PM

My apologies.... I did not make the service today... even though I made other people/person feel bad about not attending.... :(
I would like the address to forward a card/flowers to...


Sorry John... :(  

Title: Vw John Rip
Post by: gleason on February 14, 2005, 03:53:25 PM

First off, I don't want to sound like a cold hearted person, which I am not, but this is the only vehicle I know to contact the right people.  I knew John only from a few emails that I had with him on the purchase of VW parts from him.  He had an item on the Samba last fall, and I had contacted him on it.  He had the accident with the Thing and I told him to let me know when he felt up to finishing the transaction.  On the 6th he gave me all the information as to where to send the m.o. and I gave him the shipping info for the part (whaleTail)  The last email I had from him was 12/11 when he told me to send him a postal money order and he would send the item the next day.  I did send him the m.o. on the 17th.

Moving forward to this month after not hearing back from him or getting any email response, I contacted Everrett from the Samba and asked his advise.  He mentioned that maybe I would want to post on the Samba to see if anyone knew of John.  At that time I did receive back an answer to my thread from Billyisgr8 informing me of Johns passing.  I was shocked to hear about it as we had both mentioned that we were both 2 50+ year old kids with our VW toys.

I was advised to post here by James Buchan and that Gina may be able to help me with this deal.  If anyone here is able to put us in contact so we can decide on what to do, I would really appreciate.  I know how hard this can be having gone through the same thing with my father's passing.   He too was a man who knew many and we weren't familiar with his hobby deals.  He restored old outboards engines and such and we still aren't sure who belongs to what.

Again, my sympathy to his family and friends on the loss of what it seems was a really great guy.