retcop

I sent him a letter via USPS on 11/10 including my phone number, email, and the forum address.  Unfortunately, I haven't heard anything back so I think he may have had bad things happen. Also, no return to sender in my mailbox.

Damn!

Terry

I also don’t hear back from him. I hope I gave you the wrong address, but I fear the worst.

I received an email from his daughter today informing me of his passing. I requested permission to copy and paste it here.

Rest in peace John and know you are missed. When my time comes I hope to meet you at the end of the driveway.

https://www.crainsonline.com/obituaries/...!/Obituary

RIP, John.

RIP brother! I'm a better man for having known you.

Prayers for your family.

Terry

Dear Tom,
I found your kind letter in my dad's things couple months back getting ready for him to come home from a hospital stay. I thought I would let you know that Dad died a week ago Saturday at home after being diagnosed with advanced throat cancer in November. He had had a pacemaker implanted in August, as he was dealing with heart failure and afib as well.
I know he loved that gun board and all the conversations/arguments/etc. Would you pass the word to those who knew him there? I don't know how long it has been since you've heard from my dad, but it in any case, thank you for your friendship. I was pretty happy when he discovered online forums, as he *finally* understood my "internet friends" he'd been so wary of in the early 00s.
This is the obituary https://www.crainsonline.com/obituaries/...!/Obituary

I should have known retcop or retcop1799 would be his handle! Yes, please, feel free to share what I sent you, and the obituary. We were able to get him a police escort part of the way to Crain's in Cape Girardeau and that was very meaningful. Especially since the 3 guys they sent were all officers with him, gosh, 30 years ago. We blasted Pink Floyd "Pigs" for him.
If you come across any of his writings, I'd love to have them.

Thanks,
Melissa