A few other friends and I hung out with John during high school, but completely lost touch after graduation (as is so often the case). He was always ready for a laugh, quick with a joke and didn't have a mean bone in his body. He was usually the calm and sensible one in the group.I remember one trip to OC with John that will always make me smile. If you knew John's mother, you knew that she was a very, I mean VERY, careful and slow driver. From Four Corners to OC took five hours instead of three. It drove John nuts and every ten minutes he would say "Jeez mom, can't you drive any faster?'. Every ten minutes for five hours...Was glad to see John at the last reunion and we got a few minutes to catch up. Should have been more.Rest in Peace, John.