I had an email his afternoon from Al Beatty to that effect, no details yet. John lived at the Old Soldiers Home in DC, and was VERY active with the Wounded Warriors, I believe John set up the fly tying program for Walter Reed hospital rehab which became the model for the rest of the programs across the country. We worked with John on getting donations from manufacturers to get the program rolling. (ALL of them were happy to help.) John was also one of the invited tiers at the big tying exhibition held in Eugene, Oregon each spring.
He was a Director at Large for the FFF representing the Mid-Atlantic Council as well as the Editor of the Mid-Atlantic Flyfisher. I know John was also a veteran.
I am proud to have known John, he was as avid about teaching and getting youngsters involved in fly fishing as he was in any part of our sport. I'm honored to be a friend, I sure will miss him.
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LF