Its with a heavy heart that I must inform you of the passing of my friend, fly fishing and tying mentor and teacher, and a friend of FAOL - John Eaton, aka bassman. Sometime during the evening at work on Sunday, February 15, John had a massive heart attack and couldn’t be revived.
Rosemary called my wife and I yesterday evening. As can be expected, she and Bonnie are doing ok but, as she said, “running on fumes”. She also asked if I would help take care of the fly swaps that bassman was running or participating in. I will do my best to live up to his standards in taking care of those.
OMG!! I am just in shock!
Please let Rosemary and Bonnie know our hearts ache, and that they are in our prayers. Give them each a loving hug from me.
Betty
John,
It just dawned on me that John was in the rod swap. If you’d like, I would certainly finish off his blank for the swap.
Wow that is really bad news. I never met John but we E-mailed back and forth on many occasions as we did a bunch of swaps together. I consider him a friend.
Please let his family know they and John are in my thoughts and prayers.
What a shock!! I am not believing this yet! I never met him, but, did consider him a friend and always looked forward to his post on FAOL. I am so sad about this. Thanks for letting us know. His family will be in my thoughts and prayers.
I think I joined most of John’s swaps. We had been doing a one on one Fotw swap for a while now. John was always complimenting my flies, but I was the pupil. I will never cease to be amazed at how fast John would get his flies tied. He was always first the send out his flies. I think I can say his swaps were the best run. When he joined a swap, he would always be the first to send out quality flies. It’s amazing how people become special friends here. John was my friend. I’ll miss the swaps. I’ll miss Bassman. Dan Gober
I just signed up for the “Bassman” Swap.
John was a Friend even though we never met in person,
I am having problems typing this as I can’t see the keyboard thru the tears.
Prayer’s are going out for Rosemary and Bonnie, and for Us His FAOL Family.
John YOU ARE MISSED catch some for us while You are up There.