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Tom Bartell
June 11, 2012
I am just one of many from A. O. Smith who knew John through the years and admired his kindness, intelligence and enthusiasm. Better than anyone I know, John represents the technology and innovation that made A. O. Smith Automotive great for over a hundred years. My heartfelt sympathy to his family and many close friends.
Colleen Dougherty
June 10, 2012
Patti - may you feel the peace of his warm smile near you. Prayers and hugs, Colleen and Marty
Israel Stol
June 10, 2012
Dear Patti:
I was so sorry to hear of John's passing. For all the years that I have known him, John has been a caring friend with unlimited enthusiasm for the field of welding. Besides his enormous and proactive interest in the field, John's humane nature and outgoing personality have helped bring people together into collaborative and professional interactions across the world.
My deepest condolences to you and your family for the passing of such a friend and an "Engineer and Gentleman".
Kind Regards
Israel Stol
June 8, 2012
John was a great man and a good friend. He will be missed.. Now he is with Bob and Jinny Illian along with his own mom and Dad
Wally and Jackie Witz
Sun City West, AZ
Melissa Juliano
June 8, 2012
My condolences to your family. Uncle Johnnie was a great man! Was always great to hear him tell old stories of my Grandpa and him when they were kids! He will be truly missed!
Dena, Dan,Taylir,Ciara,Spenser Knodl
June 8, 2012
May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well lived.
Colleen Toby
June 8, 2012
Aunt Patti, Rob, Susie and families,
I don't have to tell you what Uncle John means to me but I just want you all to know how much he will be missed by me and my whole family. My kids truely felt like he was a grandpa to them. There are so many memories going through my head now and they all make me smile! Words cannot express our sympathy to all of you. You are all in all of our thoughts and prayers.
With much Love,
Scott, Colleen, Caleen, and Jake
Angie (Brockner) Aussem
June 8, 2012
I am saddened to hear of John's passing. It was always great to visit with him and see his smiling face, he will definately be missed! The family is in my thoughts.
John Pope
June 8, 2012
John was a friend and mentor to the hundreds of people that were privileged to have know him. The entire industry is better today having known, learned and worked with this wonderful man.
Randy Herbeck
June 8, 2012
I wish I could be with everyone today as you mourn the loss of a great man and celebrate John's life, his accomplishments and recount how he touched the lives of everyone he came into contact with during his 78 years on earth. John was a special man, from your first meeting where he took a Polaroid picture of you and stapled it to your business card to the hours spent after work solving the world's problems, and talking about the latest Mac developments or how we could solve a customer welding issue.
John touched my life and demonstrated that it is possible to flourish in the business world with honesty and integrity. He provided a role model that would mentor a whole new generation of Engineers and Businessmen leaving behind a number of people that were impacted by John. I am sure he will look down and watch over all of us, ensuring his legacy is in place for years to come.
June 7, 2012
We were shocked and saddened when we heard the news. Those of us from the SHS breakfast group will remember our good times with John - a friendship renewed at one of the SHS reunions. Our thoughts and prayers are with Patti and the family.
John and Sally Anello
A great loss at FSL!
Christopher B Smith
June 7, 2012
To my mentor and my friend you will be sadly missed ~Cheers! May you be at peace.
Christopher B Smith
June 7, 2012
The Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation
June 7, 2012
On behalf of the staff at the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation we offer our deepest condolences to the Hinrichs family. While this is a difficult time, please know that as a foundation we can offer support and information to your family as you move forward. We sincerely hope you will join the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation in the fight to permanently eliminate this disease.
David & Pegge Sytkowski
June 7, 2012
We were happy to share Dinner with John & Patti at our home on Friday March 30th. As John wrote back to me:
"Hello David and Peggy,
This is just a quick E-mail to say Special Thanks for the Friday dinner at your house. We enjoyed visiting with both of you. We hope our visit didn't put too much stress on both of you. David, did you get enough sleep before going to work early on Saturday morning? "
Typical John, always concerned about those around him. His philosophy of "people make the difference" made him and those he touched successful in life.
Sandra Sell
June 7, 2012
We will surely miss cousin John. He was an amazing man & he always brought a smile to our faces (especially his cousin, Roy's, my Dad). He will never be forgotten. Thinking of the Hinrichs family.
John Murray
June 7, 2012
My condolences to John's Family; I feel that I have sustained a great loss, I can only imagine how much you will miss him.
Jay Swope
June 7, 2012
Patti we were very sad to hear the news on Tuesday night! It was great that we got to see John last Wednesday night, I just wish I could have poured him a glass of Merlot - "Smoking Loon" and let him indulge in a great sugary dessert! Our path in life could have been very different if it wasn't for John! Our Thoughts are with you and your family during this sad time.
Liz and Wayne Thomas
June 7, 2012
Liz and Wayne offer their sincere condolences to Patti and her family.
John was an absolute gentleman, he was a visionary technologist and not afraid to commit himself to big technical adventures. A founder of Friction Stir Link he influenced marine ship building history. John lived to see the results of his work with the contribution that he and his team made towards the building of the Littoral Combat Ship the USS Freedom. Liz and I were fortunate to have met both Patti and John and shared some wonderful times with such a devoted couple over many years. Our thoughts are with you all
Liz and Wayne Thomas
Cambridge UK
Mark Sell
June 7, 2012
Proud to say John was my Godfather. He was one of the smartest and nicest guys around, and we'll always remember him for his happy, smiling (and humorous!) demeanor. Thinking of you Patti, Susie & Rob during this tough time.
Edward Cole
June 7, 2012
A true champion for research and education. Thank you for your investment at UW-Madison.
Peter Buskuskie
June 7, 2012
My familiy's thoughts and prayers with yours at this sorrowful time. I was fortunate to have met John early in life living next to Papa H and Nana in old Brown Deer and again many years later in the work place. A fine man who will be greatly missed.
Steve Lang
June 7, 2012
Our thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.
Elizabeth Kabacinski
June 7, 2012
My deepest condolences to John's family. He will be missed by many. I have great appreciation for the mentoring John gave me early in my career at AO Smith/Tower Automotive. He was a role model to me, and I hope I carry on his good nature and patience in my career as I mentor new engineers. Many prayers! John will be missed but not forgotten. Elizabeth Kabacinski.
John was my Mentor for Work and for Life!
David Sytkowski
June 7, 2012
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