John K. Iagnemma

John.
Dan.
Steve.
Mike.

A tighter, more loyal and loving band of men you will not find. They were brothers in all the ways that mattered.

Other friends, like Nick, would join that circle and I was fortunate to, briefly, be the token girl lucky enough to watch and enjoy their fellowship.

The days were filled with fun, laughter and not a care in the world.

Mike Connolly's mention of Van Halen, Led Zepplen and ZZ Top were the soundtrack of those years, and...

I met John and his buddy Dan on the bus to and from Penn Hills High School. John introduced me to Led Zepplin, Van Halen, and ZZ Top, playing vinyl on his record changer stereo, blasting our ears out using those old stereophonic headphones. John and I developed the most intense tennis rivalry I’ve ever had, we would play for hours down at the Penn Hills Park courts on hot Pennsylvania summer days, running each other ragged, trying to pound the ball past the other, it was the most visceral...

John and Dan were inseparable friends growing up, when I first met John he was with Dan. John’s circle of friends grew to include a bunch of us guys from the hometown whose lives were intertwined throughout the high school and college years and beyond. Many of us moved away for job reasons, and John was the first in the group to get married. Other weddings followed, and we led our lives apart yet still united. Our shared background, and our times together with John, are part of who we all...

We were so close the first 18 years of our lives, like brothers, My Best Friend! I couldn’t wait to spend time with him. It seemed like I lived at his house. Later in life when our friends & I were having good times we would call him & tell him what was going on wishing he was there with us, not wanting him to miss out. All the great times we had with each other, family & friends. It was a storybook tale. Those of us who had the pleasure to really know him loved his charm and laughter.