John P. TRAUTMAN Jr.

Gretchen and Robert:

I assume John told you of our friendship. We first knew each other through his phone ministry for Jehova's Witnesses and while he was living at the Brown Krause home . We met monthly for coffee and to have John give me a Bible lesson. I valued those moments for John's convictions regarding his faith and for the obvious intelligence he possessed based on a remarkable vocabulary and his familiarity with his Bible. I have not seen him since April and was saddened...

To Gretchen and Robert,

Please accept my condolences in the loss of your brother.

I knew John at Chaminade during our freshman year. He was a really good guy, and we were pretty good friends. When I didn't see him around, I inquired about John, and heard about the incident. At that time of my life, I had no idea who to call - so I didn't do anything, I just hoped he would be OK. I wish I did know who to call, for I remember John as a good person, and someone who would've been a...