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August 27, 2012
YOU WERE IN MY DREAMS THIS MORNING, AND I LOVED SEEING YOUR SMILING FACE WITH YOUR ARM AROUND NEIL LAUGHING!
July 21, 2012
7 years have gone so fast.
Like a star in the heavens his memory lasts.
His spirit lives on with sense of adventure,
through the eyes of a family now and forever.
The blessings in life have never been clearer.
The strength of a legacy born with a tear.
rachel
April 1, 2011
i wish i could go back to that day... the day you made that promise, you promised me the world, a world with you in it, a better one. i miss you so much dad and wish i didnt have to struggle to remember the good times, i wish i didnt feel like im forgetting you. the world i know is so different to the world i knew with you. im sick of going crazy and feeling insane inside to seriously think that you have been gone from us almost 6 years, i miss your voice soo much, i would do anything to just hear you say my name.
May 22, 2009
happy 43rd birthday dad, sorry its a couple days late, no excuses. i wish we couldve spent it together. i think ill go to church. love you dad now and forever, rachel
February 18, 2009
ill stop shedding tears
I'll share your wizdom with the world, so they'll never forget you
But I can't cry, I don't tear no more
I love god, to death so I don't fear no more
We were raised in concrete and grew as a rose
Still I rise, but never get a chance to fly
rachel
January 20, 2009
for this is unconditional love it wont go away
and even though your gone i will love you day to dayjust tell me that my heart will be okay
tell me that you love me one last time
tell me that i wont forget your voice
tell me that i wont forget the memories
i want to treasure everything about you foreverthank you dad for everything
if it wasnt for you, i would have never experienced everlasting love
i wouldnt have anything
i wouldnt have my life and everything thats in it if it wasnt for you
i love you
but if i cant have you
then i want my unborn son to be like you
i want my husband to be like you
there is no one else like my daddy
and i thank you for loving me
i know im lucky,
because i know it aint easy
so thank you daddy, for trying your all for me
rachel
December 30, 2008
Dad, thank you, i love you more than anything in the world!
rachel
July 11, 2008
im blessed to have the greatest father ever, its amazing how much ive learned from you the last three years, i want you here so bad, but im slowing coming to the realization that it doesnt matter that youre gone, youre still at my side when i need you, and i feel so strongly that you are here like right now as im typing, its amazing how ive over come being scared to feel a "spirit"s presence, you are here and you will always be here, you look into my eyes everyday and tell me you miss and love me, i cant do anything about you being dead, but slightly accept the fact that you still can communicate with me just in different ways now, and im very appreciative of that, because i cant go on with out you, so when im alone but i dont feel like im alone, i love it because its you with me and i feel as if youre here protecting me still, im not scared anymore dad, how could i be when i know that youre right here holding my hand the whole time guiding me, thank you dad i love and will forever
Sarah
April 8, 2008
John-
I had a wonderful talk with Toni today, a talk that her and I really needed to have. I want you to know how proud of you I am. The more that I get to know you the more honored I feel to be your daughter. Tell Grandma Irene that I love her and miss her everyday. Take good care of her ok?
November 22, 2007
Happy Thanksgiving 07
were still missing you man, you were the guy that would imitate jim carey, or come up with the most outrageous but hilarious catch phrases, at the most random moments, but over all you were the party your smile lit people up and could bring a chuckle to the grumpiest of people. remembering you is easy because the the way you lived your life with the main thing being was making people feel comfortable and finding what makes certain people laugh, i definately can laugh when i think of you. handsome too.
your poetic way expressing yourself through your art and what not is just so extraordinary i wish i would have known this much when you were here with us. but gods blessings i grant you my friend.
rachel schall
June 17, 2007
To Daddy With Love
Some things will always be in style
Good things like honesty, trust,
and caring about people.
Its qualities like these
that keep us aware of who we are, and what we can give to life.
Its qualities like these Daddy,
that you've taught me to value,
through your influence, your examples, and your love.
It has made me love you very much, and has made me very proud to have you as my Daddy.
i love you Dad now and forever, may you have the best Father's Day up in heaven,- your baby girl.
toni campbell
January 20, 2007
dad i miss you so much everyday. we love you!
toni, joe and allison
rachel schall
December 26, 2006
merry christmas! you are my everything, i love you unconditionally. knowing that you're here watching me in spirit is the inspiration i have to move on with out you dad. i love you and will forever..
rachel schall
July 15, 2006
its been a long time dad, the pain hasnt eased a bit, i still miss you, i stil wonder where you are, i know you want me to be happy, but i just feel like my whole life has been put on pause since you left, im just waiting for you to come back and press play. growing up there were a few times that i wouldnt see you for a while, but nothing ever like this, a whole year of my life has gone by and for the first time you werent here with me, i dont have your support anymore, i cant just drive over to your house when i am feeling down, or fighting with mom, your not here to listen or to just hold me until i feel better. its so hard to wear a fake smile, everyone acts like i should be fine, since its been a whole year, but i have the same emotions same feelings that i had last year when you went, they are still strong as ever. i dont know if i will ever feel like my life is back on track, because dad, you were the most important person to me, you were always at the top.
seeing your paintings everyday, and remembering watching you paint some of them, takes me back to a good place,watching youdrink your coffee, smoke your cigerettes, and just paint with that happy but serious look on your face, painting was your passion,and im glad that we have your paintings to remind us of you everyday.
allison turned 1 on the 13th, she is soo smart, you would be so proud of toni and joe. Its sad knowing that she will never meet you, but what she does have is the song that you were singing the night you found out that she was born, and that her name was allison. sometimes i sing it to her for you, i know she will cherish the song her whole life, even though you never got to meet her, you will always be her grandpa, so keep shining down from heaven on her and keep watching her grow.
Dad, you would be so shocked to see Neil, he has grown so muh over the past year, he looks like your twin, hes got your brillant mind too, he even sounds alot like you. we have gotten so close, and i am very grateful, i think with him looking like you and acting like you with those funny voices you used to do, and what you used to say alot, thats what has really helped me over the year, beacause its almost like you are here with me, and i love that. i love you dad more than anything in the world, and may god still keep you close to him . i love you and will forever.. rachel.
Christine
December 23, 2005
I have not forgotten all of the good times! I still say things like, "I'm feeling snacky", “Chicken chew” or “Can I get a hot top”. Those goofy phrases make me laugh and remind me of us. I still smile when I think of you letting Lilly kiss your bottom lip and how hard you would laugh over it. I still smile when I think about our trip to the Cumberland Gap and all of our camping/hiking trips. I still smile when I see pictures of us. I remember Neil decorating Christmas cookies so that they were “Bloody”. I remember Rachel pulling garlic toast out of the trash, I remember having nice talks with Toni. I remember ABBA Sundays and Ricky Martin. I still smile when I think about the day you brought Hamlet home to me. I remember you trying to convince me that he was a Shih Tzu and not a German shepherd; you were supposed to get a Shih Tzu. I laugh when I remember the time you said to your kids when we were driving somewhere, “Knock it off, or I’ll pull this car over and spank you all”. I remember how everyone started laughing because we all knew you would never do it. (Discipline was not your cup of coffee). I remember and smile about the night we met, I remember that you truly loved me the best you could, I remember that I loved and cared for you like no other. These memories and many others, whether they are painful or pleasant have helped create and form me into who I am today. These pieces of our life have been and always will be in my heart and in my mind.
Christine
November 9, 2005
John,
You and I have a special bond. Your act of love and unselfishness has brought me unbounded joy, for which I am forever grateful. I hope I have met your expectations.
I looked forward to the day when I could meet you and express my gratitude to you. Now the best I can do, I think, is to simply tell you…
Thank you, my friend.
Mike
Katya Plyshevsky
October 6, 2005
I met John on his first trip to New York in the fall of 1998. I was sitting in the park trying to get some work done, he asked me where the Chelsea Hotel was, and that's how we started talking. I don't usually talk to strangers, much less take them around New York for 3 days or invite them to stay at my house, but there was something about John. He was intelligent, kind, interesting, and so inquisitive. He seemed to soak up his surrounding with such thirst, enthusiasm and depth. Through him, I saw New York anew; in fact I saw many things differently through him, finding beauty in places I've never thought to look. He had a passion for art, music, literature, and life in general. Through the years our long-distance friendship developed and I impatiently looked forward to his visits. Now that he is gone, I've missed him immensely, but in a strange way I feel him with me always. I no longer need to play phone tag to talk to him. And I know he is somewhere watching over all of us and absorbing the beauty of this world in ways we can never imagine. While his body is gone, his spirit will live in all of us. From that moment in the park, his influence on my life has been enormous. I'd like to thank his parents for raising such an amazing person, and his kids for making him into the man he was. He loved you all dearly. May he rest in peace and may we find peace in his absence.
Kim Nickolson
September 19, 2005
Not a day goes by that I don't think about my brother. I remember the ornery little boy that came home filthy for his own birthday party, the little cowboy sleeping so peacefully in the chair, the young boy that cried so hard when his friend hit me in the head with a golf club. I remember the day all your children were born and how proud you were. In the month before your death, I really felt like I was getting closer to you as a brother and sister should be. The day you died you took a piece of me with you. A piece of my heart that will always be empty. But even though your body has left this earth, you will never be forgotten. Your spirit will live on through me, mom and dad, the beautiful children you gave us, and through every life you have ever touched. I love you "little" brother.
Rachel Schall
September 8, 2005
*The times we shared, The laughs we had,
Things I miss when I think of you Dad, and
Realizing that's all I have to hold on to,
Only memories, Of what once was you.*
*Missing your laugh, i will never again hear
that is the reality that fills me with so much fear.*
*The last hug, The last kiss,
The last "goodbye" leaves me with one last wish...
To have you dad, here today
Never to leave your Daughter this way.*
*Not a second passes
When you're not on our minds
Your love we will never forget
The hurt will ease in time*
Dad, i cant help but cry myself to sleep every night thinking about
how i couldve done something somehow to prevent this.
its hard not knowing why,things had to end the way they did,
i feel as if half of me was ripped away on the
day you departed.Its hard to even imagine how the rest of
my life will be like without you here with me, but just remember
that you are loved here so greatly by everyone and not a day goes
by that you are not on our minds. i love you dad and will forever.
toni campbell
August 29, 2005
i love you dad. everyday it gets harder and harder to accept the fact that i'll never see you again. i can't help but to feel like it wasn't supossed to happen like this, not this soon. i thought it would be a comfort to me to go to the cemetery; like maybe i would feel closer to you, but i dont. i just feel alone. there will be an empty space in my life forever now that you're gone. we may not have always seen eye to eye, but you are my dad and i would give up anything to have you back. nothing is the same without you. i will miss you everyday for the rest of my life. i love you dad.
your oldest daughter, toni
Sarah
August 27, 2005
it is really a shame that we never met face to face. i can see by reading all of these memories here that you were a great man. may you find eternal happiness and peace. i will always hold a special place in my heart for you.
Kyle Davis
July 23, 2005
To John's family,
I was so shocked and saddened to see John's name in the paper. I met John through his painting company. He was obviously a talented artist and his work was outstanding, but what I appreciated and enjoyed even more were our conversations every day. He was such a kind, intelligent & interesting person; he was one of those rare people that put you at ease right away & was genuinely interested in what you had to say. I pray for peace for his soul, and I pray for peace for his family. May God bless you all.
Rachel Schall
July 22, 2005
There is alot i can say about my dad but i dont think there would be room for it all, so I will try my best to shortly summarize the great love i had for him. He truly was a good man, a good listener, and just a great dad. He did alot for us kids and he cared so much for us, and i will never ever forget the great compassion he had for his family. This is extremely hard to write because its not something that someone my age should have to go through or experience, but i have to just trust that hes in good hands now and hes not suffering or lonely, and that he still will be around to watch over us kids, even though we cant still see him. My most fondest memories of him are when we would be together, no matter what the situation, either good or bad, i will always remember sitting on his lap EVERY christmas opening presents . He was so proud of all of us and he loved us so greatly one cant even comprehend. But i will always remember the nicknames he gave me, like smoochie, or just daddy's little girl, those names made me feel special and i love those names, and i love him for giving me those.
Dad, i will never forget all the love you had for me, your spirit will live on through us kids, because we are a part of you, and we are the only ones that can say that. I truly am greatful that i am your little girl, and that i am able to know such a great man. I love you, and will forever. Even though there is alot that you will miss out on in my life, I'll know that you are there in spirit and that you will always be there when i need someone to talk to, like you always were. Rest in Peace Dad, may God always keep you close to him. I LOVE YOU, your daughter Rachel.
Ron Ryan
July 21, 2005
Jack, Irene, Kim and Josh.
I was equally shocked when I read the paper this AM. I am honored to have been considered as a family friend for many years and to have had the pleasure of knowing John as he grew up. I know he will be missed, but his memories can never be replaced. God bless your family.
Tom Schall
July 21, 2005
Uncle Jack & Aunt Irene,
I enjoyed the 15 months John worked at Shambaugh & Son. When I made my daily trip to the vending machine, I always looked for John to say "Hi!" I enjoyed the daily mini chats with him. May John be at peace with God in Heaven.
Larisa Cruz
July 20, 2005
John,
You very willing opened your home to me when I had no where else to go. I remember you as being very energetic, creative, and full of life. It is so sad to know that we will never see you again, but I know that there is a plan for everyone. With every death there is a life. And your daughter has been blessed with a new child that will hopefully bring joy and peace to her and her family. God loves you and so did alot of people. I'll always remember you as being kind and understanding.
Jo Ellen
July 20, 2005
John I'm so glad that I got to meet you and hang out. You're still the only other person I've let drive my car. It's too bad we never got to take that bike ride but I'm sure next time I take mine out I'll think of you and smile.
Lisa Long
July 20, 2005
To John's family:
John was an awesome individual with a great personality. I miss our conversations, jokes and laughs. It was my pleasure to have known him. I pray God is with you through this difficult time. I want to thank you for the great son you put on this earth. He will be missed by so many. God Bless you!
Mark Evans
July 20, 2005
To John's family,
It is painful to realize that our world has lost a human being with such a gentle demeanor. I pray his smile and soothing presence will grace the souls in heaven and the memories of those attributes will provide comfort to his friends and family on earth as we keep John in our memories. His colorful conversation and sense of humor will also be greatly missed. I grieve with you.
Cookie Faulkner
July 20, 2005
Dear Irene, Jack, Josh, Kimberly and families. I am so sorry to read
about John, I do remember his cute
smiling face. What a cutie.
Love, Cookie
Pam Bastian
July 20, 2005
Jack, Irene, Kim, and Josh:
We are very sorry for your loss. God grant you strength and comfort to get through this difficult time.
Pam, Doug, Aaron and Joey Bastian
Lizette Ramirez
July 20, 2005
You will be missed. I will remember your smiling face when I used to babysit you. Lizette
joe
July 20, 2005
we're really going to miss you here but you are in a better place now. i will take of the girls so dont worry. i love you
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