John Herman Buse

Today marks 19 years since your passing. I still miss your humor and surprise visits. Love you so much

You are still remembered and missed

I've been thinking about you a lot lately. I can't believe it's been 15 years that you've been gone. I'm retired and we are presently spending the winter in Arizona. Dan wants to go thru California but it's still too hard to be there without you. I know you are doing well, and watching over us. I still dream about you occasionally so I know you are still nearby. I love and miss you everyday.

hi Johnny... saw Bohemian Rhapsody in Oregon City last night and now I miss you terribly and even more so.... such a loss for all of us.... wish you were here to dazzle us with your wit, humor, gossip, knowledge and just to hangout and watch tv.... love you, little Brother and thinking of you...

Hi, Johnny, just got back from another beach trip....we had a good time and good weather. Mom had a mini-stroke, which put a damper on things, so we are concerned about that. You have been on my mind a lot lately, guess because of the beach trip and just because I miss you and still want to visit with you...I miss our late night phone calls. Love, Joanie

Thinking about you always and wishing you a Happy Birthday

Hi, Johnny...we just got back from the Seaside trip and had another great year...At least this year, I didn't keep waiting for you to surprise us by showing up unexpectedly. Can't believe we have made it thru 1-1/2 years without you, and a 2nd beach trip. I think of you all the time and miss you all the time. Love, Joanie

John....It's hard to believe that it has already been a year. I want you to know that I still miss you and think about you alot. Lots of Love.

Hi, Johnny...Merry Christmas, Happy Birthday, Happy Halloween, all those first-year milestones that we have made it thru without you. The holidays are tough this year, because it is hard not to remember last year and what you, and we, were going thru. The times are getting better then something will trigger a memory and I realize again how much I miss you. I love you and wish you could be here, whole and healthy.

Happy Birthday little brother. It's been a rough year, but we are making it through...one day at a time. Love and miss you bunches, Me

Hi Johnny. Happy Birthday, well it's almost here! We're sorry you're not here to throw a party for but we hope you're having a ball where you're at. Maybe you and Dad can share a banana milkshake for the occasion. And thanks for watching out for all of us. Love and miss you.

Hi, Johnny. Went on the family beach trip and had a good time, thanks for thinking of us. There was definitely a hole without you and Dad. Had my birthday last Saturday...the "firsts" are hardest and it was tough not hearing from you and getting a card this year. It's been 7 months today that you've been gone, the most difficult time I've been thru (the whole family has been thru). I still get a wrenching feeling in my heart when I think about your being gone. Miss you as much as ever. Love, Joanie

Hi Johnny. We all had a good time at the beach...thanks. You were surely missed (all your bossyness too!). I thought about you and Dad a lot so I'm sure you were both there with us. What's up with the cell phone call though? Go visit your other sisters and brothers and tell them you're okay. Wish you were here. I miss you and love you and I still can't believe you and Dad aren't here...

Miss you bunches!

Hi, Johnny...well, it has been 5 months since you passed away. Sometimes it seems like it was just last week, time goes so fast. Dano and I were at your house last week, checking things out while on vacation. It was hard for him, now he understands what it is like to go there and have it be so empty and why it is so sad. Still miss you sooooo much....wish you were here. Wish we could still have the late-night phone calls...wish for a lot of stuff that isn't possible any more..Joanie

Hello again...Well, you know by now that Dad has passed away too...what a shock...we are like the walking wounded and are very careful to tell each other how much we are loved and to be safe at all times...I hope Dad has "hooked up" with Johnny, telling him stories and meeting everyone in heaven...I love and miss them both so much, my heart aches for them...

Dad has now come to join you and the angels. Our family will never be the same with the two of you gone. I miss hearing your voice and talking to you about life.

Love you bunches and please take care of Dad, Jill

Four months? I can't believe it's been that long since you passed away. So much has happened, yet it's all a blur. I still can't believe that you're not here and I hate to think too long about it because it makes my heart hurt too much...and the thought of living the rest of our lives without you is almost unbearable. Where are you and why aren't you here? I miss you. But I look forward to seeing and talking with you in my dreams eventhough it's not the same. Every time I dream about you, we're at your house...I guess I'm having some guilty feelings having gone through your 'stuff'. I hope it's okay I took back my grade school yearbook (I didn't even know you took it from me!). I love you and miss you terribly.

It has been two long months since Johnny has been gone. People tell me it will get easier with time but I haven't seen it happen yet. I guess it has finally "sunk in", which makes it even harder to be without him. John's passing away has made the remaining siblings even closer and more precious to each other than before. We all realize how difficult it is to lose someone we love and how quickly it can happen....

This is Joan again, John's oldest sister. I just spent several days at John's with our sister, Jan, clearing out papers, cleaning up, etc. It was heartbreaking, and funny and a revelation to piece his life together over the years. When friends learned we were there, they came to visit often and stayed late, as if they didn't want to leave John behind again. He is the last person I think of before drifting off to sleep and is in my thoughts all day. I still miss him so much and feel the world is somehow out of sync. Does it get better with time or will I always have this profound sadness?

Johnny, I can't even put into words how much we miss you and love you. The pain is still fresh and I've found that the memories of childhood overwhelm me the most. I hope you know how much you mean and will always mean to each of your siblings, as well as your friends and other family. I truly don't know what we're going to do without you. It still doesn't make sense or hasn't sunk in yet...I don't think it ever will. We love and miss you more than I could ever imagine.

You started giving Mom flowers a long time ago on this day and she got some delivered today. She was very pleased Jerriann was remembered. I think of you everyday and miss you much.

Love Janny

I think of you daily and miss you always! Love you

I was told prior to meeting John that he and I would become good friends. Well,we did. I adored him, his wit, his love of life making you love it too. I was his #1 fan.

An odd thing happened right before I heard he left us. I was drying my hair and I turned there was John's picture with other co-workers on the wall. Then standing on a stool to reach for something yet another photo of John in a tux for a cable event. I seemed to know something was wrong and then email told me there was. My first thought was of Remus, Romulus,& Queenie, his much loved 4-legged children. The stories about them, precious.

I left cable 2001, he checked up on me always and worrying about me would show up with bags of goodies for me and my 4-legged children. I adored him. He always knew how to make me smile.

His wonderful mother was coming to visit and he said "she's going to love you, you're just alike." I enjoyed her tremendously. She sat in my office knitting and I talked her ears off. She is the best! MaddMax! You knew then where his wonderful spirit came from. You had to love him, his holiday letter, lights, and all he did larger than life itself. Godspeed Mr. Buse, my friend.

John is Lance's cousin by birth and mine by marriage. I regret that I never met John in person, but we have been e-mail pals for several years. I felt a closeness and strong friendship with him. I will miss him greatly and pray that he will become my guardian angel.

I have had the pleasure of knowing John over 15 years. He was a good friend on and off of work. He will will be truly missed. He was a true "Friend". "Thank you John for your friendship to my husband Richard and myself".

John and I started out in the cable industry at the same time. I was the dispatcher and he was the installer. Those were great times. You will be dearly missed.

We will all miss you so much.

physically john is no longer with us but in our hearts he will live forever. john will always be a very special friend to me and my family. the boys (esteban & jonathan) will really miss john. they shared a lot of good moments with him. john will not only be remembered for the great holloween,summer picnic and christmas parties he would give but for the great loving person he was as a human being. john was a person who loved and enjoyed life. john, you will always be remembered. god bless you my good friend.

Dear Family,



Please know that all the way over here on the East coast your family is praying and remembering John with fondness and smiles. Each and every year John invited me to his annual Halloween bash, knowing I wouldn't be able to make it. His thoughtfulness always has touched me. We had a blast in the Winter of 1987. Dad and I took the train out, and when Dad continued onto Oregon, boy did John and I (and friends) let our hair down! We continued to keep in touch all these years. I loved always hearing about his Christmas ventures, especially the time his home was published on an on-line site for his humongous (and I mean humongous) decorations. Though our geography has always been distant, our hearts have never been. Love to all of you, Cousin Laura

To know John was to know a very special person. my family will miss you

John was a very special friend to all of us. We shared many happy memories and will always remember the great times we had - whether it was a weekend holiday trip, barbeque/party, or Mass service on Sunday. We will really miss you John! Love always; your extended family: Jesse G.,Armando M.,Francis V.,Ricardo G.,Yolanda B.,Claudia B.,Lisa B.,Mike G.,Eddie H.

This is John's oldest sister, Joan. I would like to thank everyone for their support and care. I keep discovering what an amazing person he is and how many people he touched. Johnny is much more than just a brother. He is my friend, confidant, my "go-to" person and i miss him more than i ever thought possible.

John will be greatly missed. He was a joy, a good friend, a wonderful party-giver (Halloween) and a caring person. To all who loved him and will miss him I pass on my heartfelt condolences.

To Julie, Jill, Jim and Family,

It is a blessing that you have so many wonderful memories with your brother John. A piece of him will always be alive in your hearts and minds. I pray that God will comfort you in your time of sorrow. Love Lisa

My thoughts and prayers are with all of you during this difficult time. I know that your close family ties and faith in God will give you strength and help you deal with your pain and suffering. Jill and Julie, you always spoke so lovingly of John. You are all truly blessed to have so much love, care and respect for each other in your family.

To all of you.

I would like to express my sincerest sympathy for your loss. Your family is a lot like mine. Very close knit. Losing one is almost unbearable. But when you are that close, not even death can seperate you. You will be closer now than ever. John will be ever present in your thoughts. I know because I lost my Father in May and he is ever present in my thoughts.You have suffered a terrible loss and my prayers are with all of you.

I did not have opportunity to meet John but through Julie, I was able to see what a wonderful person he was. The way her face lights up when she talks about her brother John is only a small glimps of the joy that he brought those around him.



I can't imagine the loss of a brother or son - my thought and prayers are with you all!