John B. McLemore

John B., I carry you with me. I just listened to your story a second time, and I feel like I lost a friend. You were a beautiful soul, and the world lost you too soon. But, I know you travel with me.

I think, in the end, through Brian Reed, John was able to get his messages across to the most people possible. In a beautiful and deep way, John ended up affecting so many lives profoundly. Well done John, well done Brian.

John I will never forget you. Thank you Brian and all who worked to share this story. I learned so much. I hope his community honors his memory

I am tired in a way that I can´t even put into words. Thinking about John McLemore tonight. I didn´t know John personally, only through the amazing work of Brian Reed and company. I appreciate John´s complexity, his intellect, empathy, wit and sarcasm. I am so sad that he never found love in his life.

As I was drivinng to work thid morning I finished episode 2 of S-Town and began episode 3. Driving down I75 in North Dallas, tears streaming down my face for this man who I've only known from a podcast. Realizing that it has been over 8 years since his death but to me it serms it happened yesterday. I am feeling the loss, the sadness, the compassion for those left behind. But most strongly I am feeling the deep and profound tragedy that this world lost such an amazing, intelligent, caring, loving and compassionate man way too soon. I will finish the remaining episodes and I pray that all these years later that those who knew and loved him most, his true "family" are doing well this many years later and making John proud, knowing he is smiling down on all of us. My deepest condolences and prayers to his "S-Town family".
With love from Texas,
Laura Brown

May the love of friends and family carry you through your grief.

John B i would like to thank you for the countless hours of emotional support. I cannot explain this feeling of loving someone you´ve not met. I can truly say you have changed my life for the better. I am planting some cast iron plant for you in my garden next year. I will never forget you.

Thank You John. Thank you for your knowledge and compassion. I will keep your colorful, real, poignant and lovely memory with me forever. RIP John B.

what an incredible being you were... thank you for sharing your life with all of us via Reed's podcast.

"A good story sucks you in and makes you re-evaluate your own life, your own attitudes and your own preconceptions... B. Reed.

John B. McLemore, thank you for allowing us to hear your story, which after all, is the real treasure. Rest in love.

RIP to a kindred spirit.

What an amazing man you were!! I hope you Rest In Peace and know that there are millions of people who have heard your genius and wished you were still around ❤

Dear John B.
'Tedious and Brief' much too brief. Your words and thoughts of the world have touched me. Listening to your voice, I feel your presence and hope you have found peace. Though I'm sure you're still looking down on us shaking your head at the stupidity of the world. I wish I could walk through the maze with you and talk about about climate change for hours- feeling inspired that somebody actually cared for the disintegration of the planet. xoxo
Love from Chicago

John,
I only wish you could how much of the world you opened with your voice, your story, your presence. Thank you for sharing who you were and casting a line into an ocean that you knew was there but could not see. You have hooked many souls, of which miss you even without meeting you, and deeply wish you were still here.
May you rest easy with the whole that is the universe.

John,

I was so deeply touched by your story in a way that I did not expect. Life is but a vapor and I personally needed the reminder to use my remaining hours prudently.

Dear John,

I listened to S town recently and found myself completely captivated by your story. What an amazing human being you were. So, so smart and passionate. I wish you could see how much public adoration you have and how much we all who have listened to your story, feel connected to you. Rest easy friend.

John, your life was very inspirational to many a people as you had predicted. I've found myself listening to your story for a third time and just wish your time with us hadn't been so tedious and brief. What a burden you must have carried and unfortunate you weren't able to continue with your life goals. Rest In Peace, your worries are over and ours have just begun...

John B, I promise to use my remaining hours prudently. What a privilege it has been to be able to listen to you! None of us who have come here because we heard your story will ever forget you. I hope that there is a garden, a sundial, tea, peace, and friendship wherever you are.

John,

Learning your story has touched my heart and my life in a way that I didn't expect. I wish I'd been able to know you. You've impacted a lot of people and I hope you've found peace.

Though I never knew you, hearing you speak and getting to know you via Reeds podcast has made me admire you. Thank you for being you and caring about the things nobody else does. You will never be forgotten.

John B. What can I say besides that I wept at your death. Every word you said and Reed recorded was a gift. I wish you were here and that I knew you. You are a fantastic man.

Death most resembles a prophet who is without honor in his own land or a poet who is a stranger among his people. ~Khalil Gibran
You are missed, John. Rest in peace.

John, you left your impression on so many; gave us all pause to stop and reflect on issues big and small. That Sir is far more valuable than any buried gold you may have left behind.
You were always the real treasure.

Truly fascinated by John B. A life lost too soon, I wish that I could have met him one day. He was so socially conscious and I truly dont think I will EVER forget him.

I listened to S Town and was amazed at what a smart, thoughtful, and genuinely kind man John B seemed to be. May he rest in peace.

It was an honour to have had the chance to hear your story. You really were brilliant and complicated. May your story shine a light in many more lives.

I wonder now what I want to spend my remaining days and hours on...

S-town is one of the greatest works of modern literature because it has one of the greatest heroes: John B. McLemore. He is brilliant, complex, relatable, and aspirational all while being deeply human, flawed, and tragic. Over the course of a few hours I felt like I got to know the man but I fear that a million years wouldn't have been enough time to learn everything he had to teach. Rest in peace, sir.

My heart and soul have been changed for ever more after listening to the increidable story of the great John B.
Rest now John for your memory will live on for ever
RobT
Australia

I came upon the podcast S-Town last week and listening to it as I do some work around my house... John B, I pray you're at peace now and your mom, Taylor and all those that loved and cared for you and you cared for are at peace and live on in their happy & crazy memories of you...Thank you for sharing your story with the world. You & your story will always be remembered...❤

May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.

John b. I stand at your driveway. Just minute or two drive to your maze. I call out your name but no answer. It seems that I am too late and you are already gone and at peace. I wish you peace and rest and yes, life is tedious and brief

Rest in peace, John. Your story will be remembered.

An inspirational and heartbreaking story. A complicated man who created , repaired and worked with complicated things and people. A death too soon.

John and Mr. Reed,
You helped many to understand the misunderstood, the brilliant, the misplaced who now have a voice. Heres to the bridges we cross over, walk under, and the stories we leave on the path.

John, I am listening once again to S-Town. Your story told to Brian Reed is moving and your character so riveting. Your maze seems an apt metaphor for your life, it too was complicated and left unfinished.
Wishing you and those you loved peace.

I hope you have found peace, John B. McLemore.
It was exceptionally significant to have heard your story.

Dear John, Even though you dont know me, you and I have had a love/hate relationship. Through the s-town podcast youve made a lasting impression that has forever changed my mind. Thank you. Rest in peace.

Hope you are finally free. Wish I knew you.

Your story will forever live in my heart. I hope that in death you are at peace and surround by love and light. ❤

What an amazing character and mind you had John McLemore. RIP

My heart is broken.

Your message will resonate with us for the rest of my life, thanks John for blessing us with a powerful mind that you have.

Thank you for sharing your story with Brian and all of us. What a beautiful life and mind you had.

Rest in Peace.

So glad to know about you and listen to your voice. Wish I would have had the pleasure of knowing you.May you at last rest in peace.

You were a great man We miss you. And we miss not getting to know you until you were gone.

what an amazing person and story

Thank you for sharing your story with the world.

I will never forget you John B.

Ar Dheis dé go rabid a Anam. Requiescat in Pace John, much love,

With the help of Mr. Reed, a lot people know you now. Your life was not in vain. Rest in peace John B.

You made such an impression on so many people, including many, like me, who never got the pleasure of meeting you in person. May you rest in peace.

John B, I wish I had the privilege of meeting you. I wish you could see all of the lives you have touched with your story. Listening to the podcast makes me want to research you to learn more about you. You were definitely taken from this world too soon. May you Rest In Peace.

YOU CONTINUE TO LIVE IN OUR HEARTS AND MINDS.

Life can be tedious and brief. But, I'm glad I got to hear your story. Rest in Peace.

Rest easy John. You deserved better

John,
I wish I could've known you. Thank you for sharing your incredibly unique story with Brian. It has impacted so many people.

Thanks for the story John B. I would have loved to have visited that maze with 63 possible exits. My heart is a little less full without this man I never met.

Dear John,

Listened to the S Town series, you are one of the most interesting people I have ever listened to. I only wish I could of known you and that there are more people in this world like you.

Rest in Peaece.

Dear John,
I am so thankful that you contacted Brian Reed. You gave him the gift of your time, and he gave us the gift of your story. I pray you are at peace, out of the hands of time, surrounded by flowers and stars.

Thank you to all who shared their memories of John on S-Town & elsewhere. What a brilliant man and amazing person to have lost. I have never cried like this for someone I did not know. I will forever carry his story; thank you for giving the world John B.

John,
I never knew you but through hearing your story, it is clear that your mind and brilliance was astonishing. You seemed to care deeply for the state of the world and dedicated your life to learning about the passage of time and space. My only hope is that you have found the sense of peace you seemed to be longing for. Because of the story that so many of us have had the privilege to hear, your passionate and tremendous mind will live on far past your too short life. I hope you are able to connect with the passage of time and space in a way you would never have been able to in your physical life. Thank you for sharing the last year and a half of your life and I hope you are resting peacefully.

I felt a connection to John that tied me to this story like no other. All the characters are like the rest of, pilgrims shuffling onward on a journey. Peace eternal.

John - Your story will not be forgotten. Your brilliance was inspiring and your struggles made me cry. I hope to meet you in heaven.

I cried yesterday for John's passing. He was truly a unique, brilliant, insightful and delightful man. May his soul rest in peace.

I cried today for his death. I wish I could have known him when there was still time. Dum tempus habemus operemur bonum and may not all sundials be sad.

Your story has moved me immensely. Rest in peace, John B. McLemore.

RIP

I listened to S-Town and cried at my desk at work when I heard he had died. I love listening to him talk and have listened to S-Town more than once because it's so insightful and interesting. John B you are an amazing person and I wish you could've known everyone that loved you.

John deeply touched and helped many in his life and has continued to do so even after his passing.

Tedious and brief. Rest in power John B.

What a loss to us all, John may have been eccentric but a genius and I do believe his thoughts on our country and climate change are spot on. Odd coming from a man who is stuck in a town that is stuck in time and do not realize this changing world, They are probably the lucky ones here nor believing what John knew. RIP John, I wish your voice was heard before you left us.

Rest In Peace

I feel like I've gotten to know the interesting man, known as John B., through "S-Town." Thank you, John, for opening up to the world and being unafraid to be different. My condolences to his family and friends.

Crying at work over the passing of John. My boss/husband walks in and ask what is wrong and I respond by telling him a friend died. He asks when and I respond in 2015. Puzzled he ask was he a HS friend ? and I said thru my sniffles "no" and internet friend and one day I will introduce him to you. RIP John - I wish you could have seen all the people you have touched.

RIP John B. - thank you Brian Reed for telling the world his story.

I didn't know you but you have found your way into my heart. I wish I had known you.

John, you are here at once in a memory, in the embrace of a gentle breeze, in the sound of dogs happily barking, and the smells of summer after the rain. You will always be living in our hearts; though we never met you, you will not be forgotten.

The stars that burn the brightest, also burn out earlier that the rest. Yours was one of the brightest. I miss you, old friend.

Even if you never knew it, you have inspired the hearts of many and we'll always remember you John.

John B, I wish I had known you.

John B, I will never forget you. I love you and share the grief and loss of so many who learned about you thanks to Brian Reed. I would have called you friend. Peace.

Wish I could have met you.

One of few who has sight beyond the walls of the tunnel. I will carry your story with me throughout the remainder of my own. Your legacy lies within the surface of the planet you so obsessed over. May the rarest of flowers grow.

John B, thank you. You're one of the most brilliant minds and hearts I've ever met, and all I've done was listen to your voice, continents away, after you left us. I hope you can see the change and love you put into this world.

Your story has deeply moved me and I wish I could've called you a friend.

John's story has truly touched and shaped me into a better person. The struggles that he faced and the way it was told, had such a poignancy to it, that reminds me of how short life really is. His passing is such a loss to the world, and I can promise that for as long as I live, he will be remembered, Rest in peace, you beautiful human. I can't even express how much his story has reached my heart. A 17 year old girl living in Melbourne Australia. Basically two worlds apart, yet the same. It's ineffable to me, and for once I'm at a loss for words.

I wish you were alive to see the impact you've had on the world. Then again, if you were maybe none of us would have ever "met" you. You are truly one of the most interesting and inspiring people I've ever come across. I can't put into words what "knowing" you has meant to me. I will always remember you. Rest in peace, John B.

Rest In Peace, John. I didn't know you, but I felt a connection to your story. I hope you are at peace now

Rest in peace dear John.

When God looked into the book of your life,
He saw all you'd done since your birth,
Then he closed the book and whispered,
"Too beautiful for Earth".

A Pure genius, with a mind as intriguing and complex as his beloved Clocks.

RIP