I felt the same way. He was passionate to share his knowledge and to help others. It really showed.OK, I just want to say something...
this might sound selfish as fuck and may seem like I'm making it about me, but I promise I'm not because I'm sure John effected so many the exact same way
John had always reminded me of my own father. the patience he had, how he wanted to share what he'd learned over the years with anyone who would listen, to the way he would interact with his awesome kids. I knew John very casually, we knew one another by name, a couple little details, and it didn't really go further than that
now, today, he passes at the tender age of 49; the same age my father died when I was 17. the good truly do die young... don't they?
Well, they said he also had a blood clot disorder like me. He must not have been on coumadin though. I went on it for life after my heart attack from a clot in 08. Im really sorry to hear this. I thought John had recovered and had things figured out.I am 52. My best friend died at 52 of a heart attack. My closest childhood friend just died last week at age 53 from a heart attack. In an earlier post I read that Matt Porter died of a Pulmonary Embolism. According to Lobliner that is what also did in John. I am really doubting this TRT thing now. I only bring up TRT because I read that was all John was using after his last cardiac incident. I know we all want TRT to work and be healthy, but man, there has to be something to this testosterone heart attack/pulmonary embolism connection. I wonder if we are killing ourselves early (listen, I don't need to live to be 100, but dam dying in my 50's just does not sound right). This one has really shaken me up because I know John paid close attention to his cardio health. If a guy like him can get his ticket punched at 49, it truly gives me a feeling of hopelessness. Like, nothing I do will matter....damage is already done and cannot be reversed. BTW I don't "know" any of these big name bodybuilders, but this is the one guy that I really liked and identified with. So humble. Family guy. I felt a true connection with him even though it was only through social media.
I liked how he had one of his boys in the video at the end.Can’t stop thinking about his two little boys and his wife who seemed so nice. It was just the other day when he posted that video of him coaching those bodybuilders outside as he blew the whistle like a football coach. He was such a great person. So devastating