Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye

Photos of Jessica's initial Ithaca experience can be seen by clicking on the below photo: Jess @ Ithaca! Yet more photos of Jess' It...

"So what does the green bracelet stand for?" This is a question I have been asked many times since I have worn my DONATE LIFE brac...

Click here and here to see local press coverage of running with John.

Of the many goals of this year, one of the boldest was the aspiration of John, Mike and Dad to together run the Marine Corps Marathon this N...

Continuing the sense of adventure that she and John shared, Alex took to the course a few weeks ago to learn how to ride a motorcycle. Whil...

To celebrate her upcoming birthday, the attainment of her recent permanent resident status, and as a symbol of our love, John's Mom ...

One of the many milestones that John and Alex were looking forward to this year was Alex becoming PERMANENT, a permanent resident that is. ...

Dormant to look and touch Withering under the relentless rays of heat and light The once verdant expanses covers dreams and accomplishments ...

We think we should have posted this a long time ago. So much for us baby boomers keeping up with our children's generation. http://prof...

Updated Below This weekend we celebrated John's little sister's birthday. After a family barbecue at home, Jes' big brother, Mi...

From: johnwilliam @heavensgate.god Subject: Email from JW I was sitting here in heaven and having a wonderful day. I started thinking abou...

At least that is how his brother put it after we packed up John's condo and brought his belongings to his parent's home today. The ...

In addition to family and friends posting remembrances of John, one of the purposes of this blog is to keep everyone up to date with respect...

will the VT Gnome show up next? Here he is in a New York garden. Get your whimsical extension of JW's life at: http://www.adamsfinegifts...

Your mom and dad announced with glee proud parents they were about to be around the table the family sat with joy and love, it was the place...

The screen saver on the computer in our den loops a series of photos that speak to our life story. It seems that as I walk into our den, mor...

You can reach JW at his new email address: johnwilliam@heavensgate.god My email to JW is as follows: Hi Johnny, how are you doing? I hear th...

In his love of life, John enjoyed an adventure, almost as much as he loved Alex. In pursuit of these passions, John and Alex had planned to ...

... can be viewed on-line by clicking on the below photo. The Making & Dedication of a Memorial

...can be found on-line by clicking on the below photo. 1st Annual John Kickball Game

...can be seen by clicking on the below photo. JW's 31st B-day Tribute

John's last year of his life was great in so many different ways. One of the most unique was his new found love of kickball. When John...

Bridget was a high school classmate of John's. Shortly after John's death, she posted a wonderful remembrance of John on her own bl...

A few years back we rediscovered on the Internet one of our favorite DJs from our early twenties. He is Vin Scelsa and can be heard on WFU...

On Easter Sunday, at 9:00 in the morning, we received a telephone call from the Washington Regional Transplant Consortium letting us know th...

Wednesday, June 20th would have been John's 31st birthday. John's family and friends commemorated John's special day that night ...

A tribute to John's 31st birthday and the dedication of his memorial was held on June 23rd. It was celebrated in true John-style; it was...

If you'd like to be able to post memories and tributes to John as well as photos directly to this blog as an author (other than just pos...

This blog is dedicated to our son, John William. We only learned that he had always wanted to be called "Johnny" after his death,...