Shocked and very saddened. Like so many others have already said, he added much to our community, and well beyond his patient technical advice. Wisdom, no-nonsense kindness, patience and tolerance, a subtle and droll wit. As Mick notes above, insightful and well thought out in all he posted. A builder here, in this community.

My heartfelt condolences to Lin, his family and all who loved him.

If an obituary gets posted somewhere (I've looked but haven't found one) hope some one will post a link.

I'll miss you, John, like many others.