Wednesday, April 15, 2015
So sorry to hear of John's passing. He was a mountain of information. When I worked at Ted's Service he would talk for hours about rock formations, tractors and weather patterns. Restoring the fire trucks at Pioneer Village, the tractors at Beaverlodge. I have no idea how many times Don and I phoned him when we had tractor problems. He knew them inside and out. I don't think he ever drove past a hitchhiker with out stopping and would go out of his way to see they got to where they were going even if it meant driving them there himself. One of my saddest memories was at the Beaverlodge pioneer days. He had been working for weeks getting the tractors ready for the parade. That day, as it got time for the parade to start he helped every one get the tractor they were driving running and out on the track. When he went to get his tractor, it wouldn't start. After all his work he didn't even get to drive in the parade. But he came and stood beside my grandkids telling them about each tractor as they drove around and around the track. He missed out but my grandchildren learned a lot that day. He was a good friend and we will miss him.
