NukeWorker Forum
News and Discussions => Nuke Community => Fallen: => Topic started by: dee davis on Aug 18, 2008, 10:33
-
It is with sad regret that I have to post this message. JD passed away to day in Arkansas. He apparently had a brain anyerism on one side which caused a stroke on the other side of his brain, followed by a heart attack. He had be on life support since last Friday, an passed away some time today.
He was a great person and a wonderful friend. He will be missed by alot of friends
Dee Davis
-
I am very sorry to hear this, I was recently looking at some old Christmas party photos at the Fernald get together here in Oak Ridge, he was smiling and having a good time as usual for him. My prayers are with his family.
-
Worked with JD at Fernald for many years. He was a great guy to work with. We had many good conversations and many good times. I am so surprised by this news. He will be missed. My prayers are with his family.
Diana Harrison-Koller
-
I haven't had the privilege of working with JD in several years. At least I had the opportunity to talk to him several times. He will be missed. My thoughts and prayers are with his family at this time.
Keith Smith
-
I worked with JD at ANO for several outages. He was a great guy and good worker. His family is in out thoughts and prayers. Can any one let me know where he is and what the arrangements are?
Cathy
-
I worked with John at Indian Point in 84, we lost anouther good one way to soon.
my prayers are with Johns family, may you RIP
-
I worked with JD for over 10 years at Fernald and I counted him as one of my close friends and this is very sad news. JD was one of the most standup guys I have ever met and I'll miss him alot.
Rest in peace my friend and my prayers go out to your family
RNN
-
I was on the USS Yellowstone (AD-41) with John when we were both young and still wet behind the ears. What a great guy. I still remember him like it was yesterday. Always had a smile on his face. Sorry to hear that he is gone. Rest in peace John and may God bless your family.
-
I worked with John at Fernald, he was a stand up guy and always was a nice guy to be around. He will be missed.
-
For those of you that worked at Fernald, was this the House Tech, JD that worked there?.....
-
Yes Dave, JD was a house Tech for along time. He worked for Rus at IT the last few year that he was out there.
Dee
-
This was a hard one to read...
JD and I were the best of friends at Fernald. Him and his side kick Ty.. Loved them both like they were my brothers. JD even came to visit me in MD a few times. He has always been it my thoughts over the years. RIP Darlin. Prayers to the family and Ty too. OXOX
-
I had the pleasure to have worked with JD one outage years ago. I was going through a divorce and one other co worker had been dating my ex. JD had told the person not to say anything around me. To me that was a very stand up person trying to help me cope with my own problem . Thanks JD I hope you are looking down with that big smile of yours.
-
I just got this in a email
Saturday Aug. 23 10:00 Visitation 11:00 Funeral Service Lurton Assembly of God Church, Lurton, Arkansas
Any who would like to attend, just google the location and
you ll get there.
His family would like donations for his boys college fundin lieu of flowers.
-
JD was a great man and a good friend. I remember taking him him at Peach Bottom( I think it was) he was part of the breakfast club and them we ran into each other at Fernald where we work projects together him and his side kick Tyrone.HE was one of our cooks at the silos project when it was just the VIT plant we had a great crew of guys out there we had lots of great times. John you will be missed.
Everyone raise a glass in his memory, cause we ain't getting any younger
Corey
-
Worked a lot of shifts with JD from Quad Cities to Fernald. He really knew the deal, saw things clearly and was always helpful. There's one fewer man out there to trust. -Chuck Auth
-
This is very difficult. JD was a good friend. Knew him for 20 years and thought the world of him. Very simple and intelligent person. Why be serious when you can have fun. He will be missed very much. Good bye my friend.
Randy Goodwin
-
What do you say!! I can't believe JD is gone. I have so many memories of him. Our cross country trip from Peach Bottom to ANO, him teaching the bird to cuss and him showing me what a really good friend was. So good that we named our daughter after him. I will always remember his smile. I love ya, JD. Rest in peace.
-
:'( :'( :'( :'( :'( That Hurts in my Heart... Thanks for contacting me Jeannie Timmons. I am not in the nuke industry anymore, I think about back then alot. God abundantly blessed me when he let me cross paths with JD. I worked with JD for years at Fernald and before Fernald. He was a very awesome man and a good friend; he will be very, very missed!
My and my families deepest sorrows to his family "especially" Little Tommy (who is not so little anymore). May God Bless You Abundantly little dude. Your father let EVERYONE know how special you were and how much he loved u and still loves you.
Kathleen Wiggins
-
I tell you what, this is starting to piss me off, all my good friends who are dying off so young. I worked with JD for many years and his life and humor will live on in my life. I hate that so many are dying so young. I will pray for JD's family and children and hope that all his other friends can go on and live a long time. Say hi to Thomas JD. I wish I could have spent more time with you on this planet. You were a good and faithful friend and will be missed more than you know.
Dale Weber
-
:'(Hello to my brother's friend's this is also so very hard and after reading all these post's I realize that I'm not the only one that loved him and thought so much of him as well, my mother and I were just chatting about all this, as I read them to her and could not hold back the tear's but we want to Thank you all so much for loving him like he was your own as well. Tommy is doing ok considering and is back in California, he arrived back there on sunday following the service's he got home on sunday and Ilanit gave birth to his new baby sister on tues. Anyway my mother wanted me to put our email addresses on here and if you would like to send pics or comments that would be great, mom's is childofdust43@yahoo.com (mary) and mine is mrswutmud@yahoo.com (suzie). Your stories are awesome and very thoughtful and thanks again......................su zie
-
I knew him as "Batman", JohnJohn, Johnny, John Boy, Johnny Boy,
John and now JD, but mostly I knew John as my beloved nephew/
kid brother and friend. All of the kind words from all of his friends do
my heart alot of good. I always knew John was a very special person
and also very smart! He was a very loyal friend and a wonderful son,
brother and most of all an excellent Dad to his son Tommy.
Now he is reunited with our "first Tommy", Johns little brother who
passed away in 1974 at the age of 6 and John was 10 years old. I
know John missed his brother his entire life, especially when he
married Illanit and when his son was born. Now they have been
reunited and I expect they are creating joyous pandemonium all over
God's heaven :) The good Lord saw fit to give John a friend that
became as close as a brother in Tyrone. John left us when he was
young and doing so well and at his happiest . I am honored to have
shared a life with him. John you did good baby and left your mark
on all of us. I'm gonna miss your dimples! RIP I Love You Forever-Skipper Kay
-
:'( >:(So many emotions, its hard to believe JD is gone from this world. A better friend couldn't be found anywhere. My thoughts and prayers are with his family. I'll miss you JD, I'm raising a brew in your honor!
Gods Speed
Jerry Taylor
-
:'( John (J.D.) I don't know what to say except he was the love of my life and I will miss him always. I met him when I was 17 and was reunited with him last November. He was so good to me and my 2 girls. This has to be the hardest thing that has ever happened to me. Everything with us was going so wonderful. Minutes before it happened we were lying in bed discussing how promissing our future together was going to be. Life is just so uncertain. John always said there is only 1 thing certain in life and that is that 1 day we are all going to die. I always hated it when he'd say that, I guess because I never wanted to think it could happen to him.
Thank You to all John's friends for the stories. It does my heart good to know i'm not the only one who will truly miss him.
Terri Fredenburg
terricoola@gmail.com
-
For those of you that worked at Fernald, was this the House Tech, JD that worked there?.....
I do remember him now.
I just needed to visualize the face.
I didn't know him as well as I did Cecil, Foster, and Roseberry. From the way it sounds, I missed out on a good friend.
-
wow, when slimey called me and told me that jd is dead, i was like wow, jd, dude, you like so many of us still in this bizness are a unique individual, we had some kool talks 'bout lotsathangs, so long ole friend, and save a spot in HEAVEN for me.
glad to know you man
rapidray
-
ok this is an update from John's sister Suzie and we got the letter about him being an organ donor and I was proud to announce that a man from the midwest got his heart that had been awaiting on the transplant list and we will get to meet him sometime after a year date of his death. Also 2 people here in the midwest got a kidney each and they to were waiting and these people were all in there 50-60's.We can meet them all if they are willing to meet. His liver went to science and they also donated his lympth node's so he sure did save a lot of people's lives just with his passing, I know it's still very hard for me to grasp that my best friend is gone and I'm now an only child both my brothers have passed now. Anyway wanted to share this with everyone and thanks again for all the messages it just wonderful to know how many people's lives that he touched, also I'mcollecting photo's if you have any and want to send them to via email that would be great I'm trying to put together a photo spread thanks suzie .....mrswutmud@yahoo.com
-
Suzie
I knew John was an organ donor, hell he even talked me into becoming one myself and thank you for letting us know that his passing helped others live. I"m sorry for your loss and hope time helps heal a little of the emptyness you feel from both of your brothers passing on.
RNN
-
I ran into John again when I spent 7 months at Fernald in 2004-2005. I remembered him from his time on the road when he spent an outage or two at my old BWR home in South Georgia years back. It was obvious that time had not changed the person and thank God for that. To me, he was one of the special people who was so extremely intelligent yet always a down to earth, friendly person. We hit it off in a big way in just a short time; sharing books, enjoying life and learning from each other as friends do. I've missed him since those times at Fernald and now feel guilty for not keeping up with him. For Suzie, Tommy and his remaining "family" (blood and good friends), John has joined those precious people that he had lost and will be in Heaven when his loved ones go to see him. Take strength and God bless you, JD. Bill Conant