I’m deeply saddened to read of John’s passing in February after trying to locate him on-line for several years now, and then to find that he died just 3 hours up I45 from my home in Houston. John was my high school cross country coach and was instrumental in introducing me to long distance running and a lifetime of fitness. He was indeed one of the most influential people in my life. I’ll always remember our 0600 12-milers during the summer of 1967(?) and his intellectual endeavors that often contrasted with his coaching contemporaries at Charleston High School. Godspeed, Coach.
