John Wurmser
November 18, 1945 - June 18, 2011

"I was just informed of John's passing. He and I were elementary school friends. We managed to stay in contact over all these years. In the early 1990's, I had managed a visit with John and Linda; as at that time I was without hair on my head. (I was undergoing chemotherapy). For me, I am fortunate as the cancer was cured. After my company moved me to Tampa, Fl., John and his mother were able to visit with us; as they were also visiting with John's first wife, who also lives in the Tampa area. John and his mother and I had a good time remembering the "good old days". "

"After Linda died, John could have re-located to Atlanta and stayed away from the Brown clan. Instead he made it a point to call me and Alex when he was in town and we would get together. On the times he didn't call us he would call Gene. He kept in touch with John in Virginia and sent Heather emails. He shared his buddy passes with all of us and we got to see places we never would have had the opportunity to see without him. He made sure that he was available for family occasions like birthdays, weddings, and graduations and would frequently pick up the tab, even when we tried to argue with him. He was a generous, kind and loving soul, and like Linda was taken from us much too soon. John, I will miss you forever, but I truly believe that you are with Linda and when the rest of get there, you will have all of the best places all mapped out to show us. Donna"

"My first memory of John was when I was about four years old and he came over to spend New Year's Eve with Linda. My Mom and I lived with her then and as my Mom was out for the evening, Linda was baby sitting me. Wanting to share New Year's Eve with his future wife and not a four year old, John came up with an ingenious way to get me to go to bed. He told me that if I went to sleep, the New Year's Rabbit would visit and leave me a present. It worked. I went to bed and awoke the next morning to a stuffed Pupcake waiting for me. From that moment on, John was a big part of my life. From taking us in when we didn't have anywhere to go to birthdays, graduations and weddings, John was there. He was there for my first airplane ride and when I first saw snow. When I dragged my feet about going to college, he scoured websites for information about scholarships and other financial aid and he was probably more excited even than I when I finally enrolled and graduated. I will always be grateful that John was in my life. He was impulsive, but generous and loved with all his heart. I will love and miss him for the rest of my life. And so forth."