“John greeted everyone with the same warm smile and treated everyone as if he was their long lost best friend. It didn’t matter how old you were or what you looked like, or if he had just met you. He was glad to see you and always had something nice to say”  - Ron Cohn

“I never met a man with more passion or love for the game of basketball than John.”  - Judge Kevin Ringus

“Clean livin Baby”  - John McCrossin