To readers of his blog, this news is not only devastating but also shocking. We knew that John was struggling for the past two years, but it was sometimes easy to get the wrong idea about the seriousness of what he called �this pesky� condition. It�s not that John ever hid anything � on the contrary, he was refreshingly candid at all times. It�s just that he was so consistently sanguine that his illness often seemed like more of an annoyance than a life-threatening event.
John is survived by his wife Abby, his two children Rebecca and Sara, his parents Ann and Richard, his brother Jimmy, and by his many friends and admirers. The funeral service was Wednesday, November 3rd, 10:00 am at Temple Emanu-El, on Fifth Avenue at 65th Street.
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