First I'd like to send my condolences to johns family. I am so sorry for your loss. May god bless and guide you all through your time of sorrow. Aloha.John~ I still can't believe that we are never going to see you again. It became routine for you to pop up here every now and then. Now, it saddens me deeply knowing you are gone. I can sit here and go on and on about how we "should've done this" or "should've done that", but instead I just want to share with others the John we had come to know and love. John was the most happy go lucky person I have ever met. Always bubbly, full of energy, and always wanting to learn something new every time he came around. He had so many things that he wanted to do, and every time we saw him, it always was something different. He would pop up out of the blue, and apologize the whole time, feeling like he had intruded on us. Of course he didn't, but he never believed it. There was a ritual he would run through each time he came to visit. First he'd talk about what he had been doing prior to coming over, which always turned out to be an adventure of some sort. Interesting though, to say the least. Then, he'd ask what we had been up to, and what we had planned for that day. Then, (my favorite part), he'd turn on his phone, and there "she" is, the love of his life, his beautiful baby girl. We would sit and look at every single photograph of her, while John "proudly" gave the timeline of each one. There was this glow that would light up his whole face whenever he was sharing his daughter with us. You could see how excited he would be knowing he had something new to show. More than that he loved to have someone new to show her off to as well. He loved that little girl so deeply, and was so proud to have been blessed with something so beautiful in his life. It hurts knowing hell never be able to see her again, or never have the chance to tell her how much he loves her. I only pray that in time she will know how much her daddy loved her, and how he would've done anything in this world for her. Lastly, as I don't want to take up too much space here, there's one thing that I admired about John. He wasn't ashamed to open up emotionally when he was struggling with something going on. In fact, there had been a few times when he had come and was troubled about something. He was quick to ask questions and ask for advice on what he should do. He did not hold back and expected the same in return from us. There were a number of times when we sat with him crying, talking, crying, and then out of no where, he'd somehow make a joke about that whole conversation, and end up with that ear to ear smile of his, and he'd be on cloud nine once again. He had a big heart,and mad or not, never spoke I'll of no one, in fact, he would always end up taking responsibility for his wrong doings and actually end up answering his own questions. The last time we saw John, he had come up wanting to rest for a while, and do some of his laundry. He ended up falling asleep in his car for a couple of hours, and we just let him be. Mike had done his laundry for him, and kept an eye on him until he woke up. He showered, had breakfast, and maybe about an hour after that, he said he had something he needed to do, and he would come right back. He said his alohas, kissed me goodbye..."ok Aunty, and Uncle thanks ah for everything, you guys are the bomb". I told him how it was no problem, and we would be here anytime he needed us. Told him to be safe, and he kissed me good bye, shook Mikes hand gave him a hug, and he was gone. This was the very last memory we have with John. :( John, I wish we did have all he answers to your questions. I told you every time, We couldn't tell you what to do, all we could do was be there for you to lean on, to listen, and not judge you. We are gonna miss you so very much, and yet, we know that you are free now. No more burdens of the world on your shoulders, no more fear of the unknown, no more looking over your shoulder all the time, no more pilikia. Thank you for sharing your life with us, and showing the