John Thomas Fawcett

                                John T. Fawcett

              (November 27, 1943 - December 10, 2023)

Allen's father passed away on Sunday, December 10th. The day before, Allen and I had lunch with him and Jacqui to belatedly celebrate his 80th birthday. He seemed in good spirits, told stories and had seconds of desserts. The next morning he woke up, showered, ate breakfast, and then stopped breathing. He died with Katherine and Jacqui by his side. By the time Allen and I arrived he was gone.

John lived with us for 10 years, which were not always easy but were alway interesting. He loved crashing construction sites, trips to Costco, monitoring loved ones whereabouts on "Find a Friend," watching Phineas & Ferb (as well as Wildkratz and the occasional My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic) with his grandkids, and viewing season after season of Air Disasters (I'll never understand how he was able to fly after a marathon of those).  He could charm anyone and struck up conversations with all the neighborhood characters who all looked out for him. He had amazing stories from his LBJ years which he loved to share, and was always up for dinner or a drink (his treat). He was a kind and generous man with an infectious smile who was loved his friends and family deeply and will be greatly missed.