Gracias!

From John's cousin Michelle Pechan:

Thanks to all of John’s friends/work colleagues for being such a good friend to John. He spoke of all his friends so fondly. My family loved him very much and we’re so proud of everything he accomplished. John and I grew up on opposite sides of El Paso. We didn’t see each other all that much growing up but as young teens we would from time to time hang out together at the horse races while our dads were betting on horses we were in the game room playing pinball and video games. Once in college, I really got to know John and spent a lot of time with him. The John I knew was smart, compassionate, caring and a lot of fun. I don’t think I ever heard him say a bad thing about anyone, okay maybe about Bobby Joe Hill, but he was mean to us at a UTEP basketball game and wanted to fight John! Still, John is one of the best persons I know. I have WAY too many more stories about his/our (and Monica and Andy and Raymond) crazy college antics most of them centered around UTEP athletics, which he loved and dancing and drinking. I’ll never forget his craziness and especially his laughter. I know we’ll see John again and I know that he is with his grandma, whom he loved and missed very much. Cheers John and GO MINERS!