About 4 years ago Thomas arranged for a few of us to have lunch with John
It was a special afternoon, actual talk of sasquatch and sasquatch research was far less then half of what we all talked about.
He was a interesting man
At one point I brought out my copy of On the track of sasquatch
I showed him the inscription inside where my grandmother signed it in 1975 with a note.
I told him that 1 was 10 at the time, and this book is what cemented my interest in sasquatch
And that he was the reason that I became fascinated with the subject
I fondly remember the smile on his face when he signed the book
I was saddened when he apologized that it wasn't his real signature, because he was too old to sign it properly
Of course we said, that was not true, he was still the man that he always was
For the first and only time in my life I "fanboyed" my wife still laughs about it
Later I was fortunate enough to have lunch with John and Bob Gimlin
That was another great day
I will always cherish those memories and be grateful to Thomas for making them possible