Thursday, July 9, 2015
To Molly and the entire Grillos family, our heart felt sympathy.
Mickey just met John this past winter when we all attended an SHU game, in Brooklyn, together. And, she thought he was great. I had the privilege of knowing him for 50 years from when we both first ran for student government.
We shared ironic senses of humor; similar political activities; sometimes grated on the others' nerves; but, always remained friends and brothers. He was a friend where the conversation just picked up again, after years, as if it were yesterday when it had paused. I always found him glad to help people; but, not wanting too much publicity about it.
Mark Twain once wrote "Let us endeavor so to live that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry!" I think John accomplished that. I'm glad God let him pass my way. I'm better for it. And, I'll be sending a donation to help endow his memorial scholarship fund at the Pike Foundation
