Earlier this week we lost the glue that held together the enterprise known as Food & Dining Magazine. Here are the details for his visitation.
Family, friends, and all who were touched by John’s warmth and generosity are invited to gather for visitation on February 24, 2026, from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Newcomer Funeral Home, 3309 Ballard Lane, New Albany, Indiana 47150.
As human concepts go, the “future” occupies a space near the upper tier of nebulousness. The future doesn’t even exist — until it already has passed. Consequently, if I knew what happens next, I’d be living in a seafront Croatian villa, not Southern Indiana.
In a similar vein, 48 hours isn’t enough to make sense of John’s loss. He constructed a concise universe all his own, and played it like a virtuoso. And, two decades ago, John pulled me into it.
For the first ten years, I contributed beer columns (“Hip Hops”)...
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