justsomeguy 0 #1 January 12, 2015 Some of you may remember John as the "Team Flail" organizer at Skydive Arizona. Blue skies, John. Thanks for the jumps. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grimmie 179 #2 January 12, 2015 A really good guy. I had the pleasure of jumping with him many, many times. Fly free my friend... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GD64 1 #3 January 13, 2015 I remember good times partying and jumping (in that order) with "John Boy"! See you on the other side..."Sport Death." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pomiak 5 #4 January 16, 2015 Sadly, only the good die young; apparently, John died from an unfortunate fall accident: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/tucson/obituary.aspx?n=john-henry-willsey&pid=173809886&fhid=29425 Whenever I had visited Skydive AZ years ago, John was, to me, a golden asset to the DZ because every jump he organized turned out to be a memorable and fun one. He had the knack to plan a skydive that would suit the skill level of most everyone on the jump; and, invariably, it would turn out to be more than OK, but positvely fun! God bless you, John! Rest in Peace. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
QuickDraw 0 #5 January 16, 2015 Fantastic upbeat fun guy who went out of his way to mop up newbies and solo jumpers (I was both) and if anything, he introduced me to others at my skill level and always with that insane smile and total fun attitude. Flail!! Condolences to his family & friends. BSBD John - It was always a pleasure to see you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SCR216 2 #6 January 18, 2015 Sorry to hear John is gone. John was always the first to welcome people that were new to the area slide right in and party in the air and on the ground. My brother and I had great times with John, his brother Jerry, Butch Marsh and other AZ people at Marana, Coolidge, Parker and then several DZ's in SoCal. They were all on the load when I got my AZSCR. RIP John. Dennis Henley SCR-216, AZSCR-41 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gravitysurfer 0 #7 January 23, 2015 Mike Mcgowan has posted photos on Facebook from the Celebration of John's Life event at Skydive Arizona. Link: https://www.facebook.com/mike.mcgowan.1297/media_set?set=a.10205158866027148.1073741858.1109874174&type=1 aloha. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
