[PnP] John Hooten RIP

Tue Oct 11 07:16:59 CEST 2011

This is much appreciated.  I think I tried to emali you to  confirm this but the email might not have worked.  He mentioned being sick maybe a year ago.  This spring about the diabetes when we talked about some of my own issues.  I'm glad you could confirm it though its sad news.  If you talk to his family can you let them know of his loss on behalf the entire list?  We must have 30-50 folks here that read his stuff and few dozen in the PBEM games like mine.  Our sympathies.  

Thanks for the info.

At 03:57 PM 10/10/11, you wrote:
>I was John's friend and can give you a little more info about what happened. He collapsed that night (June 23rd) about 11 PM or so. Paramedics were called and they rushed him off to the hospital but they could not revive him. It turns out he had an enlarged heart with an irregular heartbeat. An autopsy found over 30% blockage in one of the arteries to his heart. I found out later that John was basically diabetic and probably had been for years but was pretty much in denial about it. I wish he had told me more about his health, maybe I could have helped. 
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>I saw someone mention they thought he had a wife and kids. Rhonda and he never married for certain financial reasons but for all intents and purposes they were husband and wife. Her kids were mostly grown when Rhonda met John so they never thought of him as their father though they were quite fond of him and got along together well. Rhonda's grandchildren however usually referred to him as 'Grandpa John' so John's death was quite a blow to them. 
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>John and I were close friends and it was hard to see him go so young. We had played PnP in the past and always had a lot of fun. We got together every Saturday more or less where we were currently playing in a Pathfinder campaign where John was continuing his tradition of playing 'unique' characters. We also played quite a few board games like Runebound and Arkham Horror to name a couple. 
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>I like to think wherever John is now he's in a better place, playing in one heck of a game with the likes of Houdini, Einstein, Da Vinci, Elvis, Plato, Tesla, and The Duke :) 
>
>-Mike W 
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>From:        Scott Adams <longshotgm at netzero.com> 
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>Date:        10/06/2011 02:00 AM 
>Subject:        [PnP] John Hooten RIP 
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> It seems we have lost yet another member to our quiet group.
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> John Hooten aka Raban to most of us was a kind guy.  But there seems
> to be evidence that he died earlier this summer.  I tried to check
> with 2 of the others listed for his city. One does not exist and the
> other has not replied.  I tried to search for info on his sister here
> in town but no direct info so can't confirm it with her.  So while
> this is unconfirmed it seems to be highly likely.  Some evidence seems
> to indicate and the clues pile up.
>
> We know he had medical issues and seems to have lost that battle. We
> lost contact was 8 months ago.  I tried to email him before a few
> times and did get a reply actually in May.  So my last contact was
> in May.
>
> I knew John only in email as much as a relationship can go. But I
> thought he was a good guy and a very active player in my PBEM game.
> He was in the last couple of adventures about 3 years.  
>
> In our game he was known as Raban a half-breed Giant Bard that was
> kind and gentle but as powerful as 8 kodiak bears.  He was always
> eager to play and learn more.
>
> We shall miss him.
>
> This is the obit that we seemed to find about him:
>
>                                                                       
>John McDaniel Hooten, 52, of Lincoln, died unexpectedly Friday, June 24,
>2011. Born in Birmingham, Ala. on October 16, 1958. John attended
>Herscher High School and then graduated from Norfolk High School in
>the top 10 in the class of 1976. He earned a bachelor's degree in
>electrical engineering at U.N.L. in 1981. John helped in raising Zacharia,
> Joshua and Jeremiah Gillander. 
>Survived by his parents, Jerry and Joan Hooten of Welaka, Fla.; loving
>partner, Rhonda Gillander of Lincoln; brother, Scott Hooten of Tampa,
>Fla.; sister, Cher Selvey of Jacksonville, Fla.; many nephews, nieces
>and grandchildren.
>Memorial service will be held 1 p.m. Thursday, June 30, 2011 at Wadlow
>Rozanek Funeral Home, 5200 'R' Street, Lincoln with Rev. Wayne Alloway
>officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to John's favor
>ite place: Henry Doorly Zoo, Cats Complex, 3701 S 10th Street, Omaha,
>NE 68107. Share condolences at <www.wadlowrozanek.htm>www.wadlowrozanek.com. Arrangements by
>Wadlow Rozanek Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Lincoln.
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