RIP Anthony Johnson, the Island Monkey

[jimpappas]

Sleep well my friend.

My sympathies to his friends and family.

[Bob Axsom]

2012 was already the worst year of my fairly long life without this additional sad news. I am very bitter about the cancer industry and I would like to see it flat on it's self serving incompetent face with a boot on the back of it's scrawny neck. The decades of blah, blah, give us money and we will walk, run, pray, wear pink, etc. for the cure are wearing me down. So many great people in their prime are dying, not suffering or being inconvienced - THEY ARE DYING! Not because of part failures but because we haven't found out how to effectively treat this disease. We need the best and brightest to work this problem like when we developed the atomic bomb. Forget days off, forget families, movies, vacations and everything not directly related to curing cancer once and for all. Give the project a code word like silverplate and the team gets what ever thay want imediately without the need for justification. If some phoney hanger on is not the best for their job kick them off the team. I needs to be a government project with no compromise - the profit motivated free enterprize system can't get the job done.

Anthony I am so sorry you can't continue on with the life and people you loved. I would have liked to have met and you might have convinced me to work on the engine to get some more speed out of the blue bird. I am very much a loner but I think meeting you would have been a memorable event that I would have benefited from. Again, I am SO sorry to learn this sad news.

Bob Axsom

[rgmwa]

Sad news. I knew of his battle with cancer and greatly admired his positive attitude. My condolences to his family and friends.

[hydroguy2]

another loss of one of the good guys. RIP Monkey

[thilokind]

I'm very sorry to hear about his passing. Not too long ago he visited me to look at my RV8A project. He was so excited about building an RV himself and from what I understand he finally ordered the kit not too long ago after he moved to Zuerich in Switzerland.

My condolences to his family.

[WAM120RV]

From one Island Monkey to another RIP!

[Geico266]

Very sad indeed. Cancer sucks.

[rv8guy]

No Words

Great Memories

[Jerry Fischer]

will be in your memory, Island Monkey. Enjoy your journey West.

[DEWATSON]

I did not know Tony, but I always enjoyed everything he wrote on this forum. He appeared to be a very sincere fellow; always concerned about helping someone that was less fortunate than he was. I respect that. I know we would have been good friends.