John "William One Sac" Crawford has passed away...

Rest in peace, brother.
You will be missed. My thoughts and prayers to the family.

A brilliant man he was and will always be.

He helped me a lot when I needed someone to talk to.

He will be truly missed and the world has lost a great great person.

Rest in Peace my friend.

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R.I.P. man, you have changed so people's many lives

I hope John rests in peace. I'm an intensive care nurse, so I unfortunately see the end of the battles with this disease quite often. I'm glad he chose Hospice at the end, and died with some dignity. It's so much better to be able to slip away with the likes of Hospice, then to fight to the brutal end, as it is an end, especially with this condition. My thoughts go out to his family and friends, and us here on ATS that will miss him.

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[edit on 5-6-2010 by elevatedone]

Rest in Peace. Hope you'll have some fun above.

RIP WOS! Your inquisitive nature and great threads/posts will live on... Loved reading your exploits to Montauk. Hopefully all has been revealed to you now.

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I was honored to have met him, if only on line, but he had time to spare for a new member back in the day who had some rather, in retrospect, silly questions about ATS...but he was civil and very kind in his responses. When I joined staff, he took time out to send me a congratulatory message. I've always appreciated that little gesture that meant, and means, so much to me...

You, and the rest of your family, are in my thoughts and prayers.

Please take all care.

If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good or too wise:

If you can dream — and not make dreams your master;
If you can think — and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools:

If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breathe a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart, and nerve, and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them "hold on!"

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with kings — nor lose the common touch,
If neither foes nor living friends can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And — which is more — you'll be a Man, my Son!

If by Rudyard Kipling

Rest in peace, John.

~ Scribe

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I still can't really accept that he is gone. I've known him for a long time on ATS, worked with him on staff for 5 years. He was always there when you needed him. To think he is gone forever even though I didn't know him in real life...it still really hurts.

One of the funniest moments I had with him was in the "Juniper Three" thread.

I could still laugh about it today.

I know what it is like to see family members and friends slip away from fighting cancer. I am glad he chose hospice in the end. I enjoyed reading his research, and it is sad to lose another ATS member so soon. My thoughts and meditations go out to his family, and may he rest in peace.



Peace be with you.

-truthseeker

I did not know John very well, but from what I did know, he was an amazing man, one whom always looked at the glass half full. A man who through it all always put others before him self, he would rather go without then to see another with a need unmet.

Rest easy now John, the fight is over. The pain and suffering are no more. You won, and you are home.

Please watch this video and let it move in you, the way John moved in so many of us.

www.youtube.com...

My prayers are with all that knew and loved him, especially his family grieving such a tremendous loss at this time. Take comfort that he is at peace and you will one day be re-united.

Sincerely,

Ali a.k.a. Pax

Rest in eternal peace Mr William.
I have talked to him many times 7 years ago. He was in fact a great man with a golden heart.
I trully believe that at the least now he is much better, because the suffering have finaly ended.
Best regards to the family.

Rest in peace Mr. William. I believe you did take time out to respond to my posts in years past and I appreciated that. I believe you're in a much happier place now. I would like to say thanks for helping to start something wonderful here. I believe life would not be the same if people were too afraid to speak the truth and it has been done many times here on ATS. I appreciate all the efforts of those who helped start ATS and supported it all these years.

R.I.P william,

you will be missed

snoopyuk

Been around for a while now, and i've seen many of his posts over the years. Cannot say i knew him personally though.

R.I.P John.

I will always remember John from his Camp Hero investigation and his determination to shine a light where ever there is darkness. My condolences to his family and his friends here and everywhere.

Rest in peace, John.

R.I.P. John Hail and Fair Well

Rest In Peace John. I hope the answers to all of your questions are now before you.

Thank you. I did not know you but your vision has helped me to obtain mine. With out the one that will leap first... there can be no leap. As children we say: I'll be right be hind you, you first. Thank you for your courage. now i may cross that "bridge" also.