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Eulogy for newsFirst I would like to say thank you for the tremendous streak of love and affection from our community at last nights viewing for put-on. Roger at the funeral home told us this was the largest turnout he after part remember. Close to 1,000 friendsand many people who were merely touched by Johns storywaited up to fours hours in the rain to pay their respects. We pauperism you to bonk how very grateful and very touched we were by the response. As Congressman Johnson said in his tribute to John, entered into the Congressional Record, John very was one of our nations best and brightest and dearest sons. He was already a great young man who would have served his country well, and I know he could have become one of our great leading had he been maken more time.I also want you to know that we knew it would rain today, because one of Johns longest-running legacies is that it always rains on study events in his life His graduation from high school, parents weekend dur ing his plebe summer, his starchy ring dance his senior year, and now today. Only his graduation from the honorary society broke the mold. After four straight days of rain, God apt(p) us a beautiful day for Johns first- anatomy honours degree ceremonies. Perhaps rain is Gods enduring way of test our love for John, and if today and last night are any measure, I think we passed the test with flying colors. When the officers arrived at our door Saturday morning to give us the tragic news about John, our hearts and our lives stopped. The thought was to a fault hard to comprehend and any parents worst nightmare. Our son, who had unspoiled graduated from the United States Naval Academy with academic honors, was looking prior with excitement and anticipation to entering flight school in Pensacola in September. He was also excited about coming home for his starts birthday, and giving us the latest news from the Naval Academy, where he was stationed for the summer during Plebe traini ng exercises. One of the police officers who came to our door was curtsey Fischer, the father of instrument Fischer, who is one of those Plebes at the Academy. In June, our son had presented Peter with his appointment at an award ceremony at Egg think of Township High School, where John graduated 4th in his class in 1996.