RIP to BayCityJohn

[Meryl]

Chuck, thanks so much for your writeup and pictures of John. I feel like he was a friend of mine, even though I met him in person only twice. A more kind, generous, intelligent and loving human never lived. I will miss his presence online, his genealogical posts, his pictures of Arthur (I hope he has a loving home now with a good friend) and even his medical updates. I like to think he's with Jackie and Heath and Rodney and Rich, having a ball catching them up on the news.

[southendmd]

For those not on facebook, I wanted to post this.  Larry had messaged Diana Ossana with the news, and this was her reply:

"One of the highlights of my life since Brokeback was meeting a group of amazing Brokies who traveled to Tucson to meet me ~ lovely people, all of their lives deeply affected in positive ways as a result of seeing the film. I am proud to say that John Trudell became my friend, communicating often back and forth with me about our lives. Happy trails, my dear compadre and confidant...you will be deeply deeply missed."

[Penthesilea]

Thank you, Paul, for sharing it over here.

Monika and I spent two days with John last summer. He was a gentle man, beyond generous and clearly on the quiet side. When he spoke, he was so soft-spoken I sometimes had a hard time understanding him. We messaged him on our way to San Francisco and he dropped his work on short notice to make time for us and showed us around in his beautiful area.
Here are two photos from the time:

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[Front-Ranger]

For a time, John set his screen name as "Denver Stud." I don't think he actually planned to move to Denver, but he spent some time here. This was taken when he and Rodney visited my home and I cooked some enormous tri-tip steaks on the grill. The other picture was taken at the Castro Theater in 2007 when there was a showing of Brokeback Mountain. SFEricSF is pictured at left in front of a row of shirts and costumes from the movie.

[Shakesthecoffecan]

This video, which John made, is perfection.

[Front-Ranger]

A funny photo of the first time he climbed Brokenback, and a beautiful portrait of him up there, enjoying the sunset.

[CellarDweller]

his pictures of Arthur (I hope he has a loving home now with a good friend)

I spoke to Larry on the phone, and he said that a friend/neighbor of John's was going to take Arthur in.

[tforster]

Rest in peace, sweet man.

[Front-Ranger]

We remember Bay City John. 

Here he is at the Best Buck in the Bay rodeo in 2007.

[Sason]