Thank you John

John was more than just a mentor to our daughter Rachel, he was probably the most important person in helping her reach her goal to climb Rainier in 2010. He tirelessly led her and others on scrambles and climbs nearly every weekend in summer 2009, to help them complete their requirements. He chided her when she faltered and made her work all the harder to gain his much sought approval! Not only was he a climb leader on these trips, he often volunteered to pick her up and take her back to our house in North Tacoma, as she was too young to drive. I don't know if she would be a freshman at UW today if it wasn't for his help, as she wrote her application essay about her goal to climb Rainier being realized, and all the help she received from friends and mentors like him along the way. He made it happen and we will be forever grateful to him.