I never heard John more excited than when he told me of meeting his wife, Trina and her daughter, Jade. In June 2003, shortly after Trina became pregnant with twins, John re-enlisted into the Army (he’d previously served for five years, leaving in August 2002 to give civilian life a try.) He was quickly deployed to Iraq in July, 2003 and was never able to meet his sons Gavin and Aiden (born September 10, 2003.) John is also survived by his step- daughter, Jade.