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John Meeker, marshgurl, a member here for many years has been heinously assaulted and seriously injured by person or persons still unknown while walking his dogs along a river not far from his home. He was brutally struck on the back of the head, fracturing the skull and causing massive concussion and brain bleeding. He is currently in a coma in the ICU with no prognosis.

I met John on this forum over twenty years ago. He and I regularly corresponded and conversed on the phone. There are a number of persons here who did the same. I know him to be a kind and generous man whom I totally respect. This happening to him is so outrageous that I have no words.

As I get news I'll pass it along, but I must admit that it seems grim.

Dr.WtS

If I am not mistaken, it was John who gave Lowell Glenthorne the moniker “ thorny”. It was fitting.

If you remember this detail, you have been here a long, long time.

Been years since I’ve seen John post. This is a tragedy, and, I hope for the best for John.

Best,
Ted

That is tragic story. He must have been elderly and such an attack was heinous. I never knew him; he was not posting that I remember when I came on this board in 2016 but one hopes he survives and justice will prevail. SxS devotees stand together.

Where did this happen?

That does go way back. Here's hoping he recovers.

I remember John. Prayers for his complete recovery, and for justice to prevail.

Two would be robbers did the same thing to my F-I-L in a dark alley behind his business (he was a well driller) one Christmas Eve. One of them hit him in the head with a 2 X 4. When he went down he caught himself on one knee and turned to see who they were. One of them said "He knows who we are now, we've got to kill him", as he rose to his feet. One of them pulled out a big Buck folding knife. Mr. Lewis, as I called him by his first name, simultaneously grabbed the blade of the knife with one big calloused hand and grabbed a handful of the other's hair with his other hand. He snatched both handfuls away from the "essobees", who fled.

Next day when we went to see him at home his eyes looked like he had gone two rounds with Cassius Clay. Mr. Lewis was one tough man, and got completely over the incident. My prayers are that John will as well.

Just terrible. I hope John makes a full and speedy recovery.

Crime is out of control. The Left has given notice that certain crimes will go unpunished. That only make the criminals more bold.

Please spew your excremental political propaganda elsewhere

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