John Judge has died

[Peter Lemkin]

Pffft! I'm too numb to write coherently. John was the person, only second to Mae Brussel - to whom he was a 'sprout', who actually got me working on Deep Political research - and believing all one needed to do so was a moral compass, hard work, the drive to ferret out hidden truths and documents, players, etc. and lots of time when one had little money. At my first JFK conference in Dallas I was sitting at a group table with many persons. One man was carrying on in a basso profundo voice. I turned to him and said, you sound like a man I've heard on the radio named John Judge. He smiled and said, it is likely I sound like him, because he is me - and smiled. We had prior exchanged email and even snail mail, but had never met. From that day to this we have been friends and I trusted him as much as any other JFK researcher or anti-fascist researcher - and more than most all others. He was honest, principled, patient, gracious, and hard working to a fault. This is a great blow to the community and a horrible personal blow to his friends [and me personally], family, and partner. John was more than a JFK researcher - but he was one of the leaders [perhaps THE leader] of the rest of the motley bunch. He had researched many other things and written extensively. Much of his writings can be found on www.rathville.com , but not all. He was long head of COPA. He did 9-11 research and was a political aide to Congresswoman McKenney. He also helped high school kids to know what joining the military and killing was about - before they went - as well as helping mentally, emotionally and physically wounded veterans when they returned. He worked with the poor and homeless. He was a righteous human in every way and never gave up. I'm too sad to add more...later I will and some anecdotes. I'm glad he made it to the 50th, but we really needed him way beyond that! Many losses of late; many of them my friends and comrades in arms against the Beast. A sad, sad moment....and a tear runs down my eye. Farewell John! You did your best and many times more than most ever try to do. You never looked for money or glory - rarely even praise. You just did the right thing, because it was the right thing to do. We are poorer without you. We have lost another very significant person in our small, and often ill-mannered, community. Gone from us here, but not forgotten. John Judge Presente!

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