{"id":22893,"date":"2022-10-16T16:19:06","date_gmt":"2022-10-16T20:19:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stadsstuff.com\/?p=22893"},"modified":"2022-10-16T16:19:07","modified_gmt":"2022-10-16T20:19:07","slug":"erich-johns-has-passed-away-moderator-of-marx-wild-west","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stadsstuff.com\/?p=22893","title":{"rendered":"Erich Johns Has Passed Away Moderator of Marx Wild West"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Erich Johns Has Passed Away Moderator of Marx Wild West It is my very sad duty to report the loss of one of the good guys of the hobby.  We will take a look back at him and his life..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Erich Johns Has Passed The Man<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stadsstuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/EricJ.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stadsstuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/EricJ.jpg?resize=640%2C853&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Erich Johns Has Passed Eric\" class=\"wp-image-22894\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stadsstuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/EricJ.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stadsstuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/EricJ.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>This is what Eric&#8217;s wife Vicki said of John on Facebook. Goodbye to my quirky husband of 22 years who passed away from ALS. He was a toy collector, and dog lover who had a Masters in Math, and was a CPA, government auditor, and tax preparer. He was a Special Education Assistant, acted in community playhouses, taught Vacation Bible School, and wrote Children\u2019s plays. He had a degree in Theatre, and earlier than all that, he graduated from Journalism school and wrote for the Stars and Stripes in Viet Nam flying in open helicopters over the burning jungles of Agent Orange as a war correspondent. The effects of that didn\u2019t show up for years, but last year he was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig&#8217;s Disease. He had a unique way of looking at things that were sometimes amazing and sometimes crazy-making. No amount of reasoning would change his mind. So he lived his own way, and his way was not with ALS. We will have a graveside service and burial in his native Duncan, Oklahoma as he had requested on Veteran\u2019s Day weekend. Fitting. RIP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">My Thoughts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eric as I said earlier was one of the good guys. He took time out to create the website<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marxwildwest.com\/\"> Marx Wild West<\/a> in 2007. It started to catalog the various Marx western figures and accessories. from there he expanded to other Marx items and catalog Playset Magazine and PFPC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I met Eric once at Marx Meet in West Virginia. We talked and I helped with information on his site. I am really sorry to see he has passed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Erich Johns Has Passed Away Moderator of Marx Wild West It is my very sad duty to report the loss of one of the good guys of the hobby. 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