Glad you're gradually recovering! Long-time reader here, rarely post though. Was hoping it was just a bad case of summer flu but the symptoms overlap with more serious stuff (e.g. meningitis, which my mom had as a young girl). Take care and do see a doctor if you start to feel bad again.
I am so sad to inform you all that Andrew has passed away. I just found out. I grew up with his family. I stumbled upon his blog years ago but never commented for fear that he would worry. I feel like I know many of you from your comments. I had to be sure you all knew. I have not heard details but will share if I do. I will try to link his obituary for you all. I am so sad. He was a great guy from a great family.
Bless your heart, I will certainly miss you Andrew. We've sure had some interesting conversations over the years. Take care (say hello to Furyouhin) and hopefully I'll see you again soon, my friend. --M.
I am speechless. I've followed Jonathon's blog for years. I feel as though there is a big hole in my heart. It seems very odd to say that without ever meeting him personally. My heart also breaks for Maggie and Tracy. My condolences to his family and all his friends here. :(
I found out the cause. He had a massive stroke this past weekend and was rushed to the hospital; unfortunately it was not survivable. I am so sad over this.
Andrew and his writings have taught me so much about "mental illness" "love" "respect ",God Bless That Man and his Family!I hope and pray they can get through these next few months.I feel horribly sad,so sad for his family and Tracy😓
I have followed Andrew from the beginning. Just found him by accident. He was a kind and gentle man. It’s a great loss to me, even though I never knew him personally. I’m sure it’s agreat shock to his family. I will miss his writings everyday.
I think it was something he wanted in his life to just be a normal guy and live a normal life. . If she was in his mind that’s fine, as long as it made him happy. I want to thank anonymous for posting ,if not for him we may never have know what happened and wondered where he was. If you have any other information let us know. Maybe you know where maggie is. I hope to agood home
Glittermom...I tend to take the statement more as his sense of humor..... trying to say he wasn’t gone (at the time) and he was trying to get back.
Unfortunately, a stroke is often so catastrophic and can be so sudden. I would doubt he had much awareness of something that catastrophic about to occur.
It will be so very sad without him and his writings. The unexpected and shocking outcome has left us reeling emotionally.
Oh my! So very sad! His voice was truly one that helped me with my own struggles. I will miss his writtings and his wonderful survivor attitude. I too hope Maggie is taken care of. I'm glad his relationships with his family seemed to have improved a lot especially with his Dad.
What sad news, and such a shock. I've been reading his blog since about 2007 - so 12 years! I feel like a friend I never met has passed away. Prayers for peace to his family and friends in AL. - StellaKY
This news does not seen real to me, but I cannot deny the now deafening silence of his voice. Heartbreaking. He gave so much of himself to the world every day, and there was so much more still to give. I pray his family finds comfort and that Andrew himself is at peace. That his ever sardonic wit is his last gift to us...well, I don't have a word for it, but it's something special.
I'm sure Charlie will see to it that Maggie is loved and taken care of--no worries, there.
Ivy, I felt much the same... when that last comment came, I thought "There's the Andrew I remember, I bet he's turned a corner on this illness and is now getting back to his old, funny self." How I wish that could have been true! At least he was upbeat and in good spirits until shortly before he passed.
I am so sorry and shocked to hear this news. I have been reading Andrew's off and on blog for many years, and have appreciated his writing style and how he have been able to bring bring his daily successes, struggles, and even mundane things to life. I often thought he would be able to write a book. My best wishes to his family and friends. :-(
Such heartbreaking news. At first I didn’t even believe it and thought it was some hoax, but it has been confirmed by Charlie’s wife. I can’t even believe it to be honest. I’ve read his blog since 2004/5 so 14 years. That’s a long time a he was a friend to us all. Even though I was upset he lied about Lori, I suspected Tracy was a figment of his imagination I still enjoyed his writing. He was a good person with real mental heealtj issues struggling in how own way. I hope he’s peaceful now and with his mom. Still totally shocked. What a loss for us all.
I just heard from Janice, thought it would take longer but she has been so great at responding during this difficult time. Charlie (Mack as Janice refers to him) is taking care of Maggie. I’ve expressed our deepest condolences to the family and told her how close we all felt to Andrew/Jonathon reading his blog and how fond he was of their son. She said she will let the family know.
Thank you, Layla, that is a comfort to know. You expressed our thoughts perfectly. It is a spectacular weather day here in Alabama as they lay Andrew to rest. We all know how important his weather was to him.
I was shocked and dismayed to hear this news. I greatly admired Jonathon, he made such great strides over the years in his sobriety and did it with great humor. I looked forward to reading what was happening each day, whether it was waiting for Charlie to bring him some KFC or Rebecca giving him his shot. Or if Maggie was barking at the meter reader! I'll miss everything about him even though we never met in person. My prayers and blessings to his family and all of us, his online friends. Hopefully he and Martha are in heaven riding a train saying "what a ride!" - Sharon
I knew Jonathon from high school band more than 30 years ago, and he was just the greatest of guys - and so talented musically. I hadn't seen him since, but I got to know some of his family in the last few years. I came across his blog about 10 years ago, and read it every day. I felt that I needed to pay my respects and attended the service today. The words spoken were moving and it was very fitting for Jonathon. I am not certain that Jonathon ever knew how much he mattered to those who knew him both in person, and in his online world. I will miss his story....
I wish all of you the best...
My wife and I will be having KFC tonight in celebration of Jonathon's life...
You must remember Andrew was a great story teller. You just took everything he said with a grain of salt. He might have believed things were what he wanted. I just hope he was happy with his life ..you never know how people with mental illness think. He was a good and kind soul who I’m Sure would help anyone who needed help. He will be deeply missed.
I tried commenting a few days ago but it didn't go through. So very sad to hear about his passing. Andrew/Jonathan has been my blogging friend for the past 15 years and I am going to miss him very much. Almost got to meet him in 2016 but it didn't work out. I did get to talk to him a few times on the phone. I blogged for the first time in a long while after I was able to process this loss as a homage to him. Glad to hear that Maggie is being taken care of. It must be devastating for his dad and Charlie.
On behalf of Jonathon's family, thank you all for your concerns and your kind words. I never knew how many lives he had touched by sharing his struggles. He passed peacefully with his family at his side. We will make sure that Maggie finds a good home. She was his best companion.
I am very sorry to read this. Jonathon helped me understand a lot more about schizophrenia when my daughter was diagnosed with it. I will miss his blog, and send my condolences to his family.
Jonathan and his writings have been a part of my life for years. I will miss him dearly. If a member of his family is monitoring this, perhaps they could reply as I would like to make a donation to the SPCA that Jonathan volunteered at in his name. Somehow this seems more fitting than flowers. If anyone else knows which SPCA this was, please let me know the address. Condolences to Jonathans family, he will really be missed. Sandra
I am just seeing this for the first time. I am so sad to learn of Jonathon/Andrew's passing. I have been a follower of his for many year. He had his struggles, but shared his view of how life was day to day for him regarding his family, neighbors, and those who were around him, including Maggie, who must have filled a void in his life. Oh how he will be missed, even by those who never met him face to face.
I am in total shock. I'm so sorry to hear this. Jonathan is with his Mom now....RIP sweetheart. I'm very concerned about Jonathan's father and Charlie. How much can one man take? To the Mentor family - please take care of yourselves and let your family, faith and friends help you through this. Again, I'm so sorry!
I have just found out. I am truly heartbroken. I have read Andrew, Jonathon, for almost 10 years. We had many fond exchanges here. I live just 2 hours away from him and had offered to be with him when his Mom passed. He declined, knowing his social anxieties, I wasn't surprised. He inspired me, and countless others, I'm sure on learning about mental illness. He found the good in life under difficult situations. I hope he is enjoying being with his beloved Mother once again. I can't share enough what a terrible feeling of emptiness I feel at this loss. God bless you, Jonathon. Rest in peace, sweet soul.
Dear Glittermom & PipeTobacco - if you see this, would you please contact me via christinamparodi@gmail.com. I am Christina AKA Happy Joy Free blog (Used to be on blogger) and a long time Andrew blog friend. I would appreciate your getting in touch with me. Thank you.
Last night I realized I hadn't caught up on Andrew/Jonathan's blog in quite some time so I was shocked when I read these comments last night. I have been reading his blog since the beginning and am absolutely gutted. I hope his blog friends are doing OK, and I will be sending a sympathy card to his father's family. Wow oh wow, this one hurt.
If anyone needs to chat, please leave a comment here and we can get in touch. Cindy
Hi Cindy - I feel your sadness and pain, too. I had not read for 2 weeks myself and just found out last week. It's still terribly sad. I feel a loss after having read, and developed such an affection for Jonathon. I sent a letter to his father at the pharmacy sharing some memories and feelings for our friend. And I do feel that Jonathon was our friend as he shared so much of himself, especially his challenges, with us. One thing to remember is although he nearly always posted upbeat and positive thoughts, he did have a serious mental illness and many challenges that he did not share. I think he grieved over the loss of his mother deeply. I am hopeful that he is reunited with her and they are in joyous paradise. May he know how his presence on earth benefited us all.
I haven't known what to say here, I still don't. Andrew's death was so unexpected. I've been reading for 10 years. Don't even recall how I found him. Just so sad. Poor Maggie.
I lost your blog for awhile! Glad I found you. TheHomelessGuy is alive and well, posting under his real name cuz, evidentlly, he's a big deal now in the CA art world!
Sharyna, I'm sorry to tell you that Andrew has passed away last month. Please read the comments in this section to learn more. We've lost, as he would say, a dear soul.
I think that's a normal part of grieving, the denial that it can't be true. I wrote a condolence letter to his father when I found out. I offered my contact information in the case he wanted to know more about what Jonathon's blog meant to us followers. I have not heard from him. I imagine the grief is insurmountable for him at this time.
Jonathon had a lot more pain, I believe, than any of us knew. His illness was much more serious than I think he let on. His positive, cheerfulness hid a lot of that. I miss him quite a lot.
Me four I thought I was the only one. Should have know you all would be doing the same. I miss Andrew, and to be honest I miss you all too. Feel like I know you.
Thank you, Anonymous, for word from his father. I think I can say we all care about him, Charlie and Jonathon's siblings and their families. He shared so much of his life with us, how could we not?
I hope one day his father and family may read about us here, and understand the respect and love Jonathon had for us, and we for him.
I also thought I was the only one checking everyday. It was my routine as I checked his blog every morning. I keep doing it. I'm glad I'm not alone and we have each other. I miss him dearly as you all do as well.
I too keep checking back... not so much because I do not think it is unfortunately true.... the obituary was very real.... but I too check back because you (we) all who were his Internet friends need the community that we can provide as we also grieve.
Indeed, we all grieve. He was very special to us all in many ways. It is so difficult to comprehend his light has been dimmed. I wish we could hear from his family, to grieve together. I hope they know how much he meant to us, and we to him. It might help their grief some to know he was loved.
He was so young, and hopeful many days. I miss him and so grateful for his beautiful writing.
So I was the guy that went to high school with Jonathon so many years ago. I to read his blog on a very regular basis but never commented. I always enjoyed the "Helen Friday's food pictures". I hope all of you are doing well. It certainly hasn't been the same these last few weeks without Jonathon's updates....
His Facebook was removed several weeks ago. His father can do whatever he wants to the blog, or any of Jonathon's belongings. He is grieving his son. He knew about the blog and if it makes his feel better to remove it, so be it.
Do we know for sure that his father knows about this blog? Or more importantly has read it? There I’s a lot of personal info Here, including pictures. Maybe his father if given the chance to read it wouldn’t want it left up. I love Andrew, but he did embellished At times. He was so worried we wouldn’t find reading “interesting’. if Andrew were my son, I’m not sure how I would feel about it. Facebook will delete on proof of death not so sure about Google.
His family knew he blogged, he said so and it was written in his obituary. Whether he embellished or not, or if his father would approve of it or not, doesn't matter. He is gone. And none of this minutia is our business.
Let's share nice memories of him and how he blessed our hearts through his uniqueness.
On my way to work today I got stopped by this long train. Made me think of Andrew and how much he loved watching the trains. Instead of getting impatient (it was over 10 minutes) I saw this train through Andrew's eyes and had a new appreciation of just how powerful and awesome trains are. I'm a Jew and when someone passes away we say "May his memory be a blessing" Today Andrew's memory and his posts about trains was a blessing for me.
Still miss him. Still thinking of him when I blog because he was my biggest fan for some reason. Miss his comments. Miss his writing. I feel like his story is a book that I didn't get to finish.
Anabel, he did adore you. It's nice to see you. I used to read your blog too. I think it's a testament we are still here talking about our friend. He would be so happy to know this, I think.
I miss him. He was just a good guy, and that is so uncommon these days.
I also think of George in prison. If he gets out one day and wants to see his old friend. What a sad day for him that will be.
I know ..if you read his last post, the last thing he said was Not postmortem just yet!!! I believe he was getting ready and he wanted us to know. Very sad.
Anonymous, I would appreciate if you authenticated yourself if not by name, then by some information about Jonathon that would indicate you really knew him. To say something so harsh, it would be appreciated to know how you know that.
I'm not saying it's our of the realm of possibility. It's just very difficult to accept.
No one has to authenticate themselves. It is hard to accept but he suffered with a very difficult mental condition for a long time. It may just finally have been too much...I think that’s why he fantasized his life to us. Regardless he will be missed by some deeply.
There has now been two different ideas put forth about Andrew’s passing. The first was a stroke, the second was suicide. My thought was perhaps it was an overdose of medication due to (as he reported) he was feeling very ill and was not eating.
Whatever the case, however... it does not change that he was a friend and his passing has affected us all. Perhaps the best avenue for us to take is to focus more on his life, rather than speculating on his very sad passing? Just a thought.
In my previous post.... what I meant was that perhaps what happened to Andrew was that due to his weakened state due to his being very ill with some sort of illness (as described in his second to last post), perhaps he may have accidentally overdosed on his medications due to being weak and dehydrated, which could have lead to a stroke. Again, I do not know... it is just a possibility from all the various things we have heard here. But that idea sort of blends all the other components together. And, from what Andrew had said, he took a LARGE amount of medications for his mental illness. I imagine the above idea could easily explain the very sad outcome.
For me, one of the favorite memories I have revolves around the times he worked to write fiction. This was a few years ago, and I felt he had real talent.
So many comments since I was last here. I miss his daily posts. May he rest in peace. I well imagine that his father misses him. I was always concerned about what would happen when his father passed away. There was a relationship that was interdependent.
Andrew's stroke was not so very surprising when you consider his daily diet. However lovingly, the meals delivered where what he liked but where a prescription for poor health. Add all the sodas, cigarettes on top of a daily diet of fast foods that are high in salt and fats and a stroke is lurking on the horizon. Some meds raise cholesterol levels and who knows if that was also part of the story. Even when Andrew was at his lowest, he was always hoping for the peace that the medicines gave him and he really enjoyed his hobbies, dreaded shopping but got through it. He repaired his relationship with his father and they both mellowed despite the loss of Andrew's mother. In my opinion, the suicide theory is bogus. It is so sad that he is gone. He is missed.
Aye, it's time. I wish you all, Glittermom, Christina, Rita, Summer, Pipe, Amelia and any who I have missed a long healthy and happy life. May Andrew's memory be a blessing to all of us. I know it will be to me.
At the risk of dragging up old stuff again I have to share something that's been bothering me. In his very last post he said that his dad had asked when he last ate and Andrew said last Saturday. His post was made on the following Friday and from what he has said in the past, Charlie brings him breakfast almost daily and often dinners as well and Charlie and Andrews dad kept tabs on him all the time. Why would they let him go so long without eating? Why wouldn't they have got a doctor in to see him? I know I should let this go but I just can't seem to. Anyone have any thoughts on this?
Amelia I did wonder about that too...but we’ll just never know What frame of mind he was in or what really was going on. Or for that matter what was true or not of anything he has said. I still believe he took his own life,a lot of people don’t think that. It just a lot we’ll never know. But it was a pleasure being his friend and I loved him for who he was. Will always be missed. Take care and dont stress about this...
Pipe tobacco the question is why wouldn’t someone know he hadn’t eating in about a week..supposedly his dad and Charllie checked on him regularly ..and if he was that sick that long wouldn’t they have checked on him. ..it’s all very strange, I’m not sure we have the full story. And will probably never really know ..he may not even had been physically sick, he may have suffered a mental break. A few days before all this, supposedly some of his meds were missing.
Glittermom.... you are of course correct that there were many inconsistencies. Things could have transpired as you suggest. I, personally hope that suicide was not what occurred with Andrew. For me, that outcome would be even more sad than the sadness of his passing through the ideas that I have suggested that also seem plausible (My thought was basically his “flu-like” illness may have weakened his physical state to such a point that when he took his medications, he suffered a stroke due to an accidental overdose due to his weakened state.).
But, as you stated, we will likely never know anything fully beyond the knowledge that our friend has passed away.
It is very, very sad. I sincerely hope his family is being able to cope successfully with their pain and loss.
I can confirm without a doubt that there was no evidence that he overdosed or committed suicide. He died from complications of a massive stroke. He was taken to the ER earlier in the week and nothing was found other than a suspected viral illness. He was seen about regularly and not left without food. Whether or not he fabricated details of his blog is unimportant at this time; it was his story to tell in the manner that was best for him. He had a complicated life that was never easy. May he rest in peace now.
I had been thinking of Andrew and his family this past weekend. I hope is family is doing ok and that their pain at their loss is growing more manageable.
Me too, Pipe. I think of him often. And his dad, and Charlie. They meant so much to him, he he to them. I hope his dad knows how much he loved him. Perhaps one day he will be able to visit here and find comfort in Jonathon's writings. What a heavy heart I still have. He was a lovely soul.
Today, I'm remembering Jonathon as Christmas was a happy time for him. Getting his tree and placing the lights always brought him joy. He's post a photo so we could see his tree and he'd already had his computer gift ordered placed.
I a also thinking of his dad and Charlie who loved him so. Their pain must be immense.
It is interesting that I too was thinking about Jonathan’s Christmas spirit today too. And, I too hope and wish that is family is coping well with this, first Christmas since his passing. I can only imagine how difficult it is for them.
Pipe, I was thinking much the same thing. Apart from the anxiety that often comes with large family gatherings, I wish everyone here a safe and peaceful holiday. :)
Glitter, got your post bef it was deleted. Many years ago Andrew started doing too much. He boldly took a job at Wal-Mart and started a landscaping job. He was going to guarantee George's parole. He got a girl and a friend for Mags. It lasted almost a year! Then he stopped writing for about 6 months. We made our own group. Someone called in a welfare check. Then he came back and wrote but his whole tone had changed. But this time there's an obit....
Sharyn I realized the obituary was making it real and final...I saw a post on someone’s Facebook from him that gave me hope,but later saw it was an older post. I still think we didn’t get the whole truth of what happened.
I think he's watching over us tho. When I came here a few weeks ago and there was a captcha! And I d wondered who had put it there. It was gone a few days later.
I'm just hearing about Andrew passing. It's very sad news. He seemed like such a nice man. I loved the way he loved his Maggie and the way his Maggie love him!
Thanks gabi, I share your sentiments and hope folks are managing to get through this okay. Texas seems to be doing about as well as one could hope; significant spread in the larger cities of Dallas, Houston, Austin, and San Antonio with much slower spread in the sparsely populated western half of the state. Lubbock has about 30 cases right now, I believe. Hospitals here seem to be able to cope at present but supplies are low (as they are everywhere); if we get a substantial spike in new patients then we'd be in the exact same situation as our friends on the east coast. Keeping my fingers crossed and trying to stay positive about our future; in another few months, hopefully the worst of this will be behind us. Blessings for all of you. :)
Does anyone know how charlie and Johnny are doing? Charlies not one to practice distancing with all his food deliveries and such and with the dad working at the pharmacy....
Too many people not taking it seriously enough,will just drag it out longer...people have to stay home! If you must go out for food or you have a job you must do, distance yourself from others. Don’t let this linger longer then it has to. Everyone just take care.
I hope all you, Andrew’s Internet friends are doing well and staying safe during this pandemic. It is sad and odd to think we are roughly 11 months now since Andrew passed away. Like all of you, I too miss his writings.
I had a dream last night that I kept forgetting to read his blog. So I had to come and check to make sure it was real. I hope you all are well during these difficult times. Stay safe!
I check once a day to see if anything new has been discovered about his death.Still can't believe it. Hope everyone is ok and safe from this nasty virus..
We are coming up on the anniversary of our beloved friend, Jonathon Andrew Minter's death. I just wanted to check in here and leave my regards. Years ago, I started reading a bunch of blogs, including his. They all faded away, and now his has, too.
In my family, we do special things on the birth and death days of our deceased family. One drank chocolate milk every day for breakfast, so we do on his special days. I will be having KFC on June 11, in memory of Jonathon Andrew.
I hope you are all well. I miss reading his posts.
In 3 days will be the first anniversary of Jonathon's passing. I will return here to share a bit about him as a memorial. He had a meaningful place in my heart and a year later, it still hurts that he is gone.
Yesterday I viewd the Facebook page for Jonathon's fathers' pharmacy. The pharmacy appears just as he wrote about. Small town, old fashinon community store. There were photos of his dad and another younger man laughing. The younger man, who might be Matt, was dressed up as John, apparently it was Halloween. So he was wearing John's ID badge. John appeared to have a good laugh at it. It was heartening to see him laugh. I'm sure the days are not always full of laughs.
I didn't think I'd be doing this. Andrew was like a son to me. Anyone know how his dad, Charlie/Horsefly, and Maggie are getting by? One year, and I still want to believe it's just a mental health break.
Without upsetting the family: what we know: there was a written obit -on a reputable site, he complained about generic changes and pill pacs. Could that, not eating, and maybe a flu do this? It's the most logical. And you know, if it had anything at all to do with meds or med care; Dad is all over it.
Seems everything went to heck right after the missing pills, then his dad replaced them. As much as his dad watched him why did he ask him when was the last the last time he ate? Wouldn’t he know! The whole thing just seemed something more went down.
Completely agree. If his dad and Charlie always brought him food they would know when he last ate and also know how sick he was. Definitely more to it than we know.
I can't believe it has been a year already. I still come here. I miss him and his stories so much. Loved to hear him talk about the weather and his train stories/photos. I always enjoyed his videos as I loved to hear him talk and his accent.
I haven't checked here in a while, but think of him often. I still can't believe it. He was a complicated man with a difficult life, yet he managed to touch so many lives. What a wonderful testament to him that he still touches our hearts. That's quite a legacy. Stay well everyone. - Sharon
Not sure why today specifically, but I felt a need to check in here again. I was thinking of Jonathon/Andrew and his writings, and in addition to missing reading about his thoughts, I also was missing the “community” we had formed together here with him and with all of us at his blog.
It's nice to hear from you. I think it's a testament to Jonathon's character and heart that we all still miss him and the community his writing formed. His being taken from us so unexpectedly and with no way for us to have a sort of closure does drawl me back here at times as well.
Several months ago I visited the pharmacy's Facebook page and saw a few photos of his father. It was Halloween time and the staff had all dressed up for the holiday. One of the men dressed as his father! Wearing the same time of clothing, name badge and gray hair wig. His dad was laughing it up. It as a good feeling to see him jovial. I hope he is well these days.
I was thinking of Jonathon so I Googled his name. Just to see if there were any personal comments about him. I found this video from his brother when he was serving in Iraq 10 years ago. I thought it was sweet.
I miss you, good buddy. Holy shit, sometimes it just hurts to know you aren't blogging. Enjoy the small things, right? You bet your ass. At least you passed that onto the world. You, my dysfunctional friend...was more functional than the world around you. You really held your heart on your sleeve. Nice. The world can use more of that. I only ask one last favor. Watch over things. Me, maybe. Other readers. Your family. Mister, you were always the one thing I asked for in life: be fair to those around you. You totally did that with me. I'll always appreciate that. Thanks, bro. Sitckman out. ~Paul
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Doesn’t sound like your any better. Maybe you need to see a doctor
Glad you're gradually recovering! Long-time reader here, rarely post though. Was hoping it was just a bad case of summer flu but the symptoms overlap with more serious stuff (e.g. meningitis, which my mom had as a young girl). Take care and do see a doctor if you start to feel bad again.
Cheers,
M.
Good to hear from you. I was getting concerned for you. Glad you are feeling better.
I don’t think he has said he’s feeling better. I’d start to worry about now if not.
I think there's more going on here than meets the eye.
I think maybe a mental break. Take care Andrew. We’ll be here when your able to come back.
I am so sad to inform you all that Andrew has passed away. I just found out. I grew up with his family. I stumbled upon his blog years ago but never commented for fear that he would worry. I feel like I know many of you from your comments. I had to be sure you all knew. I have not heard details but will share if I do. I will try to link his obituary for you all. I am so sad. He was a great guy from a great family.
https://www.fhwsolutions.com/obituaries/bluffton-funeral-services/jonathon-andrew-minter-obituary
Bless your heart, I will certainly miss you Andrew. We've sure had some interesting conversations over the years. Take care (say hello to Furyouhin) and hopefully I'll see you again soon, my friend. --M.
How awful! He was so young. :(
I am speechless. I've followed Jonathon's blog for years. I feel as though there is a big hole in my heart. It seems very odd to say that without ever meeting him personally. My heart also breaks for Maggie and Tracy. My condolences to his family and all his friends here. :(
I am heartbroken. I will miss him so very much.
This is horrendously sad. I will miss him and his writings.
If anyone can explain what happened, please let us know. So, so very sad.
PipeTobacco
I found out the cause. He had a massive stroke this past weekend and was rushed to the hospital; unfortunately it was not survivable. I am so sad over this.
A great loss for many. I would hope someone might post something to let us know what happened.
Andrew and his writings have taught me so much about "mental illness" "love" "respect ",God Bless That Man and his Family!I hope and pray they can get through these next few months.I feel horribly sad,so sad for his family and Tracy😓
I hope someone will take care of Maggie. She will be at a loss. I’m not sure there ever was a Tracy.
I was in high school band with Andrew - This is very sad. He was a kind and decent fellow...
I have followed Andrew from the beginning. Just found him by accident. He was a kind and gentle man. It’s a great loss to me, even though I never knew him personally. I’m sure it’s agreat shock to his family. I will miss his writings everyday.
Glittermom I too have often wondered if there was a Tracy after the last debacle.
I think it was something he wanted in his life to just be a normal guy and live a normal life. . If she was in his mind that’s fine, as long as it made him happy.
I want to thank anonymous for posting ,if not for him we may never have know what happened and wondered where he was. If you have any other information let us know. Maybe you know where maggie is. I hope to agood home
On Andrews last post he said “not postmortem just yet!! Does anyone think he was foretelling us something. It’s just all so sad
I was worried about the silence. Many thanks to anonymous for posting this information. I hope Maggie won't grieve too much. She was his heart.
Glittermom...I tend to take the statement more as his sense of humor..... trying to say he wasn’t gone (at the time) and he was trying to get back.
Unfortunately, a stroke is often so catastrophic and can be so sudden. I would doubt he had much awareness of something that catastrophic about to occur.
It will be so very sad without him and his writings. The unexpected and shocking outcome has left us reeling emotionally.
PipeTobacco
I hope someone will tell us what happened to Maggie.
Yes me too. You always worry more about the ones left.
Oh my! So very sad! His voice was truly one that helped me with my own struggles. I will miss his writtings and his wonderful survivor attitude. I too hope Maggie is taken care of. I'm glad his relationships with his family seemed to have improved a lot especially with his Dad.
What sad news, and such a shock. I've been reading his blog since about 2007 - so 12 years! I feel like a friend I never met has passed away. Prayers for peace to his family and friends in AL. - StellaKY
This news does not seen real to me, but I cannot deny the now deafening silence of his voice. Heartbreaking. He gave so much of himself to the world every day, and there was so much more still to give. I pray his family finds comfort and that Andrew himself is at peace. That his ever sardonic wit is his last gift to us...well, I don't have a word for it, but it's something special.
I'm sure Charlie will see to it that Maggie is loved and taken care of--no worries, there.
Ivy, I felt much the same... when that last comment came, I thought "There's the Andrew I remember, I bet he's turned a corner on this illness and is now getting back to his old, funny self." How I wish that could have been true! At least he was upbeat and in good spirits until shortly before he passed.
hugs (for everyone),
M.
Thanks, M, and thanks to everyone here. Andrew built a wonderful community of readers and commenters.
So Sad,,,,I also found his blog by accident. Always liked to hear his thoughts. Will miss him.
I am so sorry and shocked to hear this news. I have been reading Andrew's off and on blog for many years, and have appreciated his writing style and how he have been able to bring bring his daily successes, struggles, and even mundane things to life. I often thought he would be able to write a book. My best wishes to his family and friends. :-(
Such heartbreaking news. At first I didn’t even believe it and thought it was some hoax, but it has been confirmed by Charlie’s wife.
I can’t even believe it to be honest. I’ve read his blog since 2004/5 so 14 years. That’s a long time a he was a friend to us all.
Even though I was upset he lied about Lori, I suspected Tracy was a figment of his imagination I still enjoyed his writing. He was a good person with real mental heealtj issues struggling in how own way.
I hope he’s peaceful now and with his mom.
Still totally shocked. What a loss for us all.
Layla, if you know Charlies wife or can somehow get news from her, can you find out what happened to Maggie?
Amelie, I will ask. She is very busy as you can imagine everyone is upset so I don't want to bother her too much.
Layla, thank you, as you can imagine, everyone is concerned about Maggie.
I just heard from Janice, thought it would take longer but she has been so great at responding during this difficult time. Charlie (Mack as Janice refers to him) is taking care of Maggie. I’ve expressed our deepest condolences to the family and told her how close we all felt to Andrew/Jonathon reading his blog and how fond he was of their son. She said she will let the family know.
Thank you, Layla, that is a comfort to know. You expressed our thoughts perfectly. It is a spectacular weather day here in Alabama as they lay Andrew to rest. We all know how important his weather was to him.
I hope they haven't left Maggie at Andrews house and are taking care of her from there. Poor little dog.
I was shocked and dismayed to hear this news. I greatly admired Jonathon, he made such great strides over the years in his sobriety and did it with great humor. I looked forward to reading what was happening each day, whether it was waiting for Charlie to bring him some KFC or Rebecca giving him his shot. Or if Maggie was barking at the meter reader! I'll miss everything about him even though we never met in person. My prayers and blessings to his family and all of us, his online friends. Hopefully he and Martha are in heaven riding a train saying "what a ride!" - Sharon
I knew Jonathon from high school band more than 30 years ago, and he was just the greatest of guys - and so talented musically. I hadn't seen him since, but I got to know some of his family in the last few years. I came across his blog about 10 years ago, and read it every day. I felt that I needed to pay my respects and attended the service today. The words spoken were moving and it was very fitting for Jonathon. I am not certain that Jonathon ever knew how much he mattered to those who knew him both in person, and in his online world. I will miss his story....
I wish all of you the best...
My wife and I will be having KFC tonight in celebration of Jonathon's life...
Let’s hope maggie isn’t just left at the house and someone’s comes by now and then to feed her. She need to be around people. It’s all just so sad.
Tracy isn't real? I was glad that Andrew had found love.
My thoughts on Tracy..... Let the mystery be.....
You must remember Andrew was a great story teller. You just took everything he said with a grain of salt. He might have believed things were what he wanted. I just hope he was happy with his life ..you never know how people with mental illness think. He was a good and kind soul who I’m Sure would help anyone who needed help. He will be deeply missed.
Does anyone have Mr. Minter's address to send a card to?
Not his home address but you could send it to the pharmacy where he works. John minter
Valley pharmacy
4103 20th ave
Valley,al 36854
I tried commenting a few days ago but it didn't go through. So very sad to hear about his passing. Andrew/Jonathan has been my blogging friend for the past 15 years and I am going to miss him very much. Almost got to meet him in 2016 but it didn't work out. I did get to talk to him a few times on the phone. I blogged for the first time in a long while after I was able to process this loss as a homage to him. Glad to hear that Maggie is being taken care of. It must be devastating for his dad and Charlie.
On behalf of Jonathon's family, thank you all for your concerns and your kind words. I never knew how many lives he had touched by sharing his struggles. He passed peacefully with his family at his side. We will make sure that Maggie finds a good home. She was his best companion.
RIP Jonathon
I am very sorry to read this. Jonathon helped me understand a lot more about schizophrenia when my daughter was diagnosed with it. I will miss his blog, and send my condolences to his family.
Jonathan and his writings have been a part of my life for years. I will miss him dearly. If a member of his family is monitoring this, perhaps they could reply as I would like to make a donation to the SPCA that Jonathan volunteered at in his name. Somehow this seems more fitting than flowers. If anyone else knows which SPCA this was, please let me know the address.
Condolences to Jonathans family, he will really be missed.
Sandra
Thank you glittermom.
https://www.adoptapet.com/adoption_rescue/82467-chattahoochee-humane-society-valley-alabama
Oh no. Did they take Maggie to the pound?
No, someone wanted to make a contribution to the shelter where Andrew worked..I hope they find a family to take her. .
There’s a lot of history with Andrew in this blog, I hope no one deletes it. Just let it be here...
I am just seeing this for the first time. I am so sad to learn of Jonathon/Andrew's passing. I have been a follower of his for many year. He had his struggles, but shared his view of how life was day to day for him regarding his family, neighbors, and those who were around him, including Maggie, who must have filled a void in his life. Oh how he will be missed, even by those who never met him face to face.
There have been books written or put together, using the content from blogs. It would be great if that could happen with Jonathon/Andrew's blog posts.
There are websites that can print blogs. I'm checking out https://blogger.sharedbook.com
I think anyone can make themselves a print, but it might be expensive since he posted for so many years
I am in total shock. I'm so sorry to hear this. Jonathan is with his Mom now....RIP sweetheart. I'm very concerned about Jonathan's father and Charlie. How much can one man take? To the Mentor family - please take care of yourselves and let your family, faith and friends help you through this. Again, I'm so sorry!
My apologies, I misspelled the family's last name. My condolences to the Minter family. God bless.
Miss reading Andrew's blog nightly! So sad
Did anyone find out about Tracy? I always wondered. I've read his blog well over 10 years. Don't care either way but always wondered.
I have just found out. I am truly heartbroken. I have read Andrew, Jonathon, for almost 10 years. We had many fond exchanges here. I live just 2 hours away from him and had offered to be with him when his Mom passed. He declined, knowing his social anxieties, I wasn't surprised. He inspired me, and countless others, I'm sure on learning about mental illness. He found the good in life under difficult situations. I hope he is enjoying being with his beloved Mother once again. I can't share enough what a terrible feeling of emptiness I feel at this loss. God bless you, Jonathon. Rest in peace, sweet soul.
Dear Glittermom & PipeTobacco - if you see this, would you please contact me via christinamparodi@gmail.com. I am Christina AKA Happy Joy Free blog (Used to be on blogger) and a long time Andrew blog friend. I would appreciate your getting in touch with me. Thank you.
Last night I realized I hadn't caught up on Andrew/Jonathan's blog in quite some time so I was shocked when I read these comments last night. I have been reading his blog since the beginning and am absolutely gutted. I hope his blog friends are doing OK, and I will be sending a sympathy card to his father's family. Wow oh wow, this one hurt.
If anyone needs to chat, please leave a comment here and we can get in touch. Cindy
Hi Cindy - I feel your sadness and pain, too. I had not read for 2 weeks myself and just found out last week. It's still terribly sad. I feel a loss after having read, and developed such an affection for Jonathon. I sent a letter to his father at the pharmacy sharing some memories and feelings for our friend. And I do feel that Jonathon was our friend as he shared so much of himself, especially his challenges, with us. One thing to remember is although he nearly always posted upbeat and positive thoughts, he did have a serious mental illness and many challenges that he did not share. I think he grieved over the loss of his mother deeply. I am hopeful that he is reunited with her and they are in joyous paradise. May he know how his presence on earth benefited us all.
I haven't known what to say here, I still don't. Andrew's death was so unexpected.
I've been reading for 10 years. Don't even recall how I found him.
Just so sad. Poor Maggie.
May his memory be a blessing always.
I lost your blog for awhile! Glad I found you. TheHomelessGuy is alive and well, posting under his real name cuz, evidentlly, he's a big deal now in the CA art world!
By the way, this is Sharyna...No matter what the computer says!
Sharyna, I'm sorry to tell you that Andrew has passed away last month. Please read the comments in this section to learn more. We've lost, as he would say, a dear soul.
Christina
I keep checking his blog everyday to see if this was all just an Andrew story and he’s ok and back! ..
Me, too,Glittermom.
Me, three. :(
I think that's a normal part of grieving, the denial that it can't be true. I wrote a condolence letter to his father when I found out. I offered my contact information in the case he wanted to know more about what Jonathon's blog meant to us followers. I have not heard from him. I imagine the grief is insurmountable for him at this time.
Jonathon had a lot more pain, I believe, than any of us knew. His illness was much more serious than I think he let on. His positive, cheerfulness hid a lot of that. I miss him quite a lot.
Me four I thought I was the only one.
Should have know you all would be doing the same.
I miss Andrew, and to be honest I miss you all too.
Feel like I know you.
G-d bless you.
Diana
His family misses him also. It is hard to believe that he is gone. His dad is doing ok but just coming to terms with the finality of it all.
Thank you, Anonymous, for word from his father. I think I can say we all care about him, Charlie and Jonathon's siblings and their families. He shared so much of his life with us, how could we not?
I hope one day his father and family may read about us here, and understand the respect and love Jonathon had for us, and we for him.
Me five....
I also thought I was the only one checking everyday. It was my routine as I checked his blog every morning. I keep doing it. I'm glad I'm not alone and we have each other. I miss him dearly as you all do as well.
I keep checking as well. I miss him so very much.
I too keep checking back... not so much because I do not think it is unfortunately true.... the obituary was very real.... but I too check back because you (we) all who were his Internet friends need the community that we can provide as we also grieve.
PipeTobacco
Indeed, we all grieve. He was very special to us all in many ways. It is so difficult to comprehend his light has been dimmed. I wish we could hear from his family, to grieve together. I hope they know how much he meant to us, and we to him. It might help their grief some to know he was loved.
He was so young, and hopeful many days. I miss him and so grateful for his beautiful writing.
I check every day as well, hoping it's not true. Sometimes multiple times a day.
I would still really love to know what happened to Maggie.
I’m not sure we even know what really happened to Andrew.
Sad but true, Glittermom. 😥
LM
I thought I was the only odd one-I check every day ,too. I ended each evening reading his blog. Such a beautiful soul. Miss his voice.
So I was the guy that went to high school with Jonathon so many years ago. I to read his blog on a very regular basis but never commented. I always enjoyed the "Helen Friday's food pictures". I hope all of you are doing well. It certainly hasn't been the same these last few weeks without Jonathon's updates....
He would be so happy to know we cared so much and miss him so much. He left us too soon.
I think Andrews Facebook was deleted..I don’t think it’s a good idea to contact his family.
I hope no one linked this blog to his father or you can be sure it will be gone soon.
His Facebook was removed several weeks ago. His father can do whatever he wants to the blog, or any of Jonathon's belongings. He is grieving his son. He knew about the blog and if it makes his feel better to remove it, so be it.
You can’t just remove someone’s blog. It’s more complicated then that. And we don’t know anything about how his father is handling this.
All you need to delete the blog is the password.
I know that, but I doubt anyone has his password.
Someone obviously had his password when his Facebook was deleted.
It may be a different password. I guess we really don’t know..
Do we know for sure that his father knows about this blog? Or more importantly has read it? There I’s a lot of personal info
Here, including pictures. Maybe his father if given the chance to read it wouldn’t want it left up. I love Andrew, but he did embellished
At times. He was so worried we wouldn’t find reading “interesting’. if Andrew were my son, I’m not sure how I would feel about it.
Facebook will delete on proof of death not so sure about Google.
His family knew he blogged, he said so and it was written in his obituary. Whether he embellished or not, or if his father would approve of it or not, doesn't matter. He is gone. And none of this minutia is our business.
Let's share nice memories of him and how he blessed our hearts through his uniqueness.
On my way to work today I got stopped by this long train. Made me think of Andrew and how much he loved watching the trains. Instead of getting impatient (it was over 10 minutes) I saw this train through Andrew's eyes and had a new appreciation of just how
powerful and awesome trains are. I'm a Jew and when someone passes away we say
"May his memory be a blessing" Today Andrew's memory and his posts about trains was a blessing for me.
Diane that was lovely. It’s Amazing how people we never really know can touch you.
Still miss him. Still thinking of him when I blog because he was my biggest fan for some reason. Miss his comments. Miss his writing. I feel like his story is a book that I didn't get to finish.
Anabel, he did adore you. It's nice to see you. I used to read your blog too.
I think it's a testament we are still here talking about our friend. He would be so happy to know this, I think.
I miss him. He was just a good guy, and that is so uncommon these days.
I also think of George in prison. If he gets out one day and wants to see his old friend. What a sad day for him that will be.
I miss Andrew’s writings as well. Such a horribly sad turn of events.
PipeTobacco
He killed himself
I know ..if you read his last post, the last thing he said was Not postmortem just yet!!! I believe he was getting ready and he wanted us to know. Very sad.
Nobody knows it for sure.
Anonymous, I would appreciate if you authenticated yourself if not by name, then by some information about Jonathon that would indicate you really knew him. To say something so harsh, it would be appreciated to know how you know that.
I'm not saying it's our of the realm of possibility. It's just very difficult to accept.
No one has to authenticate themselves. It is hard to accept but he suffered with a very difficult mental condition for a long time. It may just finally have been too much...I think that’s why he fantasized his life to us. Regardless he will be missed by some deeply.
I just wanted you to know. I didn’t need an attack Christina
I was not attacking you. I was being genuine and sincere. Sorry you took itRoy
Hello Everyone:
There has now been two different ideas put forth about Andrew’s passing. The first was a stroke, the second was suicide. My thought was perhaps it was an overdose of medication due to (as he reported) he was feeling very ill and was not eating.
Whatever the case, however... it does not change that he was a friend and his passing has affected us all. Perhaps the best avenue for us to take is to focus more on his life, rather than speculating on his very sad passing? Just a thought.
PipeTobacco
👍
LM
I agree too ..
Hello again:
In my previous post.... what I meant was that perhaps what happened to Andrew was that due to his weakened state due to his being very ill with some sort of illness (as described in his second to last post), perhaps he may have accidentally overdosed on his medications due to being weak and dehydrated, which could have lead to a stroke. Again, I do not know... it is just a possibility from all the various things we have heard here. But that idea sort of blends all the other components together. And, from what Andrew had said, he took a LARGE amount of medications for his mental illness. I imagine the above idea could easily explain the very sad outcome.
For me, one of the favorite memories I have revolves around the times he worked to write fiction. This was a few years ago, and I felt he had real talent.
PipeTobacco
Pipe, he did have so much talent. I really miss his writings.
So many comments since I was last here. I miss his daily posts. May he rest in peace. I well imagine that his father misses him. I was always concerned about what would happen when his father passed away. There was a relationship that was interdependent.
Andrew's stroke was not so very surprising when you consider his daily diet. However lovingly, the meals delivered where what he liked but where a prescription for poor health. Add all the sodas, cigarettes on top of a daily diet of fast foods that are high in salt and fats and a stroke is lurking on the horizon. Some meds raise cholesterol levels and who knows if that was also part of the story.
Even when Andrew was at his lowest, he was always hoping for the peace that the medicines gave him and he really enjoyed his hobbies, dreaded shopping but got through it. He repaired his relationship with his father and they both mellowed despite the loss of Andrew's mother. In my opinion, the suicide theory is bogus. It is so sad that he is gone. He is missed.
No one really knows what was the cause of his passing. we’ll just have our own opinions. Let’s leave it at that.
Sorry, don't believe for a minute that he killed himself. He loved his father and those around him too much.
He wouldn't afflict that pain.
Everyone is entitled to an opinion. You have to remember he had a serious mental condition.
OMFG....
My final goodbye. Goodbye dear Andrew. Rest In Peace finally.
Aye, it's time. I wish you all, Glittermom, Christina, Rita, Summer, Pipe, Amelia and any who I have missed a long healthy and happy life. May Andrew's memory be a blessing to all of us. I know it will be to me.
Almost two months. Hard to believe-I hope he is at peace. Thought I would be reading his blog for a long time.
At the risk of dragging up old stuff again I have to share something that's been bothering me.
In his very last post he said that his dad had asked when he last ate and Andrew said last Saturday. His post was made on the following Friday and from what he has said in the past, Charlie brings him breakfast almost daily and often dinners as well and Charlie and Andrews dad kept tabs on him all the time. Why would they let him go so long without eating? Why wouldn't they have got a doctor in to see him?
I know I should let this go but I just can't seem to.
Anyone have any thoughts on this?
Amelia I did wonder about that too...but we’ll just never know What frame of mind he was in or what really was going on. Or for that matter what was true or not of anything he has said. I still believe he took his own life,a lot of people don’t think that. It just a lot we’ll never know. But it was a pleasure being his friend and I loved him for who he was. Will always be missed. Take care and dont stress about this...
My assumption about not eating was that if he felt like eating he could not keep it down because of whatever flu or whatever he had.
PipeTobacco
Thank you Diane.
Pipe tobacco the question is why wouldn’t someone know he hadn’t eating in about a week..supposedly his dad and Charllie checked on him regularly ..and if he was that sick that long wouldn’t they have checked on him. ..it’s all very strange, I’m not sure we have the full story. And will probably never really know ..he may not even had been physically sick, he may have suffered a mental break. A few days before all this, supposedly some of his meds were missing.
Glittermom.... you are of course correct that there were many inconsistencies. Things could have transpired as you suggest. I, personally hope that suicide was not what occurred with Andrew. For me, that outcome would be even more sad than the sadness of his passing through the ideas that I have suggested that also seem plausible (My thought was basically his “flu-like” illness may have weakened his physical state to such a point that when he took his medications, he suffered a stroke due to an accidental overdose due to his weakened state.).
But, as you stated, we will likely never know anything fully beyond the knowledge that our friend has passed away.
It is very, very sad. I sincerely hope his family is being able to cope successfully with their pain and loss.
PipeTobacco
I can confirm without a doubt that there was no evidence that he overdosed or committed suicide. He died from complications of a massive stroke. He was taken to the ER earlier in the week and nothing was found other than a suspected viral illness. He was seen about regularly and not left without food. Whether or not he fabricated details of his blog is unimportant at this time; it was his story to tell in the manner that was best for him. He had a complicated life that was never easy. May he rest in peace now.
Anonymous since you know so much about this can you tell us what has happened to Maggie?
It was posted a long time ago that Charlie took Maggie to live with him. The family loves her, and are taking good care of her.
I hope .
I had been thinking of Andrew and his family this past weekend. I hope is family is doing ok and that their pain at their loss is growing more manageable.
PipeTobacco
Me too, Pipe. I think of him often. And his dad, and Charlie. They meant so much to him, he he to them. I hope his dad knows how much he loved him. Perhaps one day he will be able to visit here and find comfort in Jonathon's writings. What a heavy heart I still have. He was a lovely soul.
It's really peculiar how much he is missed. But so true, so real. I ended each evening reading his blog. Funny, but I miss the trains.
gabi
I come here every single day just hoping its all a bad joke.
I still come here too. Thinking of him, his family and all of you.
The trains, the food, the speed shopping, Maggie, Helen Thursdays, Sunday morning biscuits and Charlie, Dad and the BBC,.... all of it.
We won’t forget.
Do we have a Maggie update? What about Tracey?
Haven't heard or seen a thing! I don't believe Tracy existed but I'd love to know about Maggie.
Jenny
Today, I'm remembering Jonathon as Christmas was a happy time for him. Getting his tree and placing the lights always brought him joy. He's post a photo so we could see his tree and he'd already had his computer gift ordered placed.
I a also thinking of his dad and Charlie who loved him so. Their pain must be immense.
It is interesting that I too was thinking about Jonathan’s Christmas spirit today too. And, I too hope and wish that is family is coping well with this, first Christmas since his passing. I can only imagine how difficult it is for them.
Pipe, I was thinking much the same thing. Apart from the anxiety that often comes with large family gatherings, I wish everyone here a safe and peaceful holiday. :)
-Michael
I've been thinking of him during the holidays, too. Happiness and good health to all.
gabi
Hope all of Andrews friends are doing well and have a healthy happy New Year! 🌈
Still can't wrap my head around it all. Hope Maggie is well. What happened to Tracey and Weezy? Well Happy Holiday to all!
Sharyn, can't wrap my head around it either.I would love to know about Maggie but I don't think there was a Tracy
Glitter, got your post bef it was deleted. Many years ago Andrew started doing too much. He boldly took a job at Wal-Mart and started a landscaping job. He was going to guarantee George's parole. He got a girl and a friend for Mags. It lasted almost a year! Then he stopped writing for about 6 months. We made our own group. Someone called in a welfare check. Then he came back and wrote but his whole tone had changed. But this time there's an obit....
Sharyn I realized the obituary was making it real and final...I saw a post on someone’s Facebook from him that gave me hope,but later saw it was an older post. I still think we didn’t get the whole truth of what happened.
I think he's watching over us tho. When I came here a few weeks ago and there was a captcha! And I d wondered who had put it there. It was gone a few days later.
Today is Charlie's birthday. I hope the family can find joy in that. I miss Jonathon. I can only imagine how his father feels.
Mr. Andrew. I miss your updates.
I loved checking in on this blog.
I hope to see you on the other side, someday.
Maybe there are bloggers there.
~Paul
We all loved Andrew and miss him dearly. Maybe that’s why I come here everyday,hoping he’ll be back.
I still check every day as well.Not quite sure what I am looking for but can't stop my daily visit.
I'm just hearing about Andrew passing.
It's very sad news.
He seemed like such a nice man.
I loved the way he loved his Maggie and the way his Maggie love him!
I'll miss reading about his life.
RIP, Andrew.
Still checking every day...
I really, really miss his writings. I'd love to hear what he would have to say with everything going on in the world today...
I wonder too what he would say about out situation as it is. I miss his wisdom.
I hope every one is healthy. Here in NJ it is quite dire. I always like his postings-such a different life.
I, too, wonder what he would have thought.
Thanks gabi, I share your sentiments and hope folks are managing to get through this okay. Texas seems to be doing about as well as one could hope; significant spread in the larger cities of Dallas, Houston, Austin, and San Antonio with much slower spread in the sparsely populated western half of the state. Lubbock has about 30 cases right now, I believe. Hospitals here seem to be able to cope at present but supplies are low (as they are everywhere); if we get a substantial spike in new patients then we'd be in the exact same situation as our friends on the east coast. Keeping my fingers crossed and trying to stay positive about our future; in another few months, hopefully the worst of this will be behind us. Blessings for all of you. :)
Take care,
Mike
Does anyone know how charlie and Johnny are doing? Charlies not one to practice distancing with all his food deliveries and such and with the dad working at the pharmacy....
Hi All,
Getting much worse here-scared to leave the house. I ran for my life on 9/11 ,and have the same feeling now.
Stay safe and stay home, please! Maybe it's best that Andrew isn't here. He was such a sensitive soul.
gabi
Too many people not taking it seriously enough,will just drag it out longer...people have to stay home! If you must go out for food or you have a job you must do, distance yourself from others. Don’t let this linger longer then it has to. Everyone just take care.
I hope all you, Andrew’s Internet friends are doing well and staying safe during this pandemic. It is sad and odd to think we are roughly 11 months now since Andrew passed away. Like all of you, I too miss his writings.
PipeTobacco
It’s still very sad losing Andrew...it amazes me how many people cared about him. He left his print on a lot of people.
I had a dream last night that I kept forgetting to read his blog. So I had to come and check to make sure it was real. I hope you all are well during these difficult times. Stay safe!
I check once a day to see if anything new has been discovered about his death.Still can't believe it.
Hope everyone is ok and safe from this nasty virus..
We are coming up on the anniversary of our beloved friend, Jonathon Andrew Minter's death. I just wanted to check in here and leave my regards. Years ago, I started reading a bunch of blogs, including his. They all faded away, and now his has, too.
In my family, we do special things on the birth and death days of our deceased family. One drank chocolate milk every day for breakfast, so we do on his special days. I will be having KFC on June 11, in memory of Jonathon Andrew.
I hope you are all well. I miss reading his posts.
I come here everyday like I always did when johnathon was here. Nice to know others have not forgot him. Still deeply miss him.
I come here everyday as well. I probably always will.
Wish he was still here..
Jenny
In 3 days will be the first anniversary of Jonathon's passing. I will return here to share a bit about him as a memorial. He had a meaningful place in my heart and a year later, it still hurts that he is gone.
It’s sad but seems peaceful here..
Yesterday I viewd the Facebook page for Jonathon's fathers' pharmacy. The pharmacy appears just as he wrote about. Small town, old fashinon community store. There were photos of his dad and another younger man laughing. The younger man, who might be Matt, was dressed up as John, apparently it was Halloween. So he was wearing John's ID badge. John appeared to have a good laugh at it. It was heartening to see him laugh. I'm sure the days are not always full of laughs.
I miss Andrew's forecasts and reports on the weather.
Hi All,
Is it really one year today? Hard to believe. Be well all.
gabi
I didn't think I'd be doing this. Andrew was like a son to me. Anyone know how his dad, Charlie/Horsefly, and Maggie are getting by? One year, and I still want to believe it's just a mental health break.
I would love to know the same Sharyn
To me it just didn't all makes sense..I’ll always have hope it didn't really happen. I guess that’s why I keep coming here.
Without upsetting the family: what we know: there was a written obit -on a reputable site, he complained about generic changes and pill pacs. Could that, not eating, and maybe a flu do this? It's the most logical. And you know, if it had anything at all to do with meds or med care; Dad is all over it.
Seems everything went to heck right after the missing pills, then his dad replaced them. As much as his dad watched him why did he ask him when was the last the last time he ate? Wouldn’t he know! The whole thing just seemed something more went down.
Completely agree. If his dad and Charlie always brought him food they would know when he last ate and also know how sick he was. Definitely more to it than we know.
That's if everything he told us was the truth.
True Amelia. Something we’ll never know.
I can't believe it has been a year already. I still come here. I miss him and his stories so much. Loved to hear him talk about the weather and his train stories/photos. I always enjoyed his videos as I loved to hear him talk and his accent.
I hope all who still visit here are doing well.
Michelle
I hope you are all ok. I know the pandemic is decimating the South and West.
Here in NJ, we are keeping up with mask wearing and social distancing.
Trying to get a test with no avail.
Stay well,
gabi
I wonder what Andrew would think of all this...I miss his thoughts. It’s still so very sad not to come here everyday to hear what he’s up to.
I haven't checked here in a while, but think of him often. I still can't believe it. He was a complicated man with a difficult life, yet he managed to touch so many lives. What a wonderful testament to him that he still touches our hearts. That's quite a legacy. Stay well everyone.
- Sharon
It breaks my heart he left us so soon. I’m sure he wasn’t done.
Hello Everyone:
Not sure why today specifically, but I felt a need to check in here again. I was thinking of Jonathon/Andrew and his writings, and in addition to missing reading about his thoughts, I also was missing the “community” we had formed together here with him and with all of us at his blog.
PipeTobacco
Hello Pipe,
It's nice to hear from you. I think it's a testament to Jonathon's character and heart that we all still miss him and the community his writing formed. His being taken from us so unexpectedly and with no way for us to have a sort of closure does drawl me back here at times as well.
Several months ago I visited the pharmacy's Facebook page and saw a few photos of his father. It was Halloween time and the staff had all dressed up for the holiday. One of the men dressed as his father! Wearing the same time of clothing, name badge and gray hair wig. His dad was laughing it up. It as a good feeling to see him jovial. I hope he is well these days.
And I hope everyone here is, too.
Christina
I still think of him. Especially during storms here in the south. I miss everyone! It's like we used to drop by Andrew's for tea...
I was thinking of Jonathon so I Googled his name. Just to see if there were any personal comments about him. I found this video from his brother when he was serving in Iraq 10 years ago. I thought it was sweet.
https://www.dvidshub.net/video/269385/lt-alex-minter
I can't copy and paste on my phone so will watch tomorrow on my desktop. Thank you for posting!!!
I agree-I think of him during the southern storms. So many of them!
I miss you, good buddy.
Holy shit, sometimes it just hurts to know you aren't blogging.
Enjoy the small things, right? You bet your ass.
At least you passed that onto the world.
You, my dysfunctional friend...was more functional than the world around you. You really held your heart on your sleeve. Nice. The world can use more of that.
I only ask one last favor. Watch over things.
Me, maybe. Other readers. Your family.
Mister, you were always the one thing I asked for in life: be fair to those around you.
You totally did that with me. I'll always appreciate that.
Thanks, bro.
Sitckman out.
~Paul
We all miss him. And never forget what we got from knowing him.
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