Yesterday I lost a good friend.
Author, veteran, shooter, pilot, husband, father. JD Kinman died suddenly yesterday morning. JD was an Air Force veteran, one of my original alpha readers, and I was proud to be his on both the novels he wrote. He was putting the finishing touches on the third novel in his series and building his dream house in the hangar where he kept his airplanes when he died.
JD love to tell stories, shoot guns, poke fun at himself, and eat BBQ. We had collaborated a bit on my novel Twilight, where I ‘borrowed’ a couple of his characters, and he was going to use John Cronin in his third novel. Sadly, I won’t ever get the chance to drive over to the airport and pick him up after he flew in and go eat BBQ again.
JD didn’t want a funeral or flowers, he wanted to be cremated and people to celebrate his life.
Rest in peace my friend. You will be missed.
Rest in peace.
I knew him on Facebook, but never in person. A great guy who will be missed.
The world is a little poorer today
It’s quite the sucker punch to lose someone suddenly. My condolences.
Always terrible when a good man is taken too soon.
I’m very sorry your friend passed away. Although I never knew him, if you liked him and enjoyed his company, he had to be a good man.
Condolences to you and his family.
My Regrets to his family.
RIP.
Ask not for whom the bell tolls. We’ll all walk that road. One hopes that we can live life as completely as he did.
All- Thanks, I’ll pass the condolences along to the family.
Perhaps a link to his books?
We are all a little poorer today. I wish I could have met him.
Sorry – meant to leave that comment below. Looks like he had three books: Tales from the Dogs Side, Above Reproach, and False Gods. I just entered “JD Kinman” at Amazon in the “books” category.
We are all a little poorer today. I wish I could have met him.
Condolences for your loss, sounds like a standup guy.
I hate I will never be able to shake his hand.
I am out of words
S sorry for the loss
Sorry for the loss to his family and your community.
He was a truly good guy. Opinionated, smart, eloquent, and a damn good writer. Here’s the link to his author page- https://amzn.to/2QB5djp
Sigh……I enjoyed his books. I’m sorry for you loss, my friend.
Thanks Rick, I’ll pass that along.
Deepest condolences…..
Damn. We used to correspond a fair bit. I liked him and will miss him.
Ave atque vale.
Heaven better have a bar and a BBQ joint, just off a grass runway… ’cause otherwise how am I going to find him?
Blue skies and tailwinds, JD.
Hey Jim;
I am sorry for your loss, I knew him on facebook, and he seemed to be quite a character.
So sorry.
All- I’ll pass your condolences along.
I am sorry to hear of the loss of your friend
Condolences to you and his family.
All- Thanks, I’ll pass the kind words along.
Is there any chance that you might finish off his last book? I really want to see the threads wrapped up and a guest appearance by the Old Man would be the icing on the cake.