Sad news in the boating communittee again...
 

We here at Offshore Performance are sad to announce that our Sales Manager and good friend John Wilmoth has passed. After a lengthy battle with Cancer he couldnt do anymore. John passed away Sunday morning around 11:45 am. Any and all arrangements will be given to the board as soon as they become available.

God speed friend!

Chesapeake Bay Power Boat Association has been nice enough to also have a memorium page.

http://www.cbpba.com/forums/showthre...?threadid=3739

Information borrowed from CBPBA website.
Visitation will be on Wednesday April 18 and Thursday April 19 from 3pm-5pm and 7pm-9pm.

A Catholic Wake will be held on Wednesday at 3:30

An informal service will be held on Thursday at 7:30 and friends are welcome to share their comments about John at this time.

The Funeral will be held at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel at 9am on Friday April 20, attendees should plan on meeting at the funeral home at 8am.

A Celebration of Life will be held immediately afterwards, time and place to be announced later.

The Funeral home is Connelly Funeral Home of Essex, 300 Mace Ave. Baltimore, Md. 21221 http://www.connellyfuneralhome.com/contact.html

Mapquest directions to the Funeral Home are here.

The Church is Our Lady of Mt. Carmel http://www.olmcmd.org/ 1704 Old Eastern Ave, Baltimore, Md. 21221

Brenda would like to thank everyone in the club that have been so supportive in these past few months, the cards, the calls, and the prayers were very much appreciated by John.

NOTE: Thanks again to Kevin. I updated the original post to include details for the Celebration of Life, immediately following the funeral.

A Celebration of Life will be held immediately after the funeral on Friday at:
Knights of Columbus
1707 Eastern Blvd
Essex, MD
(410) 686-2789
Click here for directions

Sorry to hear that , prayers!

John was a great guy, and taught me a lot. He was around this sport for a LONG, LONG time.

RIP John.

Godspeed.

Sorry for your loss. :( Tom

Real great guy, prayers for the family

He will be missed. Fair winds and following seas, our friend.

Bill and Patti

RIP John:( :(

Craig and Nancy Hall

Sorry for your loss.....Rick

What a shame. John was a great guy. I hadn't spoken to him in a long time and he called me Friday. We spoke for almost an hour and we planned on having lunch next week at the Bay Bridge Show.

John was a part of CPBRA for a long time and was an old time racer as well.

He could be a crass S.O.B - some loved him and some couldn't stand him. I really enjoyed him and we busted each others balls constantly. We also both couldn't stand K.B. :D

One of my best memories was getting blasted at Ruth Chris in Baltimore and him thinking he was going to drive. We then held him up as we walked him over to the truck and put him in the passenger seat! :p

He was a gentleman and he will be missed. God speed buddy - I will miss ya!

I am at a loss, the entire boating community has lost a great one. John and I had our good times and bad, but he always came straight at you-no matter what. Thankfully there are a lot of good times to remember, and we will. We will have all the details and a memorial thread on www.cbpba.com , feel free to drop by and leave a message to Brenda and the family.

RIP Johnny :(

Godspeed.

Sorry for your loss. God speed

Rest in Peace

I am so sorry for the loss. I remember last year at the dc boat show hanging with John and having some drinks and bs. He is a great guy. :( :(

Rip

sorry for your loss, godspeed:(

rip:(

Hey was a great guy,R,I,P :(

John is in a better place now. He was always nice to me and was a great guy. He was a straight shooter and always told things how they were. He will certainly be missed!

John will be sorely missed. He was one of the reasons I joined the Chesapeake Bay Power Boat Association, always made me feel welcome and proud to be a part of it.

The link to our notice is here:
http://www.cbpba.com/forums/showthre...&threadid=3739

We'll miss you Johnny!

God speed.

I can remember getting under John's skin while we sat up every boat show, he would yell and look over his glasses at me then we would get done and go have a beer! It was great. I remember a saying he had when we would go out and get a drink and it took the bar maid a long time to get to us, he would say outloud mind you, "THIS WOULD BE A GREAT PLACE FOR A BAR!" then lite up a cigar.

I have known John for over 16 years, while he was involved with Empty Pockets race team as well as Team Priority. I also had the pleasure of being an inspector at some of the races in Baltimore and Ocean City. He was a great person and a great friend. Even though we butted heads while at work, we still had respect for each other. He and his family are very couragous! I just need to say, "I'll miss you Johnny!"

God speed!
Your friend forever!
John Smith

I even think he called in sick this day!

very sorry to hear this , He was a good guy we always had fun with him and his wife
Larry kostelac

God speed John.

John was a real joy to be around and he loved boat racing. He was the Pace Boat captain for all OPA Races in Cambridge MD.

He was a hell of a nice guy. Rest in Peace.:(

Ron & Terrie

John was a great guy...my thoughts and prayers with his family....

RIP

R I P

Met John at Offshore when he introduced me to another 38 Signature owner locally in MD. Heard some good Empty Pockets stories and told John I hoped he'd sell me my first new boat.

Will miss him....

I am Tony Silveira's wife. I don't know if you remember me - I wasn't involved with the boats much. But I remember John. He was the nicest guy. The first time we met, he was so welcoming and friendly that I felt like I had known him for years. I am sorry to hear that this happened. He was great with my children - they love him. Heather was quite upset when I told her about this. We hope Brenda and everyone will be alright.

RIP-John. Truly a dam nice guy. Sorry to here all of this. I bought my last boat from him & would love to see him around to buy the next. Best wishes to his family.

Thanks for all the nice responces everyone, Brenda and the family will be quite elated to all the nice words.

So sorry, thoughts and prayers to his family and friends.