John Conner

John was born on March 20, 1965 and was called home to be with his Father in Heaven on July 30, 2026. 

He lived a life most of us will only dream about – though he never finished high school he was so intelligent and could do anything he set his mind to. John had the biggest heart and sweetest soul. He spent most his life roaming from place to place – he was never meant to live in the city though he tried many a time.

John had a deep deep faith in the Lord, read his Bible regularly and prayed every single day

John proudly served in the US Army – spent some time in Korea where he got a first hand view of the struggles that are endured by people who don’t have the privileges we do here in America. After being Honorably Discharged, John went to school in Oklahoma where he learned the skills to become a farrier, animals were his people, particularly horses. 

He worked odd jobs that lead him around this country from pushing cattle along the US / Canadian border, Gold dredging in Washington to Guiding in the mountains for city slicker hunters that had never seen a tree outside their back yards. He fished the lakes and cooked over open campfires telling stories like he had his own talk show – that is where he truly was home.

John would meet and connect with you, help you with whatever you needed, then before you knew it he was gone. He kept his clothes clean and pressed, gig line straight – a “yes ma'am” or a “no sir” – a moral compass that didn’t waiver – he loved to cook and rock hound – dance and pick flowers – a true romantic at heart with a little shot of whiskey.

His laugh – oh it was so unique and infectious, genuinely honest and uninhibited, it will echo today and forever. Trouble? Yes, he always seemed to find his fair share more than once or twice for sure but that was how he lived. Unapologetically His Self. Gotta smile at that wild and free side – if you got to meet him even for a brief moment in time. I’m sure it is a memory that will last a lifetime. 

R.I.P. John Conner – Te Amo Mi Vaquero and the cowboy rides away