Monday, October 3, 2022
John and I met during rehearsals for a skating show in Australia when I was 18 and he was 22 . Both being away from our homes and new to the company, we became fast friends. We went on to work, and often room together, in many other countries and locations for years to follow.
Stairway to Heaven and anything by Pink Floyd was the soundtrack of our lives back then. I called him Wigs, he called me Tam. I'm from South Carolina, and I recall he never lost interest in mimicking my accent. We were very much like brother and sister. I'm sure we must have argued on occasion, but I have no recollection of it. I only have happy, sweet memories that I will always keep with me. He had a very fun-loving way about him. Most often kind, sometimes feisty, he loved to tease me. He was a very special part of my life and my skating family. And, he still is. It's been many, many years since I last saw him, but his smile and his laugh will remain, as always, printed on my heart.
Tami Durham
