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Author Topic: RIP John Pytlak (was titled "John Pytlak recovering well from a mild heart attack") Dick Prather Master Film Handler Posts: 259 From: Portland, OR, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 08-19-2007 03:50 PM                     Thanks for helping to make this forum what it is today. Your sharing of knowledge to all of us will be missed. Rest in Peace and God bless John Dick  |  IP: Logged Christopher Duvall Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 500 From: Denver, CO Registered: Dec 1999 posted 08-19-2007 04:43 PM                     Very sad news. At least I had the pleasure of meeting John once. He will be greatly missed.  |  IP: Logged Stephen Furley Film God Posts: 3059 From: Coulsdon, Croydon, England Registered: May 2002 posted 08-19-2007 06:39 PM                     While not unexpected under the circumstances, this is very sad news. John will be much missed by all here on Film-Tech.  |  IP: Logged R. Andrew Diercks Expert Film Handler Posts: 232 From: Marion, Iowa (In the middle of everywhere) Registered: May 2003 posted 08-19-2007 06:42 PM                     Very sorry to hear this. John was very helpful, I read a lot of his posts and learned from his experience. Thoughts and prayers are with his family and those of you who knew him better than myself.  |  IP: Logged Sam Graham AKA: "The Evil Sam Graham". Wackiness ensues. Posts: 1431 From: Waukee, IA Registered: Dec 2004 posted 08-19-2007 07:02 PM                        May you be at peace and free of the pain now.  |  IP: Logged Scott Norwood Film God Posts: 8146 From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas) Registered: Jun 99 posted 08-19-2007 08:47 PM                        I'm not sure what to say that hasn't already been said. I never had the pleasure of meeting John, but I truly appreciate his forum participation and also his kind assistance with email queries. There was no one else on this forum who was more generous with his time and knowledge, and his kind words will be missed. His courage in this most recent struggle is truly inspirational for all of us.  |  IP: Logged Louis Belloisy Expert Film Handler Posts: 120 From: morris, ct usa Registered: Jun 2006 posted 08-19-2007 08:50 PM                        Although I did not know John, I was moved to tears today when I read the different postings on this subject. How brave a man he must have been, knowing the end was near. My heart goes out to the family and all the members here who knew John and suffered along with him. May he always be in the hands of God. Lou  |  IP: Logged Barry Floyd Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1079 From: Lebanon, Tennessee, USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 08-20-2007 12:50 AM                        I just left my theatre for the night, and stopped off at the office to check my email, and found this news. I had the pleasure of meeting John and Betsy several years ago at the United Drive-In Theatre Owners Convention in Orlando, and like all of the others have said, there was probably not a better man that enjoyed the art of film, and showed us all how it's done right. My deepest sympathy to the Pytlak family, from my family and the United Drive-In Theatre Owners Association.  |  IP: Logged William T. Parr Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 823 From: Cedar Park, TX Registered: Nov 2000 posted 08-20-2007 02:08 AM                     I never got the chance to met John in person, but I always enjoyed his input. We have truely lost a treasure here at Film Tech. May you rest in Peace John.  |  IP: Logged Christos Mitsakis Expert Film Handler Posts: 242 From: Ag.Paraskevi, ATHENS, GREECE Registered: Sep 1999 posted 08-20-2007 03:53 AM                     The saddest news indeed. My deepest condolences to his beautiful family. We miss him already. Christos  |  IP: Logged Phil Blake Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 558 From: esperance western australia Registered: Nov 2003 posted 08-20-2007 04:42 AM                        RIP John , deepest sympathy to the family , he will indeed be missed by us all.  |  IP: Logged Tim Asten Film Handler Posts: 98 From: Brighton, United Kingdom Registered: Nov 2006 posted 08-20-2007 04:49 AM                     Very sad news. I always enjoyed johns posts and like many I suppose I never met him but he seemed a humble chap as well as very knowledgeable. We will all miss his posts on Film-Tech along with his cheery photo. My condolences to his family and friends. Tim  |  IP: Logged Roger Frazee Film Handler Posts: 16 From: Knoxville, TN, USA Registered: Nov 2000 posted 08-20-2007 04:58 AM                     John was a good friend and a great teacher. His knowledge of film is unequalled. He gave so much to this industry. It's up to us, now, to carry on the legacy of "film done right."  |  IP: Logged Michael Schaffer "Where is the Boardwalk Hotel?" Posts: 4143 From: Boston, MA Registered: Apr 2002 posted 08-20-2007 05:17 AM                        I knew John personally quite well, on a professional level. We met for the first time at ShoWest 2003 but we had already been in contact via email then for a while. John generously helped me with advice and recommendations before and after I came to the US from Germany. Over the next years, we met a number of times at ShoWest, on seminars and other occasions, and he always had time to inquire about how my American adventure was developing and chat a little. The last time we met in person was at ShoWest last year. I was walking into one of the vendor parties just as he was heading out, but he came back in to chat for a while with me. I remember he looked great and was full of energy, the news just a few months later that he had fallen so seriously ill came as a real shock. At the film-tech drink 2003, we downed quite a few Maartinis and some wild mix drinks John improvised and served, and then John and me took a taxi from Bally's which made an U-turn and dropped us off at the Boardwalk Hotel across the street...which is why it says "where is the Boardwalk Hotel" above my picture...fun times. There are some pictures and a video of that occasion in the Pictures section here. It was deeply saddening to read the news about his illness here during the last year, but I think people who left us should be remembered as they were at the height of life and for their achievements and the positive impact they had on others, so I watched that video and remembered John as he was when I knew him. I remember gratefully how generous he was towards me, as to many others, in his constant quest to educate and help fellow professionals in the cinema industry. The fact that he was so widely known and respected in the industry speaks for itself. RIP  |  IP: Logged Peter Brown Film Handler Posts: 86 From: Ceredigion, Wales, UK Registered: Jul 2005 posted 08-20-2007 05:19 AM                     Goodbye, John. Rest in peace.  |  IP: Logged

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