A truly courageous and legendary researcher. He will be greatly missed.
Deepest respect for the man. Would love to have taken one of his Egypt tours.
Interesting. I had a friend named John West. He was a
real stand-up guy. He worked for the California National
Guard as a purchasing officer. We coached you football
together and were successful enough that we were asked
to coach the JV team at the local HS. John was an extreme
smoker. I dont know how he did this but at some point
he scored himself a heart transplant even with his
history. John returned to smoking after a couple of
years. Eventually he died of lung cancer,
Unfreaken believable.
Prayers for the John Anthony West family...may he be doing cartwheels and celebrating with God even as the tears are drying for those left behind.