On Sunday, October 6, 2019 at 9:25:52 PM UTC-4, wrote:
I just learned John passed away on Sept 8th. He had been fighting brain cancer for several years. He was a good friend during my soaring days and we had a million laughs together. I will write more later as I know who most of the people he wrote about in Pez. He was one of a kind. Tom Hubbard VN

RIP, John Shelton. I, too, am sorry to say I never had the pleasure to meet the man, but he blessed us all with his humor. I spent many an hour rereading Pez, always having a chuckle and never growing tired of the adventures. Great man.