John Kilzer, Tiger basketball player from 1975 to 1979, singer and songwriter from Jackson, TN passed away. He was scheduled to play at Memphis in May. Sad! He was a great guy.

https://www.localmemphis.com/news/local-...1844548907

Sad, great guy! Wow

RIP

My English 1102 teacher at Memphis State

Sigh

Some people are just cutting out too soon.

John Kilzer was an awesome human being. And too young to die. I can't believe he's gone.

Very talented Tiger

Too soon. Go with God.

He will be missed, because it was so great when he was here.

(03-12-2019 09:22 PM)Unionman76 Wrote:  

This is what is know as a rock anthem, and a damn fine one at that.

(03-12-2019 09:16 PM)450bench Wrote:  RIP

My English 1102 teacher at Memphis State

Ditto

A good guy, a great Tiger. I just saw him recently, was looking forward to hearing him at Music Fest. Darn. RIP, John

John represented everything great about the University and Memphis, itself.

The University of Memphis is known as an 'access' University, which means that it provides access to higher education to a large swath of citizens (I know that that sounds derogatory, but I am a former University employee), with a particular focus on the Mid-South. It is fairly selective, but not so much that it would create 'cheating' to get in (ala our good friends at USC and Lori Laughlin no less). The University takes and gives 'chances' to students who may not fit the particular profile of the classic 18-22 year old high school graduate. The University of Memphis has a vibrant night school (very, very much so at the Fogelman College of Business) and serves a huge variety of students - many of whom are working adults. And, the students often give back in the form of teaching at their Alma Mater.

John lead a varied life (obviously) and had a tremendous wealth of life experiences that he shared with those he met at the University - both as a student and as a mentor.

There are VERY few Universities in the world who have the type of relationship with its community and its alumni AND its city that the University of Memphis has.

I've been to at least 50 universities across America and the University of Memphis is the most 'plugged in' to its city University I have ever seen. Part of that is its size (it IS a big University), part of it is the fact that unlike UCF, Memphians tend to stay and live in Memphis and part of it is the fact that Tiger Basketball had (and still has) an incredibly unifying quality to it for the city of Memphis (and throw in the fact that many of the greatest Tigers were Memphians).

Godspeed, John.

If I remember correctly he was somewhat the rebel back in the day. And it was quite appropriate for the career path he followed after school. Glad he got himself out of the addiction cycle.
Sad news for sure.
RIP John...

A life well lived. He will be missed by a great many people. His music and ministry will continue to touch people for years to come.

(03-12-2019 11:43 PM)former guest Wrote:  If I remember correctly he was somewhat the rebel back in the day. And it was quite appropriate for the career path he followed after school. Glad he got himself out of the addiction cycle.
Sad news for sure.
RIP John...

JK would not so lightly describe himself as a rebel. His story of drug addict to ministry was a special story. He is also a gift to help us understand that our life and our mistakes in the past don’t define our future. And to remind us not to be so quick to judgement of others. The screwup you are talking to today my be one of God’s greatest gifts tomorrow.

This hits me especially hard. I'm sure he's in good company at the moment, so it shouldn't, but it does.

Throwin' roses at the moon...

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I remember watching him play at London Transport, Frosty's, etc before the album.

Great times.

Great guy.