John R. Thiel, age 55

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Lost to gun violence on July 14, 2017 in Merrillville, Indiana.

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  • Personality:
    33 outgoing
    32 funny
    31 always made me laugh
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  • Occupation:
    29 carpenter
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  • Comments:
    37 a good guy who enjoyed cooking and having get togethers.
    35 he loved 4th of july that was all ways a big thing to him and us
    36 best cook I have ever seen
    34 Our sympathy goes out to his family .
    37 Used to camp together when we were kids! My condolences to the family! Good man!
    1 miss you and Dar and Linda every day!
    1 things will never be the same without you :(
    1 memorial day it really hit me, i really miss coming over to cook on the grill and talk about life
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