John Noxon

Doug_Elliott · by **Doug_Elliott** » 2022-01-14 2:37 p.m.

Heard the sad news that John Noxon has died.

DaveAshley · by **DaveAshley** » 2022-01-15 12:15 p.m.

RIP John!

Nobody knew more about Williams trombones! Anyone who wants to learn about them should check out his website while it's still available. http://www.jnoxon.com/

King2bPlus · by **King2bPlus** » 2022-01-15 1:56 p.m.

Sorry to hear this. RIP John.

Kbiggs · by **Kbiggs** » 2022-01-15 2:56 p.m.

Requiesat. He had a wealth of knowledge.

greenbean · by **greenbean** » 2022-01-15 3:08 p.m.

I didn't know John, but he was very generous with his knowledge on the old forum.

HawaiiTromboneGuy · by **HawaiiTromboneGuy** » 2022-01-17 11:13 a.m.

Sad news indeed. He passed on the 5th on January. John was a wealth of knowledge on all things Williams. I spoke with him in December a few weeks before Christmas. It was always a pleasure talking shop with him and picking his brain with Williams related questions. Just a great guy and friend that I will dearly miss.

Bonearzt · by **Bonearzt** » 2022-01-17 6:20 p.m.

Aww Man!!!! I'm seriously bummed!!

May he rest in Peace!!

Massimo69 · by **Massimo69** » 2022-02-27 12:40 p.m.

Ho noo really sad news he was a really good friend of mine really sorry for that several emails from years and I played with him in LA in 2006 /2007..R.i.p.my friend...

Massimo69 · by **Massimo69** » 2022-02-27 1:11 p.m.

Last email from John... Really sad news... I lost my mom after few days...

ChrisAmemiya · by **ChrisAmemiya** » 2022-02-27 7:33 p.m.

So sad about John. I have known him for awhile and I considered him a good friend. He had a voluminous knowledge of Williams trombones and he got me one of the first horns that John Duda made.

I miss John. He knew a lot about a lot of different things and I could talk with him for hours.

I visited him in November in Apple Valley. He was looking bad and I had a feeling that his heart was going to give out. Before I left, he asked me to take a prototype Williams 4 with me to evaluate. This is a horn that Matt Simianer has built for BAC Instruments. I have the horn now, including an additional lightweight brass slide. The horn plays great. I was asked by John to record some vids and then send the horn to the next person in the queue.

Here is a thing I recorded at the beginning of the pandemic... me practicing "Body and Soul" with large intervallic jumps. I was hoping to do something with the prototype Williams 4 and post it but time is not my friend right now. RIP John.

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Chris Amemiya

timbone · by **timbone** » 2022-04-12 1:17 a.m.

Wow- Didn’t know that about him. Wonderful guy and yes he had the history of Earl Williams. Worked several shows with him. RIP

King2bPlus · by **King2bPlus** » 2022-06-11 11:29 a.m.

I just received some bad news. We lost our good friend and former member, John Noxon last January. I just got a phone call that his wife, Geri passed away. They were high school sweethearts, were together for over 50 years and were inseparable. They're together again now.

HawaiiTromboneGuy · by **HawaiiTromboneGuy** » 2022-06-11 9:28 p.m.

[quote="King2bPlus"]I just received some bad news. We lost our good friend and former member, John Noxon last January. I just got a phone call that his wife, Geri passed away. They were high school sweethearts, were together for over 50 years and were inseparable. They're together again now.[/quote]

Man, that is so sad to hear. I know they’re enjoying being together again.

Unfortunately I have to make another RIP thread as we lost another member of the “Williams mafia.” :frown:

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