John Andrew Kovachi
John Kovachi, 46, of Marietta, GA, died on October 19, 2011 of complications from heart disease resulting from a 30-year battle with systemic lupus. Father, Jan Kovachi, worked for Aramco for many years as a consultant and engineer.
John was well known in the BMX community. He was a BMX wheel builder and former BMX racer. Three articles have been written in well known BMX publications about John and his contributions to the sport.
http://www.bmxnews.com/2011/10/bmx-mourns-john-kovachi/
http://espn.go.com/action/bmx/blog/_/post/7152100/john-kovachi-remembered
http://bmx.transworld.net/1000140414/news/john-kovachi-rip/
John's father Jan writes, "he was only 46 years old, but the best son a father could ever have. I could fix many things, program systems, you name it, but was powerless to fix my son's problem. I loved him very much and miss him every day since he has gone. Life is precious. John was a gift from God and he is with him now."
Jan is trying to raise funds to purchase a headstone for John. He has asked that donations for John be sent to Jan A. Kovachi at 3843 Cowan Circle, Acworth, GA 30101 or contact him at 770-841-8168 for wiring instructions. Any and all donations received would be greatly appreciated.