Dear Rick,
A 20-year veteran of the St. Clair County Sheriff Dive Team, John Makuch, has passed away.
He suffered a heart attack May 1 during training. John wore many hats serving on the Clay township board and diving with the Trotter team. John was an assistant dive chief and on the team's board of directors. He was also certified in search and rescue diving, ice diving and in 2009 earned his dive master certification. He was a United States Coast Guard licensed captain and taught dive team members navigation, boat handling and sonar operation. He is survived by his wife of 28 years, Eileen; a daughter, Ann Marie and her fiancé Craig, and a son, John. Anchor Bay Scuba, Fair Haven, Michigan, Don, myself and all the divers who knew him will miss John and his memorable personality. We will also miss his willingness to always lend a helping hand. His friendship will be deeply felt in the Midwest dive community.
Please share this with our fellow divers when you get a chance.
Thanks,
Mickey Wrona
Dear Mickey,
Thank you for informing us about John and allowing us to share the loss of this incredibly talented and accomplished Midwest diver with our readers. It is so tough to lose one of our own. Our hearts go out to John's family as well as all of his friends.
-Rick
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