It isn’t goodbye really, it just feels like it
Published 8:30 pm Thursday, September 19, 2013
To the Editor:
I was unable to attend yesterday’s “goodbye” to John Eby so will take this opportunity to do so. We
actually don’t need to say “goodbye” because he’s not really going away. But, because John has been
the backbone of the Dowagiac Daily News for so long, it feels like a goodbye. John, not only have you
been the backbone, you have been the face, voice, and driving force behind the paper! If it had to do
with the Daily News, most local citizens would at least begin with John when they had a question or
whatever. While I worked for the Dowagiac Union Schools at Pathfinders, whenever I had a question
or wanted to run a story, I simply emailed John and it got taken care of. John always covered our
Pathfinders graduations and did it well. During the last graduation ceremony that I worked, I introduced
him to the audience and commented that Dowagiac was fortunate to still have a daily paper and to have
someone as talented as John guiding it.
The good news here is that John is not going far—all the way out to Southwestern Michigan
College! John will still be writing and that will be good for SMC and our community at large. John,
congratulations on your new position! You were a tremendously positive asset to the Daily News for
many years, and I’m sure that you will continue to be that for SMC as well! I look forward to “seeing you
around”. Oh, and one other thing—Fire Up Chips!!!