John (Lincoln Highway Johnny) Fitzsimmons (RT-Top)
It is with deep sadness that I have to report that a member of the Army of the Southwest (ASW) John Fitzsimmons has passed away. John was also known as "Lincoln Highway Johnny." John worked under this creative name to preserve local history through his art and expression. John's love was "road art" that depicted old autos, and auto related art and sculpturing and renovation of old gas pumps, road signs and much more. He was also a member of the Lincoln Highway Association.
"John Fitzsimmons AKA “Lincoln
Highway Johnny” and “The Vagabond
Artist” originally hailed from Boone,
IA. Currently living in Placerville, CA
John travels back-and- forth across
the country attending as many LHA
conferences as possible. A 1992
founding member of the current LHA,
John and a friend are responsible for
painting LH Logos on over 186
telephone poles in and around Boone
County Iowa."
ref traveler-2017-10.pdf John was the first guy I met when I started reenacting with the ASW. It wont the same without him there. He will be missed.
G.C Stevens
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