The shooting world has lost another stalwart.  A skilled shooting competitor back when he had time for it, John LeVick could have made a good living as a gunsmith if he had not devoted himself to the practice of law in Lubbock, Texas. LeVick He passed suddenly last week, altogether too soon at 59.  A mutual friend, gun collector Chuck MacDonald, eulogized John as a Renaissance man I think he nailed it.

His obituary is here.

I first took note of Brother LeVick with his posts on smith-wessonforum.com, where his screen name was 38/44HD45.  We found ourselves corresponding frequently on a private forum; John had significant experience in gun- and shooting-related cases.  I finally got to meet him last year at the Texas Bar Association’s annual Firearms Law Symposium.  As expected, he was as insightful in person as he was in print.

Like so many in the pro-gun movement, John LeVick was motivated by love of family, love of justice and fairness, and love of life.  True to form, he left instructions that when he passed, in lieu of flowers, contributions should be made to the Second Amendment Foundation
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Vaya con Dios, John LeVick.  You are missed.

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  2. Thanks Mas, you certainly have expressed our mutual loss far better than I ever could…

    As Skeeter Skelton observed only a few times… ‘He’ll do to ride the river with.’ I can’t think of much higher praise.

    So, to mirror Mas… Vaya con Dios my friend.

  5. Thank you, Mas. I’m still in a state of disbelief. I miss John terribly. He was a wonderful friend, a fierce competitor, and yes, “a man to ride the river with.”

  10. My name is Emily and John was my dad. Thank you so much for this blog post, and to everyone else for your comments. It helps to know that all of you, who he spoke of so fondly, also cared so much for him and mourn his passing with us.

    Mas, Dad thought the world of you. When we were cleaning out his office, we found a huge stack of articles you wrote that he tore out of magazines and saved going back many years, and several others that he wrote in which he referenced your expertise. He so looked forward to and enjoyed meeting you at that conference!

    Dad really was a Renaissance man. We told him that his whole life, and believe it still. Thank you again.

  11. My name is Emily and John was my dad. Thank you so much for this blog post, and to everyone else for your comments. It helps to know that all of you, who he spoke of so fondly, also cared so much for him and mourn his passing with us.

    Mas, Dad thought the world of you. When we were cleaning out his office, we found a huge stack of articles you wrote that he tore out of magazines and saved going back many years, and several others that he wrote in which he referenced your expertise. He so looked forward to and enjoyed meeting you at that conference!

    Dad really was a Renaissance man. We told him that his whole life, and believe it still. Thank you again.

  12. My name is Emily and John was my dad. Thank you so much for this blog post, and to everyone else for your comments. It helps to know that all of you, who he spoke of so fondly, also cared so much for him and mourn his passing with us.

    Mas, Dad thought the world of you. When we were cleaning out his office, we found a huge stack of articles you wrote that he tore out of magazines and saved going back many years, and several others that he wrote in which he referenced your expertise. He so looked forward to and enjoyed meeting you at that conference!

    Dad really was a Renaissance man. We told him that his whole life, and believe it still. Thank you again.

  13. My name is Emily and John was my dad. Thank you so much for this blog post, and to everyone else for your comments. It helps to know that all of you, who he spoke of so fondly, also cared so much for him and mourn his passing with us.

    Mas, Dad thought the world of you. When we were cleaning out his office, we found a huge stack of articles you wrote that he tore out of magazines and saved going back many years, and several others that he wrote in which he referenced your expertise. He so looked forward to and enjoyed meeting you at that conference!

    Dad really was a Renaissance man. We told him that his whole life, and believe it still. Thank you again.

  18. Many thanks to all of you for your thoughts and comments. It comforts my children and me to know that others loved John as much as we did. To say that we miss him, mourn him, and grieve for him is such an understatement that it is almost laughable. What a man he was though, and what an honor it was to be his wife for almost 37 years! Living with him was the ride of a lifetime, and I am so lucky to have had him as a husband , best friend, and father to our children, and grandfather to our grandchildren.

    I was at that Firearms Symposium last year Mas, and regret that I didn’t get to meet you and your wife. I echo Emily’s words, he did think the world of you. Thank you so much for the kind sentiments.

  19. Many thanks to all of you for your thoughts and comments. It comforts my children and me to know that others loved John as much as we did. To say that we miss him, mourn him, and grieve for him is such an understatement that it is almost laughable. What a man he was though, and what an honor it was to be his wife for almost 37 years! Living with him was the ride of a lifetime, and I am so lucky to have had him as a husband , best friend, and father to our children, and grandfather to our grandchildren.

    I was at that Firearms Symposium last year Mas, and regret that I didn’t get to meet you and your wife. I echo Emily’s words, he did think the world of you. Thank you so much for the kind sentiments.

  20. Many thanks to all of you for your thoughts and comments. It comforts my children and me to know that others loved John as much as we did. To say that we miss him, mourn him, and grieve for him is such an understatement that it is almost laughable. What a man he was though, and what an honor it was to be his wife for almost 37 years! Living with him was the ride of a lifetime, and I am so lucky to have had him as a husband , best friend, and father to our children, and grandfather to our grandchildren.

    I was at that Firearms Symposium last year Mas, and regret that I didn’t get to meet you and your wife. I echo Emily’s words, he did think the world of you. Thank you so much for the kind sentiments.

  21. Many thanks to all of you for your thoughts and comments. It comforts my children and me to know that others loved John as much as we did. To say that we miss him, mourn him, and grieve for him is such an understatement that it is almost laughable. What a man he was though, and what an honor it was to be his wife for almost 37 years! Living with him was the ride of a lifetime, and I am so lucky to have had him as a husband , best friend, and father to our children, and grandfather to our grandchildren.

    I was at that Firearms Symposium last year Mas, and regret that I didn’t get to meet you and your wife. I echo Emily’s words, he did think the world of you. Thank you so much for the kind sentiments.

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