I first met John (Guy Mitchell) when he came to my home town area to wrestle. We loved to hate him as Mr X. When they took that mask off him we all loved to love him as Guy Mitchell. Years later my husband and I were reintroduced to him as Gentleman Jerry Valiant and what a gentleman he was. My husband Ed Moretti and Jerry (John) wrestled a few matches against each other when they both came to California to wrestle for Antone Leone. We spent one of our days off together on Fisherman's Warf in San Francisco, I still have the pictures. What fun we had that day and I'll always remember John as a man who liked to laugh and make jokes, even at himself. We kept in touch over the years, last we spoke on the phone he was Santa Claus at a mall near his home town. He said he LOVED playing Santa. I remember him saying he loved to see the look on the kids faces when they were seeing Santa, sometimes for the first time. I never knew he was sick. I'll always remember him as a very nice man who was devoted to his family. I hope he is at peace so we can all reminisce one day. Peace be with his family at this time of sorrow. Dale & Ed Moretti