John Frederick Horan is a boy, through and through.  If there is mud to jump in, he is there.  If there is a ball to hit, he is there.  Is that a lightsaber?  Did I hear Darth Vader breathing heavily?  John's all about that.  Is that a rockin' song with a great drum beat?  Johnny's doing the white boy rocker dance.  Is that a target?  John's got his bow or BB gun hitting that target with a dead-eye.

John is named after:

• John Francis Horan - Mike's Dad

• Frederick William Behrens - Sherry's Dad 

John wants to grow up to be a baseball player who is also a jet fighter pilot.  He loves warbirds of all types, especially WWII fighters such as the P-40 Tomahawks, Hellcats, Spitfires, ME109s and the ever popular Japanese Zero.

Our little boy isn't so little anymore, but he does love school.  He's halfway through 5th Grade with Ms. Hoffmann at Saint Damian, where he is also a member of Webelos Den 348. 

John was fortunate enough to play on the 2006 Mustang Champion Marlins, playing for Coach Brad "Git-R-Done" Stewart on the Marlins.  John pitched two perfect innings to close out the final game.  2007 was another successful season, but the boys fell short of the championship.  Still, over two years the Fighting Fish had a record of 39-5, which is a healthy .886 winning percentage.  Not too shabby!  Click here to view the Marlins web site. 

He is also playing for Coach Brad on the Oak Forest Blue Demons Part-Time Travel team.  He’s a southpaw with a powerful arm and a dangerous bat, and he excels as a first baseman and pitcher.  Click here to view the Blue Demons web site.

In 2008 John will be playing for Coach Tony Wrenn's Oak Forest Blue Demons full-time travel baseball team. 

John is getting ready to begin his second season playing for Coach Phil McNally on the Saint Damian Gold basketball team.  He is also playing S.A.K. basketball Coach Jeff and the Hawks.  He loves grabbing rebounds and he loves taking the shot from the corner.

John recently finished his fourth year in Oak Forest Flag Football, playing for Coach Tim Meline on the Buccaneers.  He hates running the monster laps, but loves the game.  He's become an excellent Center and a true blue junkyard dog of a Defensive Tackle.  Legalized hitting is his kind of thing!  All that and he does the punting and occasionally plays some Quarterback.  Click here to view the Bucs web site.

He has his Dad’s eyes and his Dad’s shoulders.  Oh, and it is often said that he has his Dad’s temper.  Other than that, he is his Mother’s mini-me.  He can wander about the backyard for days on end, only stopping for sustenance.