I have to admit, one of the guys I’ll really miss here at The Free Press is Jon Dawson. He’s really an amazing character.
Here’s a look back at his life.

Jon had a humble start to life before making it big on the NBC teenage series “Saved By the Bell” as the quirky Screech Powers:

Later, he moved on to bigger and better things, such as playing the memorable Horshack on “Welcome Back, Kotter:”

After television, passed him by. So he ventured into professional basketball, playing a few years in the fledgling ABA before hitting it big in the NBA. It was there he got his nickname Dr. J:

Finally, before becoming a journalist, Jon had a brief but productive career in the NFL, playing for the Carolina Panthers and earning the nickname “He Hate Me.” After knowing Jon, I can understand why he was called that:

Godspeed, Jon Dawson.