John and I led a varied and unusual life and I would not have changed a thing. From varied police work, private investigations, polygraph and all they entailed and still led a fairly normal family life and wonderful fun times with friends and family. Most civilians could not understand all we went thru, especially in our private investigation work of 27 years, but we touched many unusual lives.

See some example stories I wrote here.

So you see, it is not all criminal, Court Appointed cases. There are a lot like these examples. I am very proud to have been John’s wife/secretary/fellow investigator/ship mate/mother to his children but most of all, constant companion and FUN ORGANIZER.

THANK YOU ONE AND ALL FOR VIEWING AND CONTRIBUTING TO THIS WONDERFUL MEMORIAL AND ESPECIALLY TO SON, JOHN FOR THIS MEMORIAL AND HIS DEDICATION TO HIS FATHER AND ME ESPECIALLY THESE LAST FEW MONTHS.      

LOVE TO ONE AND ALL,  Sandra S. Von Colln

A New Jersey family and former landlord called us in Ca. and said their druggie daughter had been in another state’s hospital and did not know where her infant daughter was. John found out she frequented Truck Stops, so he started calling many of them. He knew the daughter mumbled (Sparks) in the hospital so he tried questioning about someone with that name or from a place of that name. Also of anyone that had a passenger with a baby. One call to Texas got a NO but by accident, John called the same number back a second time. The lady was glad he did as she could talk then. Seems she knew a person by that name and he complained about a girl that left her baby in his truck and left. This truck driver took the baby to his mother in Michigan and she took the baby to a Christian Home to be adopted out. It seems the adoption was in progress when the grandparents notified the home. Since the grandmother was confined to a wheel chair and both were old, they agreed to let the adoption go thru. Both adopted parents were well educated, with means and nice people and agreed that the natural grandparents could continue with contacts thru the child’s life. All were very happy with the results. John only charged for the long distance phone calls, 2 full days of them. WHAT A GUY.

An unidentified transient female was found dead in back of a large market and the police wrote it up as an accident.  When John (no longer a cop) read of it, he decided, to look into it.  Any lay person that knew the facts would know it was not an accident, as there was a plastic bag covering her head/face and a cross had been placed in her privates among other clues. Seems a coffee shop in the shopping center only knew her by her first name as she would be given coffee there.   So John set out to find out who her family was so they could have closure. It took a lot of time and frustration, but he found them in another state (I forget where).  It was our reward that they were notified.  Cost to anyone - NOTHING.  Another At a Boy for my husband.