I remember back in Elementary school Ivan and my brother were the best of first in the first grade, My brother Jesse Yokum and Ivan would both get out of class to go to the bath room. I remember one time the turned on all the sinks and over flowd the toilets in the bathroom. Jesse gave him the nick name of Ivan the trouble. His fun but yet outrageous behavior, made him a character in everyone eyes. Of course me being the older sibling to Jesse, I lost contact of how Ivan as doing. Then I few days ago I get a phone call from my mother telling me of the news of Ivan. I was speachless. I didnt know what to say. Then the words How did it happen, how is his family, and how is Jesse taking since they were so close, all those years ago? emerge. All I know is that Ivans family will be in my prayers and thoughts. And I will always hold on to those oh so adventerous Ivan the Trouble. Although now him serving the country to him was the best thing for him from what I have read.