Terry Johnson, Creator Of Private Reserve Ink, Has Passed Away

[sharonspens]

Terry was quite the character! He left us a rainbow to remember him by. Tonight I will ink up the Taccia I bought at Avalon Pens (which he also owned), using a bottle of PR Black Cherry.

 

Sharon in Indiana

[colrehogan]

Sorry to hear of his passing. I have a few PR inks. Currently the only one in a pen is PR DC Supershow Violet in my MB 149 B nib.

[raging.dragon]

Well that is sad news. I hope PR continues as a few of their inks (especially DC Super Violet) are among my favourites.

[fncll]

Private Reserve ink was the first bottled fountain pen ink I ever used...and a good thing because I loved it (DC Supershow Blue) immediately and am never without at least one pen inked up with it. PR remains the brand of which I have the most favorites. Very sad. RIP.

[saskia_madding]

He left behind an amazing legacy. I too am sad that I didn't get to share my gratitude with him before he passed. My heartfelt condolences to the family.

[OcalaFlGuy]

He left behind an amazing legacy. I too am sad that I didn't get to share my gratitude with him before he passed. My heartfelt condolences to the family.

 

Write him a thank you note in his ink and leave it to him here.

 

Bruce in Ocala, Fl

[bluejay]

My first ink was PR black magic blue. Perfect ink for any use. Very sad day.

[dcpritch]

 

[OcalaFlGuy]

Clap! Clap! Clap! + pi that you would use American Blue, cousin to my favorite DCSSB and distant cousin to our beloved Parker Penman Sapphire.

 

Bruce in Ocala, Fl

[tony1000]

Very sad news. My heartfelt condolences to his family and company. The fountain pen community is a small and tight knit group. Many of the most visible companies are run by one or two people instead of huge conglomerates. I hope and pray that Private Reserve will continue as a brand and that others may rise up to replace the wonderful people that pass away.

 

Tony

[Blue_Moon]

My condolences to Terry's family. I am very sorry to hear this. Although I've heard of Private Reserve, I never really paid the brand any attention, until recently. I discovered their wonderful colors about two weeks ago. Actually, I'm currently waiting on Orange Crush and Plum, and, after reading these posts, I see that I'm going to have to get American Blue and Blue Suede. I'm glad to hear that his business will carry on. God bless his family and friends.

[Quill1]

My most sincere sympathy to his family and friends. Ocla, very moving thought.

[His Nibs]

Except for the addition of Monteverde inks a couple of years ago, Private Reserve has been the only brand I've carried at His Nibs.com. Excellent inks, excellent colors and produced by an excellent man and staff.

I always enjoyed talking with Terry over the past decade or so, and loved to hear of his new ideas for colors. He always stood behind his products, and when I contacted him a few months ago about a clogging problem with the then-new Vampire Red ink, he immediately stopped its sale and investigated the problem...shortly coming up with a new formula that eliminated the problem and re-creating this blood-red ink.

I know that he will be missed by many in the fountain pen community, and of course by his co-workers, friends and family. Although we never met face-to-face, I was enriched by knowing him.

 

Terry's obituary can be found here.

 

An article by Len Provisor, about visiting Terry, can be found here.

[inkstainedruth]

The first bottled FP inks that I deliberately bought (that is, as opposed to ink that came with a pen) were from PR -- American Blue and Purple Mojo. And I love love love Rose Rage.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[Eyedoc]

My very first bottle of ink was a Private Reserve ink. I asked the sales person at The Pen Store in Sydney what they recommended as the best ink and she went straight to Private Reserve. I needed something special as I was writing my specialist medical exams and I turned to fountain pens to give me the necessary legibility and speed. I passed and I will always thank Private Reserve for helping me! The bottle sits in my draw in my consulting rooms now, along with a growing number of pens that I was subsequently inspired to collect.

 

The name and appreciation of the quality of the ink have traveled far and wide. My sympathies to the family. I hope this little story gives them some pleasure and plenty of pride. I have certainly gained an enormous amount of pleasure from a passion sparked by Private Reserve ink.

[Centopar]

That's terribly sad. I'm thinking of his family. Awful news.

[AlexLeGrande]

My sympathy to his family. American Blue is one of my favorites, loaded in a TWSBI 540 with a Pendleton medium cursive italic nib. I will think of Terry when I see his rich blue in my journal.

[Mac in Alberta]

Condolences to the family. Mr. Johnson gave the fountain pen community wonderful inks, and he will be remembered. American blue and black cherry are my two favourite inks.

[Ondina]

My condolences to his family. A loss for all of us.

Edited October 5, 2013 by Ondina

[BillZ]

I have three different colours of P.R. ink and like them all. Glad the company will continue.