For those of you who don't know the story about Detective John Hobbs, this is a fitting remembrance 1 year to the day he was killed in the line of duty

Hobbs Article

The following is a re-post form a previously archived thread

Hobbs Archived Thread

Detective John Hobbs Phoenix PD and AR15.com member (Hobbs5624) was shot and killed on 3-3-2014 while in pursuit of a felony suspect. Det. Hobbs returned fire killing the suspect after he was shot. He leaves behind a wife and 3 young children. John was an avid 1911 enthusiast and well respected member on AR15.com. His technical knowledge on the 1911 platform was huge. He helped out numerous members on their 1911 builds, including myself. I didn't know John very well other than my interactions with him on this site, but with that being said, myself and another AR15.com member, PWS2112, were in a unique position to help his family out by completing an important 1911 and to create a memorial in his honor.

It was nice that this project was completed exactly 2 months after he was shot. It was logistically difficult, but I was able to deliver this memorial to John's close LEO friends yesterday in Phoenix to be presented to the family by Marines in uniform. To summarize what we did is we completed John's very authentic MEU(SOC) 1911 and created a display case/shadow box for both pistols. It was a collaborative effort and (PWS2112) did an amazing job at machining the mounts for the pistols. We were also able to get Dedication/Authentication letters from Kimber as well as one from Precision Weapons Section to add a nice personal touch to the memorial.

Both of these pistols were owned by John. The USMC Kimber DET-1 1911 is a very rare pistol in itself. Only about 200 in civilian hands. His MEU(SOC) 1911 is probably the most authentic reproduction to this date. In fact, it's as real as you can get considering it made it's way to PWS to be inspected by PWS2112 and for finishing work. John took meticulous detail in building it and 7 long years acquiring the correct parts. It would have been shame if his MEUSOC never got finished. His wish was for these two pistols to go to his 2 sons when they became of age and I am glad we could make that happen in a unique way for them.

I want to thank all of the members on here who sent donations or contributed by buying the USMC Weapon Record Books to help offset some of the costs associated with this project.

Hopefully this will bring some closure to his family, friends, and the members here who enjoyed John's threads and technical help.

Semper Fi...... R.I.P.

Very nicely done.

RIP Det. Hobbes. I wasn't around for his time here but he's missed by a lot of people.

Hard to believe it's already been a year

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wow

RIP



Thanks for sharing that, I missed the original thread apparently.

Rest easy brother

Thank you for finishing that for his family. That was very nicely done.

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A beautiful job!

I will take the 1911 carry gun John built for me 7 years ago and fire it in his memory.

 R.I.P.

I joined right after this; never had the pleasure of meeting him. RIP brother.

Eta: great job OP.

So hard to believe it's been a year.

Very touching.

RIP

Must be honored to own one of his pieces.

Amazing tribute for an amazing man. Well done, guys.

RIP Brother

Wow

That is an act of honor and class.  Well done, while I'm not a 1911 guy, it's obvious he a had a profound impact on others here.

RIP, Detective Hobbs.  

I remember reading about that.

 



Still makes me dusty to see a forum brother laid to rest.


Rip DET.

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Rest easy friend, your watch has ended.

RIP Detective.

John really was a badass.  His Sgt at Phx PD told me the story of the shooting.  The scumbag fired at John with a .357 magnum revolver.  A bullet pierced John's heart.  With a fatal wound, he still brought his AR-15 into the fight, scoring 21 hits on the asshole, including multiple head shots.

John was truly a warrior and I still miss him everyday.

I miss his contribution to the MEU(SOC) thread.
RIP.

  Semper Fi brother

Same here.  

Can't believe it's been a year already. I was reading the thread he did on fitting 1911 thumb safeties the night before he passed. What a shock.

Requiescat in pace.

Well done arfcommers!

Well done.

Thanks for posting.

Rest easy, brother - we will man the line for you until we meet at the final muster.

RIP brother

Not forgotten.

RIP