John Olson,68, passed away on December 13, 2012. John graduated from ASU with a B.S. in Accounting. While at ASU, he worked for the city of Tempe as Sports Program Coordinator. After graduation, he entered the publishing industry, serving as production manager for Datagraphics Press and founder and operator of Kachina Typesetting. In the early 1960s, he joined Gerald V. Olson's ASU stats crews, later incorporating as Olson Statistical Services, official sports scorers and statisticians, prior to the Phoenix Suns' inaugural season. Today, OSS is one of the most highly respected sports statistics companies in the U.S. John was employed as the photo archivist for Phoenix Suns and served similarly for the Arizona Diamondbacks in their early years. An avid athlete himself, he refereed high school and junior college basketball for the AIA for more than 40 years and enjoyed many rounds of golf with friends. John is survived by his wife June and a son.