Not dog related
While cleaning my office I found a business card and googled Rev Mad Jack and found the following… (met him when I lived out west and used to visit him when he was located downtown).
JACK KAPLAN
Jack (Rev. Mad Jack) Kaplan, 54, passed away Aug. 13, 2007.
Jack was born in Chicago, Ill., on Oct. 17, 1952. He was respected around the world in the body modification community. He moved to the East Mountains in 1998 and taught classes at UNM Continuing Ed and performed freelance work as a computer technician and graphic artist. He was an active member of the East Mountain Chapter of ABATE.
Jack is survived by his best friend and life partner, Lori L. Belmonte; his son and daughter-in-law, Jacob I. and Kelly Chittick, as well as his two grandchildren, Lucas and Jacob S. Chittick, all of Sadorus, Ill.; one sister, Bonita Ross, and one niece, Schuyler Ross, of Northbrook, Ill.; and many wonderful friends and a loving extended family.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Herbert and Phyllis Kaplan of Chicago.
A celebration of Jack’s life will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday at the East Mountains home of Mike and Leigh Baca. For directions, call 281-5147.













