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'''John’s passing means the end of an era of covering the history of our community. But for a lot of us, it means the passing of a dear friend, a confidant, a teacher, and a fine human being. Rest in peace, John Agan. You are already being missed.'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://press-herald.com/david-specht-john-agan-was-more-than-a-community-treasure-he-was-my-friend/|title=John Agan was more than a community treasure, he was my friend.|publisher=''Minden Press-Herald''|author=David Specht, Jr.|date=May 19, 2020|accessdate=June 4, 2020}}</ref></blockquote>
'''John’s passing means the end of an era of covering the history of our community. But for a lot of us, it means the passing of a dear friend, a confidant, a teacher, and a fine human being. Rest in peace, John Agan. You are already being missed.'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://press-herald.com/david-specht-john-agan-was-more-than-a-community-treasure-he-was-my-friend/|title=John Agan was more than a community treasure, he was my friend.|publisher=''Minden Press-Herald''|author=David Specht, Jr.|date=May 19, 2020|accessdate=June 4, 2020}}</ref></blockquote>
On June 4, 2020, the occasion of what would have been Agan's 62nd birthday, "John Agan Day" was observed in Minden. Among the speakers for the occasion, his brother-in-law, Bob Jameson, said that Agan '''"had a lifelong love for his hometown. He thought Minden, Louisiana, was the only place in the world to be from. He couldn’t imagine being from anywhere else.'''<ref name=johnaganday>{{cite web|url=https://press-herald.com/john-agan-day-celebrated-in-front-of-minden-civic-center/|title=John Agan Day celebrated in front of Minden Civic Center|author=Will Phillips|publisher=''Minden Press-Herald''|date=June 4, 2020|accessdate=June 10, 2020}}</ref>
Banker Tracey Campbell said that Agan spent the greater part of his life ensuring that "the history of Minden and Webster Parish is documented for future generations. Through his writings, and later his eleven books, John taught us a lot about our local history. He helped us understand Minden’s rich [[Germany|German]] heritage. He provided a glimpse into the lives of Minden’s founders. He shared with us stories that weren’t always pretty. Stories of economic hardship, of street duels, social injustice, [[slavery]], and [[segregation]] …<ref name=johnaganday/>
Democratic former state Representative [[Gene Reynolds]] said that Agan "taught me about political perspectives [and] political history. Trends over the past fifteen to twenty years, and how to run a campaign. And not only how to run a campaign, but how to run a class campaign. Where you treated everybody with respect, and their ideas with respect."<ref name=johnaganday/>
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