Deceased 2007. Signed in blue marker, personalized "Hi John" Note reads " Keep that pizza hot! God bless and be careful-" and is dated 4/1/94. We guarantee all uncertified autographs to pass 3rd party authentication with CAS our authenticator of choice. If you want to get autographs certified you need to notify us before you pay. We submit them for you. If an autograph doesn't pass we refund both the purchase price AND the authentication fee.