John Severson of Al's Steakhouse Passed Away Yesterday

This was posted yesterday around 1pm on Al's Steakhouse Facebook page.

Behalf John Severson Jr (Bo) would like to inform
you that our good old man John Severson has passed away today. We want to thank all you guys for all
the love and support. We will keep you guys posted for details on his ceremony.

John was diagnosed with inoperable, stage 4 lung cancer just about 1 year ago.  He underwent chemotherapy but the cancer had spread to other parts of his body. 

Here is an article from Alexandria News Org dated September 29, 2014.  

And here are some comments after we posted about John's passing on Twitter. 

AlexandriaVAMom  might just have to go have a cheese steak in his honor tonight! He will be missed. Truly an institution

JohnKnippenbergAug 15, 5:59pm via Twitter for Windows Phone

@AlexandriaVAMom Yes, that guy kept the place moving and it was always BUSY. Best cheesesteak this side of Philly, sad news.

sbjalexvaAug 15, 4:58pm via Twitter Web Client

@AlexandriaVAMom  We loved him here!