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John Stabb Schroeder

John Schroeder, aka John Stabb (b.July 12, 1961 – d.May 7, 2016) was best-known as the lead vocalist and only constant member of the Washington, DC-area punk band Government Issue, which existed from 1980 to 1989. His nickname originates from a phone message left by [a=Ian MacKaye] before Government Issue's formation. Schroeder was involved in a band called The Stab before Government Issue, and during a phone call with MacKaye, Ian wrote down Schroeder's information on a piece of paper and identified Schroeder as "John/Stabb," and the name stuck. After a 112-day battle with stomach cancer, he died at a hospice in Rockville, Maryland, on May 7, 2016, at the age of 54.