I dropped JSA by about the same time, not for any particular reason other than my inability to keep up with the issues. I did love when Geoff Johns was doing piling shit atop of shit for the JSA and making things as tough as possible for them. That was pretty entertaining.
Personally, I think everyone from the old JSA should be dead by now, with the exception of Johnny Thunder (did he die? I don't remember if I finished that one story arc or not). He'd just be an cranky old bastard who is pissed that some foul-mouthed black kid has his precious gay pink man-shaped electricity monster.
If we want the old JSA back, there can be miniseries or ongoings or something that show adventures from the past, while the modern day heroes are keeping the legacy or whatever nonsense Geoff Johns wants to do to keep from having original ideas for characters. "You see, it's Sandman, but it's a GIRL!"