Funeral Date: 15/02/2023
Funeral Location: 11.45am City of London Crematorium South Chapel
Family flowers only, Donations in memory of John to Glaucoma UK
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John and I went to the same school and had known each other for more than 70 years.
John kept in touch with many of us and acted as a kind of social glue always ready to have a chat and get us together. For many years prior to covid he organized canal trips for a group of us in our 70s and 80s, repeating the trips we had enjoyed in our 20s. These were the highlight of each year. And John, eyesight failing,happily operated locks and cooked though had to have a helping hand to get on and off the boat to make it to the pub(s).
I will miss him a lot though memories of his Xmas cards arriving in July, his cooking, and his summer garden parties will remain.
He was a great writer and helped me prepare a eulogy for my brother in law. It got lots of laughs and applause from the congregation. So, John if you are reading this from above I want you to know that your name is nowhere connected to that occasion. If you are caĺled before that great speech writer in the sky you can claim it was all Mick Chadwicks fault!
Goodbye dear friend and my heartfelt condolences to Rosy and the family.
Those we hold closest to our hearts never truly leave us
They live on in the kindness they have shared and the love
they brought into our lives.
Accept my condolences
Friendship never dies, as our shared experiences live on within us, are formative in shaping us. John’s memory will always bring feelings of warm affection for his humanity, his sense of humour, his integrity and, latterly, his courage. Love and sympathy to Rosa, Julia ans Isabel.
When we loose a close friend of over 50 years, someone who has always been the kindest and most genuine person you have had the honour to know and call your friend it hurts. It makes you think about your own mortality and about all the good friends who are no longer with us. As we get older inevitably it sadly becomes an ever more frequent event. My heart goes out to his loving family and to whom I offer my sincere condolences and best wishes.
May you rest in Peace John
Such a lovely man who will be missed by so many.
My thoughts and love are with Rosie, Julia and Isobel as they come to
terms with their loss. With love Kate
John was a fine man, a good man, who was a much loved friend
for 70 years. In the same class at school, sharing a flat in student days, many holidays together – in France, Italy, Switzerland, on the Norfolk Broads and the wonderful English canals, his company was always a joy much treasured. Now much missed but with great memories still savoured, I am privileged to have known him as a dearest friend.
Sincere condolences to Rosie, Julia and Isobel
Kelvin – and from Pat.
John had been present in my life for as long as I can remember. For us, Spaniards, he was the “exotic” English foreign uncle. Growing up, my parents and family cherished every visit from him amd my aunt Rosy. John was always very eager to chat and share his vast knowledge of the English language. We will remember him for his wit, calm demeanor, kindness and generosity. He always found time during our visits to London to go out and explore that great city and regaled us with interesting facts and stories. Then we would come back home to eat one of his fantastic home made meals which we always looked forward to.
We will miss him.
Rest in peace uncle John
Sending our love to Rosy, Julia and Isobel from Lucy, Chefi, Nichi and the Spanish family
How fortunate I am to have become the friend of a man who had so many friends.I shall always remember his companionship and his underlying kindness.
John embodied a lot of the characteristics of Westminster College, Peter Street – warm, caring, slighly idiosyncratic but he was always determined to be true to himself. There must be hundreds of students who benefitted from and valued John’s wonderful teaching skills. He always managed to be an interesting person but also very interested in others’ lives. He was the one to make contact with friends and arrange meetings. He was a very good friend.
I kept a letter he wrote me one Christmas on his very old typewriter.
“You will be sorry to know I have been hit by two financial blows recently. Firstly, for some reason known only to God and Dominic Cummings, both of whom know everything, Rosy bought 15 first class stamps and stuck them in a drawer in my desk. Naturally with my eyesight I can’t tell the difference between a first class stamp and a Vote Trump sticker. As a result, the first 15 of the 30 cards I sent went off with first class stamps – and, much worse, not one of the recipients, so called friends, has phoned or written to me and refunded the 20p or so difference, as, I’m sure, a true friend such as yourself would have done. Then, to cap it all, having suffered this grievious financial loss, I find my house is now worth slightly less than previously. Two such blows and virtual lockdown just before Santa pops down our chimney pot!”
With love to Rosy and all the family Chris and Linda
Dear Rosy, Julia, Niall, Isobel, Valih and Theo ,
It was on sunny day at the coast of Hawaiian Island, where the black lava slope of Mauna Lea Volcano meets the blue emerald Pacific Ocean , when my wife and I received the sad news of John’s passing from Rosy. At that moment, my 50 years friendship with John ended on earth, but our spiritual friendship continues.Especially at Hawaii paradise on earth , we remembered the wonderful time we shared for close to five decades.
While assigned to a Job at the embassy of Switzerland in London I enrolled at the Westminster College to improve English a a foreign language. Jon became my” Professor ” Over times, I socialized with John. In 1981 i relocated back to Switzerland where he took the opportunity visiting me with his family. John’s passion to hike, read, travel and enjoy food. We had many outstanding Lunchons and dinners. John loved to cook, hope you had the opportunity to be spoiled by John;s delicious cooking.
I am honored to had John as a friend in my life . Thank you John. May the love which comes from the memories of the dearly departed comfort you all and in the years ahead. As you grief, please know the Tammy and I will keep you in our hearts and always be with you in the future.
Please accept our deepest condolences for your loss.
John, you will be dearly missed. Rest in Peace
Tammy and Ruedi, California