Tribute from Keelie and Duncan Turner
“Just heard the sad news. I’m shocked. Such a lovely, kind man. He will be missed by all that knew him. Our thoughts are with John’s family. Keelie & Duncan.”
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Tribute from Steve Parker
“Gentle Giant describes John perfectly. He always gave me good encouragement & advice. We often had a chat after training, which made me late or I would miss the warm down & get told off. I will miss our chats very much, even the ones where we were comparing injuries. I expect I will still…
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Tribute from Chris Hancock
“the last text on johns phone reads ” 27 degrees today. swam in the sea and had a sleep on the beach. Bliss. John” say no more….” Chris Hancock
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Tribute from Martin Clarke
“John…Still struggling to believe you’re gone and expecting a text to say either my garden needs doing or my computer is playing up…..can pay you with either free physio session or abundant supply of jaffa cakes provided the cleaner hasn’t munched them first. We were due a beer as well…To quote one of your favourite…
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Tribute from Simon Kane
“Just from a slightly different perspective, John was my best friend from school when he joined Beal in the 6th form and was best man at my wedding 30 years ago. I always thought he would marry before me but he never did. Married to athletics, I think, but a good guy. We knew John…