The following tribute was written and supplied by Derek Gibson (Senior Men’s Captain 1999)
John was as near as could be to being a founder member of (what was at the time) The Veterans Section of Corhampton Golf Club.
He played most of his early golf abroad during which time he was an “Overseas” member and played at Corhampton whenever coming home to Hampshire on leave. Whilst in Lagos he was a member of The Ikoyi Golf Club and The Ebute Metta Railway Golf Club. Whilst in Spain he was one of the first members of the Costa Blanca Golf Society when Bonalba Golf Club was only a 9 hole course. On returning to England he enjoyed many years representing Corhampton Seniors within Inter Club Matches.
John was a founder member in 1991 of the now well established Holiday Golf Group touring with them every year until 2010. In 2001 John moved to Perthshire, Scotland but still continued his participation in this touring group.
In his working life John was the senior trouble shooter for Waygood-Otis the lift engineering company. John calculated that this work took him around the world seven times. Observing the external lift planned and installed on the Spinnaker Tower. Portsmouth John took one look at it and said “It will never work.” How right he was.
John will be sadly missed but always remembered by those Senior Men’s Section members who knew him.