I've been quite at a loss for words since the news of John's passing came through this week. I'd been very much looking forward to him being back to laughing and joking with us, to the one-on-one meetings he and I would have where, as an aside, he would tell me all about the new, fantastic wines he had found, the curries he had been making, the classic rock he'd been listening to. I can't quite grasp that that's no longer going to happen, and it still feels like he might return at any moment. A truly lovely, kind, funny, and genial colleague and friend.
Looking back in our online chat, I was very glad to see the last message I had sent to him was "Thanks, John." That sums it all up.
Gavin
18th March 2021