All of us who knew and loved John Jordan, have special moments we shared with him. I laid awake for hours last night going over the week we enjoyed his hospitality.
I should feel sad, but everytime I look at the photos I have to smile. Just a few short weeks ago, he would wake me up yelling "C'mon ya Bastard! There's things to see and do!" So many memories! So many smiles!
Please feel free to post your favorite Jordo photo under this post. Let's create a treasure of memories Paul, Vicki and Deb can save.
Posted by Duncan Wilkie (Member # 132) on :
I took this in Mazeppa. It wasn't til I printed it out that I said, "Hey, that looks like a rainbow and there is gold at the end of the rainbow." ... I was right it was a treasure standing there and it was sprinkled with gold dust from head to toe...thanks for memories John Posted by Pierre Tardif (Member # 3229) on :
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Posted by Si Allen (Member # 420) on :
Here's one from the Quebec meet!
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Posted by Dale Manor (Member # 4858) on :
Peace
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Posted by Rene Giroux (Member # 4980) on :
I had one of Jordo, Pierre Tardif, my oldest daughter Audrey and myself from Moncton and the little bugger beat me to it!!!
Posted by Miles Cullinane (Member # 980) on :
The Jacksonville meet this year.
John with his Breakfast!
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Posted by Jill Marie Welsh (Member # 1912) on :
From a bad scan, before I had a digicam. This was taken at the Cork meet in 2003. Told you he had a sturdy lap! LOve....Jill
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what a special soul! gosh he'll be missed!
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Posted by Rick Sacks (Member # 379) on :
A few from The Conclave
John and Sam Adamov with a questionable charactor from Indiana lurking
John working on his project piece with Disneyland Glen in the background
John and Rod Treese
John had a wonderful balance of knowing how to work and play, to focus on people and projects and to know how and when to blend them and keep them isolated.
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Thanks for all the brillant photos Letterheads. I was talking Jordo's Son-In-Law Brian last night. The Family is overwhelmed with the tributes and photos. Keep them coming.
Here's one I like.
Jordo loved Australia and his hometown Sydney. He took great delight in showing it off to Visitors. During our recent stay with John, he made sure we saw everything he could possibly pack into a day.
In many of our photos, you can see this white haired character in a red sweater out in front, urging us old farts to get our butts in gear.
This one was taken in downtown Sydney. We had just returned from a ferry ride across Sydney Harbour to Manley and back. Jordo than lead us on a march to the oldest part of Sydney called The Rocks.
Here he is leaning on a lampost looking for tips from tourists. What a hoot!
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Posted by Norman Biss (Member # 335) on :
Some photos from the Napier NZ meet. Posted by Sonny Franks (Member # 588) on :
By the way, he's on top of a table dancing.
Posted by Stephen Broughton (Member # 2237) on :
Ashley's 2002 meet, thing that amazed me about John that weekend I'd never seen a little bloke eat so much Posted by Janette Balogh (Member # 192) on :
Here he is eating again!
Posted by Donald Thompson (Member # 3726) on :
I don't know who the guy in the middle of the photo that Stephen Broughton posted is, but he is in GREAT company with Jordo and Ken Millar.
Posted by Sal Cabrera (Member # 1236) on :
I took this photo with jordan in Ditroit, He was always Happy. Posted by Stephen Broughton (Member # 2237) on :
quote:Originally posted by Donald Thompson: I don't know who the guy in the middle of the photo that Stephen Broughton posted is, but he is in GREAT company with Jordo and Ken Millar.
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Posted by Henry Barker (Member # 174) on :
I'll repost some of mine and some more, I have all of these as 2meg files if anybody wants copies.
Looking back through these just makes me feel so lucky to have met so many really fantastic people, and how blessed we are to have made the effort to build on such a great movement.
He put on a brave face here but he was freeezing his nuts off, as were we all
Johnny's hand I missed the rest of him in this pic.
Here he was giving a sly 2 finger gesture.
Posted by Henry Barker (Member # 174) on :
More pics here
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and a few more.....
and my favourite
Posted by Anne McDonald (Member # 6842) on :
Steve will you please post the photos of John that I have put into our share folder on my behalf. If anyone who has posted here could e-mail me their pics of John I would really appreciate it. tigerstar@xtra.co.nz I am travelling to Sydney on Tuesday for Johns funeral. I am happy to take any mesages with me. John was my biggest inspiration and I shall think of him every time I put gold onto a panel. Posted by Alan Johnson (Member # 2513) on :
Sorry to here of the passing of a great Master of the craft. I will always remember John's joyful attitude towards everyone he met. "maintain" AJ
Posted by Deb Fowler (Member # 1039) on :
Spectacular.
Posted by Terry Colley (Member # 1245) on :
Nice pictures i'm with Henry on the David Butler one, I've no picture to post but the following is a story Jonny told at a pub in Cork at the 2003 meet there, As he attended so many meets you would see a post here offering a room to share and often he would stay in a hotel with a complete stranger. On one occasion he met his new letterhead friend and on the first night they both got back to the room, his mate went to bed and was soon asleep and snoring his head off . this kept Jonny awake almost all of the night however being the gent he was he said nothing, the next day he thought he would get back to the room early and get to sleep first, great idea only a few glasses of red and he forgot, gets back to the room only to find 'sleepy' already in bed again snoring his head off, again the next day he does not say a word about the lack of sleep but that night at the bar keeps an eye out and goes back to the room with his mate, they go to bed and just after they switch out the light Jonny goes over to his friends bed and kisses him on the forehead 'nighty night' he says gets back into his own bed and gets the best nights sleep ever. I can't remember the head in question but they never shared a room again. Still can't beleive I won't see him again cheers Terry
Posted by Bernice Tornquist (Member # 16) on :
Going to try to post some pictures of our visit with John at Sydney, Feb/05. Bear with me...I sometimes have trouble getting these pictures with my post. They are uploaded.
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Posted by paul priestley (Member # 4313) on :
Only just seen this post and am sad at the passing of a very dear friend. A uk meet will just not be the same without him. Sonny and Henry have already posted the two pics that are my particular favourits, they are the one of john and my wife dancing on the table in Greece and the one of John, Joe Crummley, Henry Barker and myself enjoying a beer on a boat in Greece.
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Posted by rene st-pierre (Member # 4116) on :
thanks a lot i dont have pics of this great guys now i can see a lot never can forget i have meet one time only at f.k.a.b i can remenber how great an good he is thanks peolpe for share the pics on the board
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