John's journey of life began in Amsterdam in 1934, then detoured to Canada in 1955. He enjoyed traveling and was not hesitant to take on new adventures. He would enjoy saying that he was "retired longer than he had worked" and he "had a good ride and enjoyed the sights along the way".
John married the Late Elizabeth and had two sons, Ben (late Jean) and Rob (Kit). He is survived by his grandchildren Linda (Don) and Jennifer (Kelly), and great grandchildren, Shawn, Avery and Reid.
John is survived by siblings Annie, Tiny, Mirjam, Thea and Rens, and predeceased by siblings Jan, Gerard, Theo, Ben and Ria.
Special thanks to Caroline and Brian for being such good friends and neighbours to John.
Also a thank you to the staff at Victoria Hospital Oncology and Emergency departments for their compassionate care.
In keeping with John's wishes, cremation has taken place and there will be no service or visitation.
