Rest in Peace John. I will miss seeing the gentle giant swinging under his 14. A true gentleman.
It didn't matter whether you knew John or not, he always had this huge, beaming smile for everyone.
A pleasure and a privilege to have kited with you.
rip mate
if there is a god, then he shines through you! and not that man made organisation of rotten apples.
So sorry for the family and friends.
Rest in peace ,
Joe Cron.
Rest in peace.
I never knew you but always admired the "stoke" that always came across in your posts.
As part of my commitment to honor John,s memory I would like to bring to attention to the seabreeze community this pettition run by the Newcastle Herald www.communityrun.org/petitions/campaign-for-a-royal-commission-into-church-sex-abuse-2
You might want to visit the broken rites website too brokenrites.alphalink.com.au/,chilling reading and an eyeopener the extentof the abuse and covering up and lies and deceit is mind boggling .Particularly the latest news section. it will help you understand why John was so upset with the catholic church .His family would have been gutted when they read the day after his funeral that the PM did not think a royal commission was warranted.Please help show the Pm and others that this issue and John and many others deaths are too important not to warrant a royal commission .Nothing less will do
To the family and frinds of John, my sincerest condolences. There are no words. These are the saddest of stories I ever hear, I feel choked for the wife and children of a loving father.
Is there an Australia wide movement for this? That Royal Comission is NSW only by looks.
Of all the things our governments could do, this would restore their credibility most in my eyes. Truth and Reconciliation type commission would be second best but still go a long way.
Rest in Peace John.
Such a sad story.
May he rest in a better place.
Love and sympathy to the family and friends
Very sad situation, and the catholic church is the root cause. I would be happy to see that organisation wiped off the planet, and it's obscene wealth divided amongst the poor.
Sounds like a much loved man who will be missed.
However, and I'm going to get some red for this, suicide is such a selfish thing to do. He's free now and his family and kids have to carry the burden of his suicide instead. I know as I've had friends go through it and eventually managed to resume normal life 5 years later. I would never, never put this on my child(ren) no matter how much pain I was in. That is the saddest thing that's happened here.
/Signed: #2983 out of 3000 target.
To say that suicide is a selfish act is an ignorant statement and inappropriate. Can you really imagine the pain that people experience that motivates them to follow through and commit suicide? The act itself is usually the result of long standing issues, to make insurmountable pain stop. It's not usually an act of callous disregard for anyone but themselves.
You acknowledged in your post that you thought your comments were going to upset some people here, and on you went. Your entitled to your opinion, yet not in this thread. Go somewhere else.
You can look at this in all different ways Dave but please .. Probably not the best place to say what you feel ..... for the families sake...and friends, as I know they have been following this forum....especially his sister ....
I did think carefully before posting, I believe at times like this people don't always need another word of support, sometimes they benefit more from hearing that it's ok to be angry as well.
/I'll bow out now, and mods feel free to delete my post.
RIP to someone i never knew, who in passing and with his friends and families tributes brings tears to my eyes
A community has lost a member, a friend, a brother, a husband and a father
RIP now mate
