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During the committal at the Crematorium
before Jack’s Memorial Service a bugler played
The Last Post…
The Memorial Service itself was a celebration
of Jack’s life and a thanksgiving for his service
to others. The large Church was full and the
atmosphere a joyous one. Following the
eulogies, the ‘reflection’ on Jack’s life of
action was suitably stirring and his requested
hymns were rendered with spirit. Surprisingly
he did not include ‘Will Your Anchor Hold’
amongst these, but as his son Chris related
afterwards - “he must have known we would
sing it…” So we did, and with ex. BB’ers
present and a Methodist congregation the roof
was duly raised…
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Jack’s non-BB life…
When he was about nineteen Jack went to
Brixton juvenile court to speak for one of his
BB boys. He saw all that was going on and was
convinced that people who had offended
probably needed more help than those who
had not. Having started work as a trainee
accountant, this court experience seemingly
keyed him into social work, first as a Youth
Employment officer in Farnham and then for
21 years as a Probation Officer.
A man of absolute integrity and dedication,
one of the first things Jack did upon his
retirement was to journey to Kent to say
goodbye to a ‘client’ serving a prison
sentence; a few days later he was at
Silverstone with the boys of the Kart club he
founded some years previously.
Jack's retirement was never going to be one of
leisure… He was vice chairman of Ash Vale
Citizens Advice Bureau which he had helped
found and continued working for solicitors and
the County Probation Office up to the age of
75. Then he became a silver surfer, helping to
set up a website for the elderly to keep them
updated re. local activities.
(He was also a trustee of the ‘Dempster Trust’
which ‘financially assists persons resident in
Farnham who are in conditions of need,
hardship or distress’)
Jack was the most patient and unselfish of
men, he touched the lives of so many people
young and old alike. His friends, who were
many, welcomed Jack just about anywhere,
anytime.
Lance Corporal Jack
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