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I received a sad message on Facebook from John's (Zaphodeist) cousin, Christine that John died over the past weekend. John was very private and although we never communicated directly, he posted frequently on TG and we always "Liked" each other's posts on Facebook. I will post more details as they become available.
May John's memory be a blessing.
Am so sorry, I remember his postings over many years, and send deepest sympathies to his family.
Oh. That's very sad.
Best wishes to his family.
So sad to hear of Zaphodiests passing. Read many of his postings on Tg for many years. I send my condolences to his family.
Stygg
Sad news - my condolences.
Acorn
counted john a friend since the days of the 'spinning football logo' - we shared a love of hitch hiker's guide [as you might guess from his username]- only a couple of months since we last communicated; I knew he was not well
very sad, I shall miss him.. very best wishes to his family
John was for years one of the experts here and also on Xara Users. My condolences to his beloved.
sending my condolences to Johns family ..my prayers are with them..
That is extremely sad news. John has been a member & excellent contributor to TalkGraphics over many years (and XaraUsers as Boy points out). My condolences to his family. Farewell John .
So Sad, he will be missed here on TG. My condolences to his family I am very sorry for their loss.
So, so sorry to hear of John’s passing.
Always appreciated his participation.
My sincere and deepest sympathy to his loved ones.
John, You will be missed and thank you for sharing your wonderful creations. My condolences to family and friends.
Such sad news. I remember he used to be quite active here and made some beautiful drawings. My best wishes to his family.
Sorry to hear that, my condolences to the family.
Marc
Goodbye, old friend. You'll never walk alone.
Bob.
So sad. Really sorry to hear that. My condolences to the family
Yep, sad day. Our best wishes for the family.
We were friends on Facebook, I always enjoyed his posts. Sad to here he is no longer with us.
Like many others John and I communicated privately on a number of occasions. He was a great friend and will be missed.
My condolences to his family.
I have just wanted to congratulate for John on the Facebook, that this evening Liverpool won 3:0 against Man City in the Champions League. He was a big Liverpool fan.
Then just read there the sad news :(
You'll Never Walk Alone John, you saw the todays match from the heaven then.
https://youtu.be/OV5_LQArLa0
And he loved it csekz!
Egg yes I know, YNWA John.
Yes, I was expecting Liverpool to pasted all over my Facebook, then I realized - no more:'(
I have asked Christine, John's cousin to post details here re: funeral arrangements and any other related events.
According to Christine, John was a very private person (I am guessing he lived alone). So TalkGraphics and Facebook were probably a virtual family for him.
John was an amazing person with great humour, which shined through even the virtual channels.
On Facebook his name was Zaphodeist Fortytwo, the number 42 in that referrred to the famous book with title "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", where 42 is the "Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything" :)
He had very good knowledge about Xara, on the XaraUsers Forum was also Moderator and always welcomed everyone. Never will forget the Off-topic chats, that was so big fun with him, not only about the football or the universe, just about anything, for example he also liked the music very much.
As an artist John was the master of transparencies in my opinion, just some examples from his collection drawn by Xara
"Pulpit"
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"Covenanters"
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On TalkGraphics registered in 2007 and had 6202 posts..