JOHN K BULLOCK
Posted on November 28th, 2005 by EyeNo
MEN ARE ALL ALIKE - EXCEPT THE ONE YOU’VE MET WHO’S DIFFERENT
Today came the sad news that one of the most influential people I’ve ever met had passed away earlier this year. John Bullock died at home on August 25th, peacefully, after a battle with cancer.
I first met John in the late 60’s when I moved to Vancouver. The memory of our first meeting is long gone but the impact on my life will never be forgotten. To watch John approach was to see a man who’s body had betrayed him. Lurching, held up by two wooden canes, he struggled across the room. Then he smiled.
A man who knew how to have fun. Who didn’t dwell on the hand he’d been dealt. A man who loved life. John was intelligent, kind, fond of bad jokes and more than willing to see how far he could push the envelope. An electronic genius who could tame those spastic muscles and perform the most delicate soldering with long slim fingers that moved with an accuracy that you and I could never match.
We drifted apart after I moved back to Toronto and I only met up with him once in the 80’s. John moved to Campbell River and met a wonderful woman named Nancy and together they built a life of love and happiness. Once a year we would receive a Christmas note filled with local news. Reading between the lines, you could tell that John’s health was not getting better but there was never a word of bitterness or regret.
I will miss John deeply and I feel honored that I was able to meet such a remarkable individual and call him my friend.
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That’s my Uncle (I was named after him), glad to know you thought that highly of him. He is missed, and remains in our thoughts.