I am greatly saddened and shocked by John's passing and my sincerest condolences go to his family. I first met John 14 years ago during an intensely difficult period of my life and his guidance, selflessness and inspiration helped me to truly turn my life around and I owe a great deal of what I have today to him. We became very close friends and we spent many hours walking our dogs, hanging out, listening to music and we eventually not only worked together we also lived across the hall from each other and I was very privileged to have been his best man. He was a very great friend. I'll miss John greatly and I will be attending on Thursday with a very heavy heart.