Sad News re johninderby

[thunderbird02]

I do not know whether this is the right place or not, but I came across this site whilst researching some telescopes, and I noticed that johninderby  was a avid user of this site, he was my cousin and this is to 

inform whoever it concerns that John passed away in October last year.

[scotty38]

oh blimey, condolences and yes he was very well known and respected round here.

Edited January 13, 2023 by scotty38

[scotty38]

@Cornelius Varley I can see you're online so not sure if this needs moving somewhere more prominent?

[markse68]

That is very sad news- his absence had been commented on often and he is missed!  

Condolences to you and your family and his friends @thunderbird02 and thanks for letting us know

Mark

[Alan White]

That is most sad news indeed.
John was a highly valued SGL member, always part of the chatter and always helping folks.
Many of us had wondered what had happened when he stopped posting in Mid July of last year and tried to find out what had happened to no result, we now know why.

My condolences to you and his family.

RIP John, you will be missed

 

Edited January 13, 2023 by Alan White

[StevieDvd]

Yes sad news indeed. John was a good mentor on SGL, I always think of him when certain questions are asked. I wondered if he had left the forum, but for a different reason.

Condolences to you and his family.

He has been and will be missed

[Mr Spock]

I've moved this to the Astro Lounge where more people can see it.

Very sad news indeed. I had noticed him missing from the site. My condolences and best wishes to his family.

[DaveL59]

That is sad to hear, condolences to you and the family on your sad loss. 

[Greymouser]

Very sad to hear, my condolences to friends and family. Though we were all his friends here, I would hope.

He was a great asset to the forum, full of useful advice, not least on handles!

R.I.P.

 

[Louis D]

@Mr SpockWould it be possible to change the title to include johninderby and Rest In Peace or equivalent to make this more prominent?  He will indeed be missed and has already been missed during discussions on SGL.  Thanks.

[Stu1smartcookie]

RIP John . Always liked his input on here , he will be greatly missed .  Condolences to all Johns family . 

[LDW1]

Condolences from Canada !

[wulfrun]

Condolences from me too, he was a familiar name to me.

[Second Time Around]

Oh no!  I had a lot of respect for John and learned much from him as I'm sure others did.

Condolences to his family and friends.

[Craney]

Very sad news.  Had the pleasure of meeting him in person when buying a telescope a few years ago.

He loved a good modification and upgrade to the basic stock model of scope. I got the feeling he had an engineering background and was a great source of information if you ever had a design specification that needed filling.

 

Sean.

[bosun21]

When I first joined SGL John was ever so helpful to me and my incessant questions. I will miss his valued input. He has sadly joined the heavens rather than observing them. 
My heartfelt condolences to his family.

[RT65CB-SWL]

I purchased a few items from him via the 'Astro Classifieds' section. He was always willing to help and offer advice to new and existing SGL'ers. 

My condolences to his family and friends too.

[Giles_B]

This is very sad. I'm very new to astronomy so I don't think my time on SGL coincided with John's, but I feel I know him a little, and have learnt a great deal, from reading so many of his prolific posts on this site. In that sense his wisdom is very much living on on SGL.

[Carbon Brush]

RIP John. I always had high regard for his posts. Well informed with good explanations.
Only a couple of weeks ago while chatting on the phone with another SGL member John's name came up as someone to ask about a particular scope.
Then we both realised we had not heard from him for a while.
A loss to our community, and no doubt to many others.
 

[badhex]

Very sad news indeed 😢 Like many others I had noticed his absence but assumed he'd perhaps been busy with other things. 

Condolences to the family, he will be greatly missed.

[wookie1965]

I'm gutted I have had many conversations with him as we both had refractors I picked his brain a few times. Such a sad loss to the group. 

Edited January 13, 2023 by wookie1965

[lifeonmars]

Very sad news indeed- RIP John,he was a avid poster on this forum  and passed is in depth knowledge to many a beginner on this forum.

He will be sadly missed.

Condolences to you and all the family

Frank

[wxsatuser]

Sad to hear it.....RIP John.

[Knighty2112]

Sad news. Met John a year or so ago after buying something off him and picked it up from his house on the way back home from my work I was doing down in the London area. He was a very nice and pleasant man, and his contributions on here will be very much missed indeed! 
 

Condolences to his family and friends. 

[dweller25]

Sad news, he was a prolific poster and always had something interesting and positive to say.

My condolences to @thunderbird02, the rest of his family and his friends.

RIP John from Derby.

Edited January 13, 2023 by dweller25