Sad News re johninderby

[AstroNebulee]

Bless him, so sad to hear this John was a God in SGL and always giving great advice, I particularly liked watching his astro collection grow. My condolences to your family 🙏

[johnfosteruk]

Very sad news indeed. John was an influential and knowledgable member of SGL. As others have said I did wonder why he'd not posted for some time.

RIP John.

[Telescope40]

RIP John.  He will be missed. Interacted with him on a number of occasions and I was all the better for it.  Knew his hobby thru and thru.  Very sad news indeed.    John 

[JeremyS]

What terribly sad news. SGL has been the poorer since his parting.

He added much to the forum. We always enjoyed sharing jokes. He was a mine of info, especially when it came to engineering. He was always showing us to make improvements to our scopes, mounts and other observing paraphernalia. This of course led to many exchanges over the about handles and AeroShell grease. 

My since condolences to @thunderbird02 and John’s family 

[bomberbaz]

Very sad news, his absense had been noted by a few. RIP John, a very well liked and respected member

[Sunshine]

R.I.P Sir, you will be missed.

[IB20]

Such sad news. Was one of the stalwarts of the forum when I joined and one of the posters that contributed to me solar observing and purchasing a refractor. RIP John, thoughts with his friends and family. 

[John]

I am very sorry indeed to learn this news. John was a major and valuable contributor to this forum. He was very experienced and always seemed to have useful, innovative and practical advice to offer, especially on how to make the best of astronomy equipment.

I bought items from him a few times and it was always a pleasant experience.

R.I.P John your presence will be missed on here, that is for sure.

 

[kirkster501]

Gosh I am so saddened to hear this.  I was only chatting with him over PM last summer.

So long John, may your star shine brightly.

[Another Drizzle Dweller]

Such sad news. RIP John

[tomato]

Sorry to hear the news, we have lost another member who embodied everything that gives SGL it’s well deserved reputation.

My condolences to his friends and family.

[Alkaid]

So sorry to hear this.  I often enjoyed reading about the modifications that John engineered with his scopes.  He would take a stock telescope  and make proper engineered additions to improve it.  A really skilled man. RIP John.

[Elp]

Very sad to hear, condolences 

[Dek Rowan Astro]

We are very sad to hear this news, John was the first person to buy our AZ100, he put his trust in us, our thoughts are with him and his family.

We hope he has a special resting place in the stars.

Derek and Dave.

[LDW1]

Any comments or advice he gave to me was very logical, very clear, very experienced !  Very few are like that.

[Neil27]

Sad news indeed, RIP John and condolences to his family and friends.

Always willing to give advice and a helpful comment, will be missed.

[ollypenrice]

This is dreadful news. John was accomplished and, more importantly than that, kind, civil and a man who set the tone in this pleasant community. Of course, I send my condolences to his family. What a shock this is.

Olly

[globular]

Very sad news. Condolences to everyone missing him. 🖤

[teoria_del_big_bang]

I think Olly hit the nail on the head, a very nice chap indeed and always there to help.
He had a huge amount of posts on this forum so sad it tool so long to hear this awful news.

Many thanks @thunderbird02 for taking the time to tell us the news, albeit bad news.

Steve

[Neil H]

RIP John you gave me so much help when I started , now I know why me PMs didn't get answered , 2 nd sad news today as my brother in law died today Some times life sucks

RIP John God bless you my friend

Edited January 13, 2023 by Neil H

[DaveS]

Oh no, this is dreadfully sad news. My condolences to his family.

He will be sorely missed on the forum.

[fwm891]

I'd like to join others in this sad news to hit our forum

[Captain Scarlet]

What a shame. I’ll miss his input and I had not a few classifieds-related dealings too.

My condolences to his family and friends.

Magnus

[Kon]

These are really sad news. I had only interacted with him through this forum and always excellent advice and very supportive. My condolences to his family.

[Stu]

Very sad news indeed.

I confess I feared the worst after he stopped posting but always hoped there was a happier explanation. John made a huge contribution to the forum, and helped many of us along the way. I met him once at an SGL gathering and we frequently interacted on the forum as we shared a love of nice refractors and solar observing. We also chatted about the testing we both did on the Rowan AZ100 tracking; an enjoyable process.

I am sure John’s love of a good handle will remain a fun topic of discussion on SGL for a long time to come. My sincere condolences to John’s family

Enjoy those stars up there Sir.