We are sad to share the news that St Swithun's former Bursar and World War Two Navy Veteran John Goodman passed away on Friday one day shy of his 102nd birthday.
John became bursar at St Swithun’s after leaving the Navy in 1971. He worked at the school until his retirement in 1988 and oversaw the sale of the bottom sports field for the extension of the M3 as well as the rebuild of the junior school after a fire destroyed much of the building in 1974. John married his wife, June, during the second World War and they were married for 67 years until her passing. He was the father to four children, two of whom Lucy and Fiona, were students at St Swithun’s.
On his 100th birthday he a received Certificate of Appreciation by the Royal Naval Association in recognition of his distinguished service in the Navy during World War Two. Away from his working and serving life, John was a keen hockey player and was an active and longstanding member and Honorary Vice-President of Winchester Hockey Club.
Everyone at St Swithun’s sends our sincere condolences to his family and friends.
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