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Tribute to John Wilmot, 1928 - 2021
Tribute to John Wilmot, 1928 - 2021
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1928 July 02
John Wilmot was born in Acton, London on July 02, 1928. The eighth and penultimate child, and only son, of Charles James and Lily Eva Wilmot.
1939
John was evacuated from London in the late Summer of 1939.
1939
He returned to Acton, London for Christmas 1939.
1940 September 07
The London Blitz started on the 7th September 1940.
1940 September 27
John's home was destroyed by a German bomb resulting in the loss of his parents and four of his sisters (Patricia, Barbara, Marjorie and Gladys). He was dug out of the remains of the home.
1940 October - 1941 April
He was evacuated. First to Colwyn Bay for 6 months and then to Codsall, near Wolverhampton.
1942
He left secondary school in 1942 at the age of 14 and went on to attend Wolverhampton Art School.
1942
At Wolverhampton Art School he came to the attention of one of his lecturers a Mr Frederick Pugh who offered him an apprenticeship, which he accepted.
1946 - 1948
John was unable to complete his apprenticeship because in 1946 he was called up to do National Service in the RAF. In the RAF he worked on repairing the wooden Mosquito aircraft for their final flights to the breakers yard.
1948
On his return from National Service John was unable to complete his apprenticeship because of post-war austerity.
1950 January
In January 1950, at the age of 21, he again met a young woman whom he had known as a classmate at secondary school - Eileen
1954 February 27
John married Eileen.
1955
John became a fully qualified Weights and Measures Inspector.
1957 - 1960
John and Eileen had two children - Philip and Christopher.
1984 April
In 1984 a few months before his fifty-sixth birthday he had a heart attack, but returned to work 3 months later.
1986 - 1993
In 1986 he was given an opportunity to retire early, which he took. Only to be ask to go back part time in 1989. He continued in this part time role until his sixty-fifth birthday in 1993.
1994 - 1995
Following the death of Eileen's mother in 1994, John and Eileen decided to move to Ipswich to be near their two sons who worked in the area. They left the house that they had been in for 37 years and arrived in Martlesham Heath in 1995.
2002
John's quality of life improved dramatically after an operation at Papworth Hospital in 2002 during which he was given a double coronary artery bypass and a replacement aortic valve.
2014 February 27
John and Eileen celebrated their Diamond Wedding Anniversary despite Eileen having a terminal cancer. Eileen was very pleased to receive a card from The Queen as part of the celebrations.
2014 April 01
Eileen passed away. John again showed resilience and coped well with widowhood.
2014 April - 2021 June
John remained living independently and continued to take an interest in wood working, DIY, gardening, current affairs and meeting friends.
2021 June 27
Sadly John passed away on 27-June following a short period of decline. He will be sorely missed by his two sons Philip and Christopher.
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