John served at Strathroy, Grand Bend (Summer), Ottawa and Cochrane Detachments before retiring as a Corporal from Still River Detachment on November 30, 1987. John is survived by his wife, Ailene and children George, Lois, Sherry, John Jr., Bob (Laurie Gillis OPP Provincial Operations – Intel) and Veronica, predeceased by Wanda.