John Joseph Matthews
Aged 48 Years
The Relatives and Friends of the MATTHEWS, MARZATO and PATTISON FAMILIES are warmly invited to attend the Funeral Service of their much loved husband, father, son, pop, brother, brother-in-law, uncle and friend JOHN
Service to held at The Salvation Army Citadel, Cleary Street, Hamilton this MONDAY February 27, 2006 commencing at 2pm, followed by a private cremation.
"We miss you already"
My heart aches for Aunty Norma, Uncle Sam and their respective families.
While it has been quite a few years since I had seen John, I have been thinking about childhood memories shared with him.
The memories which have come to my mind over the past week, have been of the day John was in his bedroom concocting another science experiment.
John coerced me into going in to his bedroom informing me "you will love this!". So naively in I went, only to be locked in the room with a stink bomb being set off and John laughing hysterically on the outside!
I have also thought about the cracker night when my Father, Uncle Sam, all the boys and myself (only girl) went to the local park to let off our crackers.
What a fantastic memory it is. We were all so young and care free. Although on our return home, I remember our Mothers (Norma & Irene) not being too happy with all the burn marks on our clothing.
While their is now a void in everyone`s life with John no longer being with us, I know there is another star in the sky at night, looking down on all of us.
My love, thoughts and prayers are with you all.
Lyn Moussalli (Blain)
I first met John in 1978 down at Glendale slot car track. I used to go down there every Firday for some time before I got serious about racing.
When I did, I brought a chassis from the track not knowing to much about it or were it come from. I was told that it was made by somebody that raced every Sunday night at the track. So I headed of down there one Sunday night to see what went on. Not long after I arrived John come over to me and intrduced himself, he was told that I had brought his masterpeice and invited me to race with them on Sunday nights. John was the orgoniser of the races at Glendale.
After that we had many years ahead competing against each other and traverling all over the place enjoying each others company. Roy Sculley, Rodney Mcguiness, John and myself spent nearley every second Sunday in Sydney for years racing and then backed it up by racing the same night at Glendale.
He will be sadley missed.
John Hodder
9/5/2008
I love you so much dad words cannot explain its been 9 yrs now and its still not any easier I need you back you always had all the right words to say all the answers you were the smartest person I knew still to this day you loved Mè and believed in Mè no matter how bad things got nobody can cuddle Mè and make everything ok like you did. I miss you terribly I think about you every second when you left you only left Mè with enough heart just to live.
You truly are the best I love you dad I miss you I miss you I miss you xoxoxoxoxo love always Joanne
22/3/2015
