John B Sewell, Warrington branch

[David R]

I regret to announce the death of John Sewell, well known in Southport and Warrington for many years. He was, I believe, 84 years old, and a solitary kind of man, who allowed no visitors to either his collection, nor his house. I only found out by going to a neighbour who told me he had been cremated 3 weeks ago, after a spell of 4 weeks in hospital. He was a single man, with a sister with whom he had no contact. I understand that his valuable collection, built up over many years and containing many superb cacti and succulents ( which we only saw at our show) was "binned". If only ---

David R

[Cactus Jack]

Thats really sad , sad thet he died but sounds like a sad life also

[Philip B]

Very sad to hear the news from David.
Also a great shame that his many wonderful plants could not live on, to be treasured by his friends in and around Southport.

RIP John.

[Bill]

Very sad and an oft told tale of the fate of collections too. It is something we all need to think about is the fate of our collections after we have gone,

Bill

[Peter]

John was extremely independent. I once brought his purchases back from ELK, an event he enjoyed. He found his way there by overnight ferry from Hull, then from Zeebrugge down the coast to Blankenburg, sometimes carrying a couple of cardboard boxes for the plants.

He was a decent man and a stalwart of the Warrington Branch, being the treasurer there. One of the 'unsung heroes' of the hobby. R.I.P. John.

[Dot]

Sorry to hear about John, he was a regular at the Haworthia Conventions in Leicester, travelling there and back by public transport. He supported the event by bringing plants for sale, and often went home with boxes of plants bought at the Convention.

I'm sure he enjoyed his plants, and his quiet support of all the events he attended will be missed.