John Francis Chessman passed away peacefully on14th January 2025 with his family around him.
Son, brother, husband, dad, grandad and great grandad, he was always up for a family occasion.
By trade an engineering draftsman, a working life designing and building power stations.
Always a keen sportsman and fan, he also enjoyed angling, woodworking, drawing especially with his grandchildren; and most enduringly gardening with vegetables taking pride of place.
The gardener, with his spade and hoe,
Works in the sun and rain and snow;
He digs and plants and waters too,
And watches over what he grew.
So let us all be gardeners fair,
And tend to life with love and care,
And watch the seeds we plant come through,
To bloom and flourish, strong and true.
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Service
DATE AND TIME
Monday 17th February 2025, 12:30pm
ADDRESS
Surrey & Sussex Crematorium Memorial Chapel, Balcombe Road, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 3NQ
Reception
DATE AND TIME
Monday 17th February 2025, 1:30pm
ADDRESS
Ye Olde Six Bells, Church Road, Horley, RH6 8AD
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