John Avis

Dear Heather, Amelia and Will,
I just heard about John passing. I am so sorry for your loss.
Amelia, Marielle is still so impressed at how kind, smart and passionate you are.
Heather, Will and Amelia, prayers for your comfort and healing.
PEACE, Ellene Jones

I'm so sorry to hear of the loss of john. You and your family are in my thoughts & prayers

Our deepest sympathy for your loss. He will be missed deeply by the Star Class, and remembered with fond memories sailing together

Our deepest condolences to your family. Robin and I worked our way through La Salle Secondary High School with John. Just an awesome and talented person, schoolmate and teammate. Always had a smile on his face. Many of us had the good fortune to travel to Greece in grade 12 and I remembered this photographic moment - John and Steve in triumph.

John and I first met sailing in Kingston, Ontario. We became great friends during the summer of 1984 when there was a series of inter-provincial keelboat races in Lake Ontario, up the St Lawrence River and culminating in Charlottetown. We really bonded however during a transaltantic sailing race between Quebec and St Malo, France in September 1984 and subsequently spend a couple of dilinquent months delivering a sailboat down the coast of France, Gibraltor and into the Mediterrean Sea. Those...

John was a great team mate in Hockey. Always positive and a great skater. I mostly knew John..or "Avis" as I called him from Hockey. More noticable was his stick work and toe dribble. I remember when John scored a sudden death goal against our team a few years back. The kind of goal you always dream of scoring. The kind that keeps you coming back. I always reminded him of it, right up until the last time I was lucky enough to speak with him. I bumped into John and his family at Masons...

Sad to hear about the loss of your loved one. During difficult times such as this May the family draw ever closer together and to God rely on the power beyond what is normal to get through this.

I only knew John through sports, baseball, soccer, and basketball as he was supporting Will. I was always impressed with his knowledge and quiet demeanor as I over heard many of his discussions. Brandon Liz and I send our sincere sympathy. I know that he will be missed by everyone who knew him.