New York, New York
EILLS--John, died on Saturday, May 19, at home in Manhattan. The son of John and Matilda (Diachkovsky) Eills, he was born in Nagasaki, Japan, November 4, 1927. He came to the United States in 1940, served in the U.S. Submarines from 1943 to 1949, and was educated at Harvard College and the...
Read MoreHow is it possible that John has been gone for 10 years? Tab and I think of you often, always with laughter and affection. Love to Nancy, Andrew, Amity, and all of your grandchildren.
Barbara Schweitzer
May 16, 2022 | Friend
If John were here during the pandemic, I suspect that he would be Zooming up a storm, and figuring out a way to virtually sail. He would make sheltering-in-place an entertaining adventure. There will never be another like John. We miss you dear friend. Cheers to you!
Barbara Schweitzer
May 16, 2020 | San Mateo, CA | Friend
Tab and I had the honor of attending John and Nancy's 50th wedding anniversary party. It was on a beautiful summer's day and we took a magical sail around New York harbor. Seeing the love that John and Nancy shared, while at the same time knowing that John wasn't well, was both inspiring and heartbreaking. Surrounded by so many friends and family celebrating their love, is a memory that I will always treasure. Being part of the extended honorary Eills family has added so much joy to my life....
Barbara Levenson Schweitzer
May 16, 2019 | San Mateo, CA | Friend
Dear Nancy, Andrew And Amity,
Please accept my deepest sympathy for your loss. I only met John briefly over the Christmas holidays when Anna and I were in NYC. I liked him from the first.
Anna had told me that John holds a special place in her heart. After our delightful visit with both you, Nancy, and John, it was easy for me to see why she feels as she does.
Warmest regards,
Struan Robertson
May 30, 2012
Dear Nancy, Andrew, Amity & all the Eills family, I will remember John fondly for many years to come, especially his contibutions to the Corinthians, and his friendship with my entire family. My heart goes out to you all. Love, Helena Del Re
Helena Del Re
May 28, 2012 | Bedminster, NJ
John Eills is the only person I know who called me by my full name--Mary Theadosia. It gave me great pleasure to hear it. He knew me as a child--Mary--and as an adult--Thea and was one of the few who could put those two together. I will miss him.
Thea Selby
May 27, 2012 | San Francisco, CA
John Eills is on the very "short list" of exceptional people I have known.
His biography confirms he had few limitations. I'm sure all who knew him will greatly miss him.
Glen Johnson
May 25, 2012 | Seattle, WA
Andrew - I have always loved listening to stories about your father. I am so sorry for your loss.
Susan Palmer Terry
May 25, 2012 | Concord, NH
John had been so kind with me when he and Nancy invited at his home in Princeton in July, 1981. I was an unruly teenager at that time, and i'd just landed in the US. But John's heart -and humor- was so great! I understand why he and my father had remained such close friends over the years (nearly 60 yrs iirc).
Dear John I'll never forget you.
Love to Nancy, Andrew, Amity, and all family.
Christophe, Montpellier, France
May 25, 2012