Remembering you on what would have been your 75th birthday
John Combes (22 Jul 1946 - 2 May 2020)
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In loving memory of John Combes who passed away peacefully in his sleep on 2nd May 2020. A lifelong local resident John was devoted to his family: his wife Jackie who pre-deceased him in 2013, son Chris, daughter Sue, grandsons Jack and Adam and great-grandson Harry.
John spent his entire career working for Nottingham City Council, starting out in 1964 as a Trainee Accountant and retiring as Director of Finance. John also tutored at Clarendon college, helping many colleagues through their Association of Accounting Technicians qualifications in the late 70s and 80s. Retiring in 2003 John spent his retirement pursuing various interests and passions; as well as being an avid Nottingham Forest fan, he loved spending time cultivating his established garden, researching his family history, collecting porcelain, sampling single malt whiskies and holidaying abroad with Jackie and the wider family. Also during his retirement he discovered the musical Les Miserables and became a huge fan, seeing the show live several times and often bursting into impromptu song! More recently he took up running at the age of 70, completing 115 Parkruns and taking part in a number of 10k races.
John will be missed by all who knew him and the family would love the help of friends, family and former colleagues in keeping his memory alive by sharing any memories, photographs and funny stories on our dedicated rememberence page here https://johncombes.muchloved.com/
Offline donation: donated in memory of John
Offline donation: donated in memory of John
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![Dad on wall which he built himself at Denton Close in 1980s](https://d24pb0tc2lc7uj.cloudfront.net/Eqr4M1Yvmqqmqsq94Ikk-ycq4xQ=/fit-in/800x600/public/assets/uploads/65aa79f9-fed1-4e05-aecb-32f87c4b4527.jpg)
Dad on wall which he built himself at Denton Close in 1980s
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John Combes at home in 1988
![John's 70th birthday dinner in Llandudno](https://d24pb0tc2lc7uj.cloudfront.net/yfZmAsOSglHx0JfcTriM1i_OzZs=/fit-in/800x600/public/assets/uploads/770127f4-ebe8-44e4-bf54-bdaadd551a7a.jpg)
John's 70th birthday dinner in Llandudno
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A real Santa wanting to make everyone happy
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Always wanting to make people smile
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![Remembering all the ups and downs we saw at Forest, dad. The 1-1 against Man U, the 0-0 against QPR and all the matches in between. Miss you - Chris.](https://d24pb0tc2lc7uj.cloudfront.net/nngG7Esp83cjcqzie0TMKErDL6c=/fit-in/800x600/public/assets/uploads/31f4097e-41e3-4a6d-8080-ca606549e36a.jpg)
Remembering all the ups and downs we saw at Forest, dad. The 1-1 against Man U, the 0-0 against QPR and all the matches in between. Miss you - Chris.
![Sleep tight Dad. With Mum again, but you've left a huge hole here xxx](https://d24pb0tc2lc7uj.cloudfront.net/mDUk18Yhm2TLQ0hCJVURY3NookM=/fit-in/800x600/public/assets/uploads/0c2c45c8-66ee-47dc-8eee-ed4a9a51039c.jpg)
Sleep tight Dad. With Mum again, but you've left a huge hole here xxx
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