JOHN JARDINE

Condolences & Memories (12 entries)

• Was a good friend of John the years he was in Steep Rock and his Mom was our teacher still remember Mrs. Jardinge leading the School Choirs very vividly. John delivered the newspaper and would stop by each day and the hockey game was always on the table. We would have some awesome games. Now and then we would get the boxing gloves out and a couple Steep Rockers would go at it pretty good. Condolences to the Jardines, Mathesons( whom I knew from Moosehorn.) Sincerely , Lloyd Dreger. - Posted by: Lloyd Dreger (School friend) on: Mar 21, 2020

• I'm shocked and so sad to hear of Uncle John's passing... huge hugs and condolences to Linda and the whole family... Uncle John always had a kind gentle way about him, he was so well loved and he will be terribly missed. Sending love and sympathy from all of us in his brother Gordon's family. - Posted by: Naomi Jardine (Niece ) on: Mar 21, 2020

• I live in Alaska and I’ve been working for AFI for 39 years. During that time, I’ve came to know John while he was working with our Canadian affiliate. I very much enjoyed our working relationship and I still use some of the tools that John and I developed a long time ago. For one of them, I still have the original logic chart in my desk drawer and I fondly remember John whenever I refer to it. John was likely the kindest man I’ve ever met in the construction industry. He always had something good to say even after long arduous hours of work or when facing an extremely difficult issue. Once, we wrote a public reply to a paper that a well-respected engineer had published in a journal. I was livid that the engineer had discounted our technology because of hearsay and not facts. My first draft of the reply was fiery with a lot of passive-aggressive innuendo. At the very least, I wanted to strangle the guy! John was the calmer voice and we went back and forth about 3 or 4 times until there was a professional reply to the paper to send in. Even today, when I go to write a searing reply, I think of how it went with John on the reply to that paper and I calm down and just get the facts out. John came up to our facility in the early ’90’s and helped me work on a very large piling fabrication project. During that time, he quickly became friends with the entire crew. One fellow was a whitewater rafter and talked John into going up to Denali to float the Nenana Canyon. I loaned John my old dry-suit because the Nenana is a glacial river that stays extremely cold in the summer. And, the following Monday, I was glad that he’d had the suit because i found out that Bob’s raft flipped in a big rapid and John took a long swim in the freezing water. He passed it off as business as usual but because of my own experiences, I knew it wasn’t. Still, he never skipped a beat. And, on that same trip, I’ll always appreciate him helping me to lug a ton of concrete paving stones up to the second level of my house for the greenhouse floor. Again, I don’t know if he realized what he was getting into when he volunteered to help, but he kept to his word and we were able to savor some cold beer afterward. I believe that the last time I saw John was in March of 2006 when I traveled to Winnipeg to talk about a possible competitor coming into our market. As always, he was a great host on that trip. John was a very special man and all of us who got to spend just a little time with him are a bit blessed by the experience. It’s sad to think that he’s gone and I will miss him. I shall drink a toast to John (specifically, a Rusty Nail) with friends at the next gathering I’m at. - Posted by: Ed Yarmak (Friend) on: Mar 05, 2020

• So saddened by the news of John's passing. My heartfelt condolences to Linda and family. I was privileged to associate with John for many years and truly benefited from our relationship. John was a visionary with a kind heart and I will always be grateful our paths crossed. - Posted by: Garry Harland (Friend) on: Feb 11, 2020

• Sorry to here of Uncle Johnny’s passing, he was a great person who always had a smile on his face and treated me with kindness and respect. Our thoughts are with you all, take care. - Posted by: Tom and Joanne Matheson (Nephew ) on: Feb 08, 2020

• So sorry to hear about Uncle Johnny. So many years ago I was so excited to be flower girl at Johnny and Linda's wedding. He was very kind to all of us kids when he would stop in for visits or when we got together. - Posted by: Shaun Lindal (Niece) on: Feb 07, 2020

• Hugs to all of you, with fond memories of my uncle Johnny from niece, Tammy Matheson. - Posted by: Tamsen Matheson (Niece) on: Feb 06, 2020

• John will be missed by our family. Our condolences to the Jardine family, our thoughts are with you. - Posted by: Colin and Monique Vann (Business partners ) on: Feb 04, 2020

• John was my boss at Arctic Foundations of Canada in Elie for over 20 years. He was a class act gentleman and was highly respected by his associates. Hugs and kisses to his family. He will be greatly missed. Xoxoxo - Posted by: C Vann Mitchell (Employee ) on: Feb 04, 2020

• Very sorry to hear about Johns passing, he was a very good friend. - Posted by: Munro Ross (School buddy) on: Feb 04, 2020

• So sorry to hear about John’s passing. Remembering him from our school years and sports teams in Stonewall. My sincere condolences. Craig Ross Stonewall - Posted by: Craig Ross (Friend) on: Feb 04, 2020

• We are so sorry in hearing of your great loss to your whole family. He will be missed. - Posted by: Darrin and Michelle Postma (Old neighbors and friends) on: Feb 04, 2020