One of the founding members of our Society, and Secretary, was John Biss. Sadly, John died very suddenly in October this year. Just after his death I wrote a few words as a tribute to him, to be used at his funeral and in the annual Society Newsletter. See below:
Memories of John
Big Bad Biss was his Cowboy name but he was far from bad. John was a proud member of Carla’s Cowboys Golf Society. In fact it was his idea to start the Society back in 2000.
When Margo sent John for golf lessons to Carla in 1997 he soon got hooked on the game. Carla ran a Gents morning every Wednesday with tuition and 9 holes of golf afterwards. We had quite a regular gathering, always lots of fun.
John suggested forming a golf society and we were all for it. John became our very faithful and loyal secretary. From that day onwards John organised a game every Wednesday without fail. He was a superb man and an excellent organiser. He loved his golf with his dear friends in his society.
His mission statement was “if you are serious about golf, don’t join the society”. That’s how it was every Wednesday for 14 years, pure fun with a little good golf in between. The 19th hole was always John’s favourite when he would tell his stories and tales of his travels over a large glass of red wine, tucking into his steak pie.
John was the core of our society. We will truly miss him, not just on the course but off as well. He was a dear, dear friend, a great sport and a great golfing buddy.
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