John Holmes

My deepest sympathy to the Holmes family on the sad passing of John. He was a wonderful colleague and I have special memories of our time together when we both worked in Bord na Mona. He was one of life's true gentleman and John was always great company. May he rest in peace.

Very sorry to hear about Jack's recent passing. He was a wonderful community man and it was a privilege to get to know him in recent years through the Meath PPN and through his enthusiastic involvement in the Ash2020 project and the Greenspace project.
My deepest sympathy to all Jack's family and to his many friends.

My deepest sympathy to you Mairead and to the extended Holmes family on the sad passing of John. May He Rest in Peace.

We were sad and shocked to hear of John's death. John was a neighbour of ours in Castlefarm and later we formed a strong bond during our time in Ghana. John was a man of strong convictions and was always wonderful company. We send our deepest sympathy to his family

So sad to hear of John's passing. I knew John from our Bord na Mona days. He was very knowledgeable, always had a story to tell and was a true gentleman. My condolences to John's family. RIP.

To Mairead, Carole, Sharon, Bronwyn and Jack’s beloved grandchildren and family, I offer my condolences to you all on the tragic death of Jack. His presence, knowledge and capacity to work for and on behalf of his community will be greatly missed. I’ve had the privilege of walking with him up many a mountain, discussing many concepts and ideas, working alongside him on many projects, where his passion & vision for a better Ashbourne was truly remarkable. He will be sorely missed, and there’s a gigantic void in our lives that will be hard to fill.

Dear Carole, Sharon and Bronwyn

My deepest sympathies to you all on the passing of John.
May he Rest in Peace.

Cathleen

Sincere condolences to John's family on the passing of a former colleague from Aer Lingus days. I met John for the first time when both of us joined the fledgling systems department. John was always very friendly and our paths crossed many times through business over the years. John always acted in a professional and honourable manner, both in business and as a friend and colleague. He will be sadly missed.

To Sharon Carole, Bronwyn, and Mairead,
My deepest and heartfelt condolences to everyone.
May you all have the strength to keep going.
Marie Gibbons .

Sincere sympathy to Mairead and John’s family on your sad loss.His passing is immense for all of you.
Ar dheis de go raibh a anam dilis.

Sharon, Carol & Bronwyn, I’m think of you all today, may your dad rest in peace now.

It is with great sadness that I heard the news of Jack’s passing. He was a champion of the community and visited our school initially to involve us in the ASH2020 celebrations.

Little did he know at the time, that he would become part of the Parent School Partnership which involves representatives from the local community. I also worked with Jack on the Green Space initiative and I look forward to his work and commitment to this coming to fruition at some stage soon hopefully.

He was a special person who we had the pleasure of working with in recent years - I may not have known him long but the joy and wisdom he contributed to our school community and to the local community is a testament to his great character and generosity of spirit. I will dearly miss our chats about how to make the world a better place. Our thoughts are with his family and his partner at this time.

To Sharon,

Our deepest sympathy to Jan and the Holmes family on the passing of John. May he rest in peace.
Dolores & Paddy Kennedy.

Deepest sympathy to Mairead and Jack's family on Jack's passing.May he rest in peace

I worked with him in Cara for some years. He was a good man and a super colleague. I’m so sorry to hear of his passing. RIP

Jack was a great friend of Ashbourne CNS. He was a member of our Parent School Partnership Team. Jack offered so much to our school. He will be terribly missed by us all.

I will really miss having a coffee and a biscuit with Jack.

Our deepest condolences to all of the Holmes family.

Sincere condolences to John's family from Beech Grove Residence Association

Sincere sympathy to Jan & the Holmes family on John’s passing .
May he RIP .
Triona & Maura Wrynne.

Sad to hear such sad news. Condolences to all the family. I have lovely memories of working with John in Bord na Mona and will forever remember him and his lovely smile.

Dear Mairéad, my deepest sympathy on the passing of John and condolences to all his beloved family. May he rest in peace.

Sincere sympathy to Mairead and the Holmes family on the sad passing of Jack may he rest in peace.

Sincere condolences to John's family and friends on your sad loss. I was a colleague of John's in Bord na Mona and worked with him on several projects. One of nature's best. May he rest in peace forever.

Very sorry to hear of the passing of Jack , he was a man blessed with great intelligence and vision.It was great to work with him on AHS projects.Sincere condolences to his family and friends.

Really sad and shocked to hear about Jack's passing . We spent Many hours on projects together with local societies AHS and Ash2020 and goin on courses together. There were So many chats had ! It was an honour to know Jack . He had much passion and ideas and wealth of knowledge and always worked towards supporting the community . People , community , coming together and the greater good of Ashbourne was the most important thing to him. His focus was always about getting a project done for the community and never about the glory of it. He was so loyal to his friends , never had a bad word to say about anyone. His energy and enthusiasm and blue sky thinking always inspired me. Jack and his unending energy and vitality will be missed .

Condolences to all his family and grandchildren that loved him dearly and to all his friends too .
Thinkin of you all and sending so much Love x

RIP Jack

Deepest sympathy to Jack's family and friends at this difficult time. It was always a pleasure to meet Jack although our meetings were infrequent in recent years. Always warm and affable, conversation invariably turned to reminiscences about our long-ago schooldays in St Vincents. RIP Jack.

My sincere sympathy to Jack’s family on his untimely passing.Aside from his wonderful work for the people of the Ashbourne area,he was an integral part of a community History project in Ballyboughal,for which we were very grateful.May you Rest In Peace Jack.

Deepest sympathy to Jack's family and all his friends in Ashbourne Historical Society.Jack was a real gentleman and he will be a great loss to the community in Ashbourne.

Dear Sharon & family, we are so sorry to hear of John’s passing, sending all our love and best wishes at this sad time xx

My deepest sympathy to Mairead and all Jack's family. He was a real gentleman. May he rest in eternal peace.

Our deepest sympathy to Mairead and the Holmes family on the passing of Jack. He was a wonderful community man and will be sadly missed. May he rest in peace.

Our deepest sympathy to Jack's family at this sad time. Jack was a powerhouse in Ashbourne in many ways including his work for greenspace and he was a great support to us for years. Ashbourne was lucky to have him and he will be greatly missed. Thank you Jack and we will remember all you did for this town. From Ashbourne Playspace Committee members past and present. Rest in Peace.

Deepest sympathies to Sharron, Jack & Finn and the extended Holmes family on the sad passing of John. May John Rest in Peace.

Condolences to Jack's family on his sad passing. He had an extraordinary commitment to his community.
May he rest in Peace.

My Condolences to Jan and all Jack's family at this very sad time.
May he rest in peace

My deepest condolences to you Sharon, Carole, Bronwyn and extended families. Also to Mairead, you are all in my thoughts and prayers. May Johns soul rest in peace 🙏

My deepest sympathies to all Jack's family. Jack was incredibly devoted to the community in Ashbourne and the community is better for his influence.

May he rest in peace.

So sorry to hear of Jack’s death. We have many great memories, especially from when we were much younger. Our
deepest sympathies to Mairéad and Sharon, Carole and Bronwyn and the extended Holme’s family.

Mairead so sorry to hear of Johns passing.May he rest in peace.

We send our sincere sympathy to all of Jack's family and friends on your sad loss. Jack was a kind person, and was deeply committed to the projects that he became involved with. May he rest in peace.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dilís.

Very sincere sympathies on the death of Jack - a classmate in St Vincent’s CBS. Jack was an enthusiastic and interesting conversationalist - and I alway enjoyed meeting up with him.

Really sad to hear of John’s passing.
Sincere condolences to his family, neighbours and many friends.
It was my pleasure and honour to meet John regularly in recent years. A thorough gentleman and a scholar. He was a fount of knowledge who could talk on any subject with authority, great passion and his unique wit. I’ll hold fond memories of a special local/family history project and our enjoyable lengthy lunches.
Rest in Peace, John.

My deepest sympathies to Jack’s family and friends. May he rest in eternal peace.

My deepest sympathy to Jack's family and to his many friends on his passing. Solas na bhFlaitheas ar a anam uasal.

Condolence to Mairead and all Jack's family. May Jack Rest in Peace.

Hi Carole and family,
This is such dreadful news for you all and for anyone lucky enough to have met Jack. A powerhouse of ideas and great opinions and with such a broad knowledge, he was a HUGE help to myself and the rest of the Rath Lodge residents in all our estate and council-related dealings over the years. With his selfless work behind the scenes to get decent and fair social amenities in Ashbourne (e.g. the infamous public park), it was often difficult to catch him for a meeting or to get his very measured take on matters, his diary was always full. I was in awe of his energy. And optimism. I'm honoured to have met him, he's going to leave an enormous gap in Ashbourne (and on Earth) when he's gone.
I'm not in the country at the moment, all I can do is send you and yours my deepest sympathies.
Take Care.

Sincere sympathy to Mairead and all Jack's family and friends. May Jack Rest in Peace.

Our heartfelt condolences to our dear colleague Jack's family and friends on his sad passing. We will miss his wisdom and experience. Tá ár smaointe libh go léir.

To Mairead, Sharon, Carole and Bronwyn, We were so sad to hear of John's passing. John was a great friend and mentor to our bother Brin over many years . His wisdom, guidance and counsel was needed and heeded at different times and we are forever grateful to John for that. We had the opportunity to meet John at different occasions and know that he was so proud of you all. May he now rest in peace.

Sincere sympathy to all the family and friends.Thanks Jack for all the memories and over 60 years of friendship.
Rest in peace.

Our dearest Carole, Sharon, Bronwyn and to all our dearest family members of our beloved Jack,
please do allow us to send you all our deepest sympathy and unwavering support.
It is beyond all words to express how much we both loved your dad, grand dad and farther in law... he was was one of the finest and most honorable man we have ever met. His wisdom topped with a lovely humor and his unforgettable smile and laughter will stay in our hearts forever. He was more than than a dear friend to us, he was our fatherly dear friend and as such he will stay alive in our hearts forever.
We are wishing you peace, comfort, courage, and lots of love at this time of sorrow. Our hearts go out to you at this difficult time.
Wishing you the best and know you have us always on your side and our full support in every moment.

My sincere condolences to John's family. John was a great colleague from our Cara days together and through his Bord na Móna days and after. He was whip smart, gregarious, compassionate, full of life and the world is a poorer place for his passing. May he rest in peace.

Very sad to learn of John's passing. Many fond memories of working for John in Bord Na Mona IT. A gentleman who inspired everyone. Condolences to his family on their sad loss. May John rest in peace.

Condolences from Ruth Hogarty and family.
John was a lovely person and will be sadly missed by family and friends.

Sincere condolences to Jack's family and friends. A great community man whose contribution to Ashbourne was immense. The Ash2020 garden will be a fitting memorial to his hard work.

To the family of Jack Holmes, deepest sympathies on the loss of your dear dad. A true gentleman and community worker who did so much for those in his community here in Ashbourne. Had the pleasure of working with him and others on Ashbourne Greenspaces and his passion for driving this project forward was immense. Ar dheis Dé go bhfuil sé anois.

Carole, Sharon & Bronwyn thinking of you all at this very sad time may your dad rest in peace x

So sorry to hear this news. Jack was a gentleman and a great community man. Always had a big smile and genuine interest in helping the community. I enjoyed his deep interest in history and local politics. Sad to hear he is gone.
My sympathies are with his family.

I’m so sorry for John’s family…I knew him well for lots of years and he was always such a lovely, chatty, funny gentleman…rest in peace 💐

Very saddened by this news and we extend our deepest sympathy to all John's family, Mairead and friends. I was privileged to have known and worked with John when he managed the I.T. function in Bord na Mona ... a man of integrity with great interpersonal and people management skills. He will be remembered fondly. May he rest in peace.