John Smartt

Caitriona, We were all so sorry to hear of John's death. Such a shock and so very hard for you, Niamh and Liam. No words can really bring any comfort but please know that our thought are with you.

Our dear friend Caitriona and you’re wonderful children Niamh and Liam.

Words cannot express how saddened we are at John’s sudden passing. He was one of the good ones. Loved his cooking on our girls nights and his generosity in all the lifts home too. You’re in our thoughts and prayers at this very sad time. R.I.P. John From Jean girl

It's with great sadness I learnt of Johns passing. My sincerest sympathies to you Caitriona and all the extended family. My memory of John is of a great wit and a gentle giant. May he rest in peace x

I was deeply saddened by the news of John's sudden passing. He was a kind gentleman with a great sense of humour who was never too busy to say hello. My deepest sympathies go out to all his family & friends. May precious memories be a comfort & give you the strength needed to face the tough days ahead. Rest in peace John.

Caitriona, Niamh and Liam. So sad to hear of John’s sudden passing. A real wit and a true gent. We have the fondest of memories. RIP John.

Deepest Sympathy Niamh, Caitríona and Liam. At Dheis Dé go raibh a anam x

So sorry to hear of John's passing. Sincerest sympathies on your sad loss.

John was a wonderful and witty friend during our schooldays and adolescence in the village that was Navan Road, back in the black and white days of the late 60’s and 70’s. Our paths separated on the great sea of life and we met only intermittently until reconnecting late last year. The warmth of John’s welcome rolled back the intervening decades as if we had never lost contact. We enjoyed a wonderful evening and the clarity of John’s reminiscences, about Pat Egan’s Sound Cellar and the legendary acts we saw in venues like the Stadium, were extraordinary. Our plans to meet this spring had to be deferred and have now regrettably been overtaken by his early passing.
What also shone through that evening was John’s contentment with life, love for, and pride in, you his family. My deepest condolences to you Caitriona, Niamh and Liam, on your inestimable loss.

I am very sorry to hear about John’s passing. We worked together on a project once and enjoyed every second of his company. His wit was something else. RIP John.

I am so sorry for your loss at this really difficult time. Sincere sympathies Caitriona to you and your family.

Caitriona and family,
our deepest sympathy on the sudden passing of John.

Kind in heart, true in spirit, beautiful memories left behind. Caitriiona, Niamh and Liam, I am so so sorry for your loss. John was one of life’s true gentleman and you all deserved a much longer retirement together. I will always remember the cheeky grim and sharp wit. A life gone way too soon.

Caitriona and family
So sorry to hear of John’s sudden death . Our thoughts are with you at this terrible time .

Niamh, my heartfelt sympathies to you on the loss of your Dad. Thinking of you at this difficult time. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis.

Deeply saddened by the news of John's death after such a short retirement. Such a dry wit - his out of office notices were legendary! Sincere condolences to his family.

So sorry to hear of John's untimely passing. A true gent, with a wonderful wit. I always enjoyed John's humorous take on life but his kindness impressed me just as much and has taught me a life's lesson. Ar dheis Dé go raibh sé. R.I.P.

So sorry for your loss. Thoughts and Prayers with you and your family at this dreadful time.

Sincerely sorry to hear of John's untimely passing. He had a great sense of humour and I always enjoyed chatting with him over the years that I knew him. Condolences to his family.

Catríona and family
I'm so sad and shocked to hear the news of John's death.
John was a gentleman. There was never a question that was too stupid to ask him.
I'll remember his cheeky smile and dry wit and fantastic emails.
Take care.

Dear Catriona, Niamh & Liam, we can't imagine the terrible pain & loss that you are going through on the sudden passing of John. Please accept our sincere condolences. Our thoughts and prayers will always be with you.

Caitriona & Family,
Our deepest sympathies on John’s sad and untimely passing. Very fond memories of a true gentleman who was always very helpful and had great wit. Had the pleasure of meeting him again in more recent years and he hadn’t changed a bit. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all.

On behalf of the BNP Paribas Trade team we would like to send our condolences to Liam and all of your family

Dear Catriona, Niamh and liam. So sorry and shocked to hear of Johns sudden passing. He was such a nice Positive character and so witty. Please accept our condolences and you are all in our thoughts at this very sad time. May he RIP.

Ber , Brendan , Fergal , Niall and Liam

Christine, Gerry and I were shocked and saddened to hear of the sudden death of of John. Please accept our deepest sympathy. Thinking of you at this very sad time. We also wish to send our condolences to Johnny's wife and family.,,,,

Caitriona
I'm so sorry to hear of John's passing. My thoughts are with you and your family at this difficult time.

Very sorry to hear this news. John was such a lovely, warm, funny man who always had time for people. A true gentleman

Caitriona,
I am so sorry to hear of John's sudden passing. I remember John as a witty, smart, kind person who always treated his colleagues with respect and was a pleasure to work with.

We were shocked and saddened to hear of John's sudden passing. Our deepest sympathy to Catriona , Niamh and Liam and to all who knew and loved him.

Very sorry to hear of Johns sudden passing. I had the absolute pleasure of working with him for many years and will always remember his humour and professionalism. A true gent. May he rest in peace x

So sorry to hear of the really sad passing of John. I've had the great pleasure of working with him for years which was always enjoyable, and of course coupled with both his wit and intelligence. He will be sadly missed by everybody, RIP John.

I was lucky enough to have worked under John for many years and am deeply saddened by his passing! He was a very talented and funny man! Taken way too soon. RIP John

Catriona & family, shocked and saddened to hear of John's passing, one of life's great gentlemen. RIP

Caitriona, Niamh & Liam
I am very sorry to hear of Johns sudden passing. I consider myself lucky to have worked with John and got an opportunity to see what a great man he was. He was one of the "Good Guys" Forever in my thoughts. RIP

Catriona, Niamh and Liam,

Our deepest sympathies are with you at this tragic time. We were shocked and so saddened to hear of John’s untimely passing. He was one of life’s true gentlemen. Thinking of you all.

So sorry to hear about the sudden passing of John, a true gentleman. My thoughts and prayers are with all the family at this tough time. May he rest in peace.

My deepest sympathy to all the Smartt family on John’s passing. He was one of life’s true gentleman and was so generous with his time to all.You are all in my thoughts and prayers at this difficult time . R.I..P. John

Niamh, Caitríona and Liam,
I am so sorry to hear about John’s passing. My sincere condolences to you on your loss. Will be thinking of you all x

Deepest condolences to the Smartt family. John was a lovely guy who was always good spirited, approachable & very enjoyable to work with over the years. He will be greatly missed !

Caitriona & family, deeply saddened to hear such tragic news. Had the pleasure of working with John in Irish Life. He was a wonderful boss with a tremendous knowledge of pensions. Always generous with his time & with a great sense of humour John was a true gentleman & will be greatly missed.

To Caitriona, Niamh and Liam, sincere condolences on John’s passing. I’m so sorry for your loss. John was one of a kind and a true Irish Life legend in every sense. We will always remember his wisdom, sharp wit, intelligence and poetry skills. It was a privilege to have worked him and may he rest in peace

Dear Caitriona, My heartfelt sympathies to you and your family on your enormous loss. It was a privilege to have worked with both you and John for many years. John was so proud of you always. May he rest in peace.

To Liam and all your family, Sorry to hear of the sad passing of your Dad.
Sending condolences to you all at this sad and difficult time.

Caitriona niamh and Liam we are so sorry for your loss John was such a lovely kind man you are all in are thoughts may he rest in peace

So very sorry to hear of John’s sudden passing. He was a brilliant person to work alongside in Irish Life. Always willing to share his knowledge and give his support, his wit and his friendliness were ever present. It was a pleasure and a privilege to have known him. Rest in peace John.

Deepest sympathy to Caitriona, Niamh & Liam on your tragic loss. We both had the privilege of working with John. He was a great character, wise colleague and tremendous wit.

Caitriona and family

I was so sad to hear of John's sudden passing. He was a true gentleman and so well respected by all of us who worked with him.
May he rest in peace.

I was so shocked and sad to hear about John's passing. He was one of the funniest, most intelligent and talented people I have met and worked with over the years. And he was always so willing to help others. A true gentleman. May he rest in peace.

Niamh, Caitriona and Liam, sincerest condolences on your loss. I’m thinking of you all during this sad time x

Caitriona
My heartfelt condolences to you and your family. John was one of the great ones whom I greatly admired for his knowledge, wit and great sense of humour. Never met anyone with his music knowledge.

Caitriona , I was so sorry to hear of John's sudden passing. I have great memories of working with ye both in Irish Life many years ago. He was such a lovely man who was always eager to offer help and advice. Rest in peace John

I have no words Caitriona, I am so so sorry for your loss and of course Niamh and Liam, my God what a loss. RIP John, God's speed.

Caitriona, Niamh and Liam. Deepest sympathy at this very sad time. May John rest in peace.

To Catriona and family,
I am so sorry to hear of John’s passing. John was such a part of many of our lives from when we started work in the 80s. Even at that time his knowledge, wisdom, sense of fun and love of music knew no limits . His personality always shone through and I feel privileged to have known John. May he rest in peace.

So sorry and shocked to hear of John’s sudden passing. I worked with John for several years and he was one of the good guys - down to earth, generous with his time and wisdom and full of wit. I particularly enjoyed our conversations about all things music related. He will be sadly missed.

Deepest sympathy to Caitriona and all the family on the sudden passing of John. May he Rest in Peace.

Caitriona and family, I am so sorry for your loss of John. I worked with him for many years in Irish Life and he was a great support and mentor. He had a great work ethic but also a great sense of fun, I always sent him an email when he was out of the office just to see what out of office message he had, they were always topical but with a dry wit and sense of humour, as were his poems and songs. It was great to have his advice and knowledge as one of our pension trustees. He and you deserved a much longer retirement together. He will be sorely missed.

Caitriona, My deepest sympathies to you and the family on John's sudden death. I was shocked to hear the news. I have very fond memories of the times I worked with John and yourself in Irish Life Group Pensions and subsequently with John as a Trustee of the pension scheme. Thinking of you at this difficult time and may he rest in peace.

Caitriona, Niamh and Liam

The world has lost a gentleman and genuinely nice guy. It was a pleasure to know him.

Rest in peace John

Condolences to my sister in law Christine and John's family on John's passing.
From The McAuley family

Caitriona I am so sorry to hear the sad news of Johns passing. Sincere condolences to you and your family, thinking of you all, x