John Walter CARPENTER

Sincere sympathy to the Carpenter family on the death of John, who served for many years as a director of Inchelwood Owners' Management Company.

Sincere sympathy on John's passing. I have managed the Merchamp complex for a number of years and John contributed greatly as an owner and a Director on the Management Company for over 30 years. May he Rest in Peace.

I wish to extend my deepest condolences to all the Carpenter family on the sad departure of your beloved John. I had the privilege of becoming acquainted with John when I became a member of the LOI panel of referees in 1981. It was very obvious that he was the one whom we should aspire to emulate . Sadly, our subsequent encounters were fairly infrequent, but it was always a pleasure to bump into him occasionally at matches and meetings. May he rest in peace.

Sincere sympathy to the extended Carpenter family on John s passing I was one of his linesmen in the f a I cup final 1984 he was a truly top class official may he rest in peace

Our deepest sympathy to the Carpenter family on the passing of John.
May he rest in peace.
A brilliant referee in his time!
Eddie & Mae Connally,
Hazelhatch Road,
Newcastle,
Co. Dublin.

Sincere condolences to the Carpenter family. Rest in Peace Uncle Sean.

RIP JOHN, Your old pal. John Herrick (Cork Hibs.)

Sincere sympathy to the Carpenter family on the passing of John. He was Secretary of the Dublin branch when I started refereeing, and I never dreamt that I would end up working with him. So many memories of great games together. He called to see me not so long ago and we spent several hours together going through his photos and memorabilia. I’ll miss him as a referee and as a friend

Condolences to the Carpenter family on the sudden passing of John. A gentleman and Referee legend.

Condolences to the Carpenter family on John's passing. A gentleman and Referee legend

Sincere condolences to the family and friends of John. Probably the best referee produced by Ireland

Condolences to the family, RIP John, fly high with the Angels

Sincere Condolences to the Carpenter family on the sad loss of John, a brilliant raconteur and an absolute gentleman , a pleasure to have known him. May he Rest in Peace .

Sincere Condolences to the Carpenter Family on the Sad passing of John, a True Knight of the Whistle May he Rest in Peace

Sincere condolences to his family, May He Rest In Peace. John will certainly go down in history as one of our top-class referees.

Our sincere condolences on the death of John. We shared many many wonderful times both in Bettystown and Tenerife.
May he Rest in Peace.
Owen Cathy & Family.

Sincere condolences from all the members of the Cork branch of the Irish Soccer Referees Society to John's family and friends. A great character and referee. May he rest in Peace.

Very sorry to hear the sad news Theresa deepest sympathies to you all x

Sincere condolences to Theresa & the Carpenter family May John R.I.P

Sincere condolences to John s sons and families and to dear Teresa, sinead, Pearce and families on the loss of John. May John rest in peace

Sad to hear of John's passing.a great referee.I'm proud to say I was a linesman to him in his last match. Fai. Cup Final 1984. May he rest in peace

Mr Carpenter was such a character with great stories of his FAI career. Always a gentleman and a pleasure to meet, we send our sincerest condolences to his family and friends. Jackie, Anne and staff.

Theresa and Carpenter Families .Thoughts and prayers are with you at this sad time AnnePhelan

Sincere sympathy to Teresa and all John's family and friends. So sorry to hear this sad news. May John RIP

Saddened to hear of
John's passing.We soldered together on many occasions in foreign fields. None better.
RIP.

To John Jnr & the Carpenter family . I wish to express my sincere sympathy on the passing of John. John has been a valued member of our club for many years.. He will be sadly missed. May he rest in Peace.

Sincere sympathy to all the family on the the death of John we had the pleasure of meeting him on a few occasions RIP

so so sorry to hear of Johns passing,,,may he rest in peace

Sincere Condolences from all the members of the Irish Soccer Referees Society to John family & friends. A legend of a referee may he rest in peace.

We would like to extend our sincere condolences to the Carpenter family on the passing of John.

It was with deep sadness I heard of the passing of a my great friend John. I have wonderful memories of the many special times we spent together through our sporting days and social occasions. He was the best referee ever. He will be sorely missed. My sincere condolences to his sons and extended family.

John so sorry to hear about your Dad may he rest in peace

Very sorry to hear about John's passing was fantastic ambassador for the game of football in Ireland was a legend in referring terms may he rest in peace amen 🙏

Sincere condolences to the Carpenter family on the passing of their father. It was a pleasure to have known him and i enjoyed our recent conversations. Top Class referee. Rest in Peace John. 🙏

To John and the Carpenter Family
My sincerest condolences on the passing of a wonderful Ambassador from the Irish League of Gentlemen and Legends
Iwas privileged to be in his company on many occasions in the Golf club in Bettystown over a cup of Coffee.
May he rest in peace and find comfort in trying to referee a game between 'THE God Squad' and a St.Peters Eleven in a heavenly F A Cup.
Barney and the O'Reilly Family.

My sincere condolences to the Carpenter family on the sad loss of a true gentleman and a refereeing icon whom I was privileged to know and officiate with. He officiated top games for FIFA & EUFA at International & Club levels where he was highly valued and respected and he will be greatly missed by all in the refereeing family. May he rest in eternal peace in the hands of the Lord.

Very sorry to hear of John's death.Only last week we had a chat on the phone.Rest In Peace John.

Shocked to hear the sad news. I had the privilege of officiating with John in Europe where he was so highly regarded. A legend and a gentleman. Ní bheidh a leithéid and arís. Rest in peace John.

Deepest sympathy to John’s family. A true legend. May he rest in peace.

John you will be sadly missed. I have great memories with you even as far back as when you played with Bulfen Under 18’s. RIP

Condolences to John's Family on his passing. Had the pleasure to officiate with him. He was a world class referee. May he Rest in Peace

Deepest Condolences to the Carpenter Family on the sudden loss of John.
I have know John for such a long time and he left such a proud legacy as a referee both here in Ireland and Internationally.
We shared so many good times together that I will miss him greatly as he often called to discuss the priceless memories we shared together as referees.

May John now rest in peace

My deepest sympathy to the Carpenter family on the sad passing of their father John
Like many other Irish Referees I had the privilege to travel in Europe with John on 4 occasions.all top quality European matches
In fact ,I had a phone conversation with John for 20mins on Friday afternoon last.and he was in very good form, and we reminisced. so , I am truly shocked to hear of his passing.
May he rest in peace ,

Our deepest condolences to John’s family. He was a lovely neighbour. Will
miss seeing him around Merchamp. Rest in peace. X

RIP John.
A trail blazer for Irish referees in Europe.

Condolences to the Carpenter family, May he rest in peace.
From the O Reilly family

To The Carpenter Family

So sorry to hear about the sad passing of your Dad, John.

Thinking of you all at this very sad and difficult time.

Sincere condolences to all johns family, may he rest in peace.

Deepest Sympathy to John's family and friends, may he rest in peace. Rover Fan R,I,P

My sincere sympathy to the Carpenter family at this sad time. It was a pleasure to know John and a privilege to be fortunate enough to be on games with him.
His influence on Irish Referees and Refereeing was immense and has still to be written.
Sleep in peace John.

Sorry to hear of John's passing, may he rest in peace and condolences to all his family

Sincere Condolences to John’s Family and Friends he was an icon in Irish refereeing and will be sadly missed

May John rest in peace. Louise

My sincere condolences to John family on this great loss
John and I traveled all over Europe together he was a valued colleague one of the finest referee with FIFA and UEFA he did every important games in Ireland including two FAI Cup finals two European cup semi finals and the only Irish referee to referee a European Cup Final
He will be missed by his family and all that knew him including by the refereeing family of the FAI
Bill Attley Chief Referees observer of the FAI

To sons Ciaran, John and the extended Carpenter family. Sad to hear the final whistle has blown for one of Irelands great soccer refs. I first met John back in 1960 when he and my late uncle
and fellow referee. William, Lemmy, Nolan shared their summer holidays in Rush, Nth Co Dn.
Great stories and memories ever since. Full sold out matches at Drums Tolka, Rovers Milltown and Bohs Dalyer back in the fifties and sixties. No TV then. Great times. Real men and real players. May he rest in peace.

Condolences and deepest sympathy to the Carpenter family,from Johns colleagues in the Dublin Branch of the Irish Soccer Referees Society