Professor Dr. John J. HURLEY

Sincere condolences to Elizabeth and the extended family on the sad passing of John.
Great memories of his joining us in the ESB Personnel function in the 1970,s. He really was a force of nature. Had great debates on the advantages of the twin carbs in the Alfa Romeo that he drove. What an amazing career he had. May he rest in peace.

May I offer my deepest sympathy to Elizabeth and the family on the loss of John. I met John in Trinity's Buttery when he was pursuing his Masters in UCD. I recall, with great fondness, the glint in his eye as he held court with a group of less mature students and provoked them into thought and discussion. I saw him rarely after that - mainly through our mutual friend JW Murphy - but am happy to know that DCU had the benefit of his wit and wisdom. May he rest in peace.

Awfully sorry to learn the news of John's passing - he was always such warm and genial company: a great scholar and a wonderful friend. He'll be much missed in DCU, in the RDS and, of course, at home. Deepest condolences on your sad loss.

Dear Elizabeth and family, sending sincere and heartfelt condolences to you all on the death of John. He was a one off. It was a privilege to have him as a colleague in DCU and follow in his footsteps as a President of the Irish Fulbright Alumni Association. I will be thinking of you all on the occasion of his memorial tomorrow. RIP John.

We are all so sorry here, on the passing of your Dad. We will miss his cheeky smile, the glint in eye and the quick whit of his repitoir.
Lots of love to Elizabeth Justine Stephen and to you Sara

My sincere condolences to the Hurley family .
John was a true innovator and a good listener who was both welcoming and inclusive to all. He encouraged the valuable life skills of critical thinking and evaluation.Thank you John for the education and farewell.

My dear Elizabeth and family I am so sorry to hear of your
dear John’s death. May he Rest In Peace.
I hasten to send you my deepest sympathy
I know he had been poorly but nevertheless when the end comes it is a terrible shock.
You will have some wonderfull memories to sustain you in the coming months.
Thinking of you at this time.
As always

My dear Elizabeth and family I was very sorry to hear of John’s death May he Rest In Peace. I hasten to send my deepest sympathy.
I know John had been poorly for some time but when the end comes it is an awfull shock.
You will have wonderfull memories of your years together that will sustain you in the coming months.Thinking of you at this time. As always
Mary

Deepest sympathy to Elizabeth and family

Dear Elizabeth
I am sad to hear of John's passing. I served with him for a good number of years on the Irish Fulbright Alumni Association (IFAA) Committee. John was always very good company, witty, well informed and a hard worker on behalf of IFAA.
My condolences to you and your family. May John's soul rest in peace.

Dear Elizabeth and Family,
Mary and I are very sorry to hear of John's passing.- please accept our condolences. We will always remember the great times we had,
-Your most enjoyable home hospitality, where John's wit always came to the fore!!.
-the fun and great times in DCU ,particularly in the early years.
-meetings in John's office which were always well attended because he always ensured" brewed coffee"!.
-and not to mention the the "old/younger retirees" lunches he organized in the Yacht club which were brilliant fun.
May He rest in peace,

To the Hurley family,

My sincere condolences on the death of John. You will all be in my thoughts and prayers. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hanam dílis,

Josepha

Dear Stephen and Family,
I am very sorry to hear the sad news. May your Dad live on in your happy memories of him!

Stephen so sorry to hear about your dad. My thoughts are with you and your family. It’s such a bloody awful part of life. X

My sincerest sympathies to you Elisabeth and your family. I always enjoyed conversations with John. He was great company in the Club, always interesting and erudite. May he rest in peace.

It is with much regret that we heard of the passing of our esteemed Member, John, he will be sadly missed by all who knew him. Our deepest sympathies go to his family during this difficult time. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam

Dear Elizabeth and family,

I am very sorry to learn of John's death. He was extremely fortunate to have you to support him so unsparingly at home in his last years as his mobility lessened.

John was an acute and witty observer of human behaviour, not excluding his own and that of his colleagues. By his own account he learned far more from running a cinema, and from living hand to mouth in Spain, than from his first unsatisfactory foray into university life as a student in UCD. He always spoke about people as individuals rather than as types or cohorts, be they his childhood friends, his parents, his children, his lecturers, his Spanish acquaintances, or his ESB and DCU colleagues.

As an academic, he focussed on the impact of institutional design, processes and cultures upon individuals. His groundbreaking study of Nobel laureates highlighted the importance of organisational flexibility, intellectual autonomy and personal curiosity in enabling meaningful discovery. This striking finding challenges the dirigiste, mechanistic assumptions underpinning most funded research at institutional, state and EU levels.

We shall all miss him.

Our deepest sympathy to Elizabeth,Justine,Stephen and Sara on the
death of dear John. He was a wonderful character and will be sadly
missed. May he rest in peace.

Dear Elizabeth and family sincere sympathy to you all . May you get comfort from memories of happy times together. Rest in peace John

Dear Elizabeth and family, so sorry to hear of John’s passing. I am overseas at the moment and will not be able to attend his funeral. I have very fond memories of John, particularly as he regaled us all in conversations in the DCU staff room at lunchtime. He has a great sense of humour and a wicked laugh.

Deepest sympathy to Elizabeth and all the family on John's death

Elizabeth, my deepest sympathies to you on the passing off your beloved John and also to Sara, Justine and Stephen on the loss of their beloved Dad. May his gentle soul rest in peace. My thoughts and prayers are with you all during this very sad time.

Elizabeth and Family,
Sheelagh and I are very sad to hear of John's passing. We can recall the happy times at DCU and his special efforts to create a strong staff development programme for all DCU staff at all levels. And, of course, the very welcoming atmosphere in your home and your outstanding hospitality, with John at the very centre of it all. May you Rest in Peace, John.

So sorry to hear of John's death May He Rest in Peace. We always enjoyed meeting him and having good conversations and fun. To Elizabeth and all the family our deepest condolences, James and Maureen McGauran, Castleknock