John Humphries
14/03/2024
An announcement from Club Secretary Stephen Corns. Tim Rowe has informed me that his very good friend John Humphries sadly passed away on 14th March. Like Tim (and me) John was in Nicholson House and boarded at the College from 1955 until leaving in 1961. Tim and John have remained firm friends ever since, and each was Best Man at the other's wedding. Cyril Rushton, who died last year, was an usher at both weddings.Attached is a photo of the 1959 Rugby XV (I'm not sure if it was the 1st XV of the day) with Tim and John standing in the back row 2nd and 3rd from the left. (Another committee member Roddy Seivewright is in the middle row, 4th from the left).On leaving TC John joined the Police Force in Rugeley where he played for Staffordshire Police Rugby Team. Some time later John decided to become a teacher and went to teachers' training college - he eventually became a Deputy Headmaster at a Primary School in Stafford. John always had a keen interest in motor racing to such an extent that he was considered a world authority on the sport and was contacted by many people around the globe seeking information from his broad knowledge on the subject.John and Cyril Rushton loved to travel, visiting many countries namely Australia, Canada, USA, Singapore and all around Europe. Tim says that in all the years he knew John they never had a cross word, he was great company, true to his many friends and humorous. He will be missed by many and remembered by all who knew him, a great man.John's funeral will be held on 18th April at 1 pm at Stafford Crematorium, Tixall Road, Stafford ST18 0XZ and afterwards at Stafford Rugby Club, Blackberry Lane, Stafford ST16 2TT.Regards. Stephen