Farewell John Wayne Richards

Long standing Enfield Driver and AFULE, PTU and RTBU Member John Richards passed away on Friday the 12th of April 2019 after being diagnosed with Lung Cancer in July 2018.

Born in Strathfield, Australia on 4 March 1955 Passed away in St Clair on 12 April 2019 Late of St Clair Aged 64 years

Service Details

Relatives and friends are kindly invited to a Celebration of JOHN’s life to be held at 10.30am in the West Chapel at Pinegrove Crematorium, Kington Street, Minchinbury on Friday 26th April 2019. Following the service, the family invite you to The Hubertus Country Club, 205 Adams Road, Luddenham, for refreshments and to continue celebrating the life of John

In memory of John, the following words have been provided by John’s wife Jennifer for Locoexpress and have been produced in full as a tribute to John.

He went through 18 weeks of Chemo, then 2 weeks of radiation every day until Christmas Eve. Then 6 weeks after that he was informed by the doctors that his cancer had expanded and spread to numerous lymph nodes around the lungs, the bone, the heart and the liver. John was offered a last ditch Chemo which he was told would be more aggressive than the first lot to hopefully prolong his life by a few weeks and to give him a better quality of life to maybe cross a few things of his bucket list. Which he did.

John raced his hot rod down the quarter mile at Eastern Creek Dragway with the help of his fellow co-driver Greg Williams. Together they achieved his dream. John told his fellow hot rodders that he believed his street registered car had a 12sec pass in her (Bonnie is her name). John drove the first pass to see how she would handle and the Greg’s turn was next. John got out of the car at the start line to watch Greg drive Bonnie down the Quarter mile. Greg achieved the 12sec pass at 104m/h that John said she could do, which put a smile on his face all day long.

John had 43 years on the Job which he enjoyed. He was saddened to leave the Job because of all the friends he made along then way.

To everybody he says goodbye and thanks you for the comradeship, John is now in Hot Rod Heaven and watching over us.

Beloved husband of Jenny. Adored father and father-in-law of Belinda and Lori & Graeme. Cherished Poppy of Cooper, Kody, Haidyn, Dylan (deceased), Jade, Declan, Matteo & Zoe. Loving brother of Bobby & Pam.

Regards Jennifer.