My name is Sally Mavin and I am John Mavin's daughter. I understand he used to be quite active on this forum.
I'm very sad to tell you that dad died on Thursday after a long battle with chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder. He didn't have much family but he and I had reunited and formed a strong bond over the past couple of years. As you can imagine it's devastating.
For many years dad was a recluse and estranged from his family, but I was comforted to see that he was very well respected by many of you here. My sister and I are in the midst of planning the funeral but if any of you do count yourself among his friends I'd be happy to share the details of the funeral when they've been confirmed. I'd be grateful if anyone reading this could also pass this news on to others who may have known him.
Sorry to hear that John lived round the corner to me and I hadn't seen him for quite a while. I knew about the COPD which meant that he hibernated during the cold weather. Your dad was a good conversationist and brilliant photographer, our Sea News page used to carry many of his photos and I believe he had at least one book published.
