Greetings,
I'm JD's eldest son, Kris. It warms the heart to know that Dad will be so missed by you guys. We were all worried that he may have died alone with no friends, but it seems like he had a lot of loving pals over there.

He had 2 sons, two daughters by the way, Ross,Kris, Justine and Joanne.
If you're curious about him I'll let you in on a few details.
He was born in Scotland but he was orphaned and grew up in London. We lived in Hastings, him, my Mum, my brother Ross and me. He was a taxi driver ever since I was born.

My last memory was of him rolling out the driveway on his way to the airport, thinking he'd be back a year later with his tail between his legs. That was 10 years ago.
He used to say one day he'd drop everything and go live like a pirate somewhere in the tropics, he was obsessed with the sea. Sailing, the history of it. I thought he was just saying that but one day he actually did it, chased his dream.
Clearly, putting his ashes in the sea is what he would have wanted.

He was a mysterious bloke really, even to his own family, so there's not a lot I can tell you about his past. But he was nice to be around, and he had a hell of a sense of humour, used to crack us all up with little comments during boring movies and such. He was well loved, a good dad. Stern but generous. He never did have much money but always a few quid to give out if you needed it, and he was extremely good with his hands- I have memories of him converting our top floor into an apartment and us making a pool table together once.
Used to be a well-built guy too, nothing like the skin&bones he was in Belize, played football 4-5 times a week. It's funny to hear that he was a drinker before he died as in England he was teetotal- we never saw him touch a drop of it.

I always imagined myself coming over there one day, maybe rough it out with him for a bit and getting to know my old man better. Makes me sad to think it'll never happen now. I know he was living poorly over there now. Sad thing is we must've told him a million times we'd whip him round some cash for a ticket back to England if times ever got too hard, but he was a stubborn old coot and I guess his heart was firmly set in Belize.

Well, if there's anything else you'd like to know, just ask.
Personally would really like to know what he was up to over there, his e-mails were so sporadic and thin in detail that it's all a complete mystery - didn't even know he'd been remarried.
Also, if anyone has any vids/pictures of him we'd REALLY appreciate getting our hands on them! If so, I can be contacted at [email protected]
And could we kindly ask if somebody could film the scattering of the ashes? It would be a nice to see that. Check the wind direction first though eh?