John Wilson Hoyle (6 Dec 1954 - 8 Dec 2019)

Dear Marjorie, Andrew and Jayne, we are so sorry to hear this very sad news of John. Colin always speaks so highly of John. Our thoughts are with you.

I’ve never met John but I am a friend of Jayne.
He’s raised the most wonderful daughter so I can only imagine what a wonderful man he was. Sending so much love to all the family xxxx

John’s sudden passing stunned all his colleagues at Exeter Airport. He was a respected and valued member of our team who will be remembered with affection.

John was very kind to everyone and particularly to the special assistance passengers he helped. I recall that many of the elderly ladies would be delighted as John - tall, patient and unfailingly courteous strode up to push their wheelchairs. He certainly made their day.

I sent my condolences and love to John’s family.

John was a good person and a nice man.

May he rest in peace.

Bridget, Holly and myself will be thinking of you at this sad time.

John was clearly a man who meant so much to so many people. We are sending you our love at this very sad time Marjorie, Jayne and Andrew.
Lots of love from Leanne & Jon xxx

I met John when he joined Exeter Citizens Advice as a voluntary Information Guide. I will miss working with him greatly not least his calm demure and sense of humour. My condolences to his family on this very sad occasion

Our thoughts are with you Andrew and family.

First met John when the NOCC was being set up in Rougemont exchange and really enjoyed the Murphy's at the old Well House when venturing into Exeter on Sunday evenings. A true gent! Met him at Exeter Airport in March, then at the BT dinner a couple of weeks ago we agreed to meet up in March. Sadly that will not happen so condolences to all of Johns family on this sad occasion.

John was one of the first I met when I started in Exeter at Castle St, and worked together over many years. I will miss him when meeting with others in future at the Imperial. Condolences to Marjorie and family.

Our thoughts are with you all. Karen & Scott x

Worked with John for many years and kept in touch in retirement. Via monthly lunch meeting with the Exeter group of ex BT workmates and also breakfast meetings. John was always a pleasure to be with, with s great sense of humour and liked his ales. He will be missed by all his ex colleagues. My thoughts are with his family at this sad time.

Andrew & family our thoughts are with you at this sad time.

John always made us both feel very welcome when we were visiting and he was the perfect host, especially with his variety of libations! Always ensuring our glass was kept topped up whatever the occassion.
John was a lovely man, always calm and collected and we still can't believe that he is no longer with us. So very sad, he will be sorely missed .
Carole and William

Only met up with John at the annual retired BT engineers Xmas meal at the Otter Inn at Weston, Honiton. Unbelievable that he is no longer with us because he was absolutely fine - his normal very quiet self but so willing to talk. My condolences to his Dear wife and the whole of his family. So sad. RIP John

I’ll always remember John for being the parent out of our mums and dads that Jayne and I could always rely on saying yes when we wanted someone to buy us an ice cream when we were little. John was always very calm and kind and I particularly remember this when I once hurt my toe in my granny’s house as a child. He drove me to hospital to get it bandaged up and made sure I was home for the National Lottery, where Jayne was ensuring that no numbers were missed off our first lottery tickets that my dad had bought us earlier in the day! John’s presence will very much be missed at all family gatherings. Sending all my love to Marj, Jayne and Andrew. Xx

Our thoughts are with you all at this very sad time. Sending love to your wonderful family.

Sending you all so much love! Xxx

John
I have known John for all of his life and most of mine. We are cousins and both only children. We were brought up in coronation street gt harwood Lancashire. Our grandma lived at number 11 and I lived at no 1. Our families spent a lot of time together, going on family holidays. Days out or just evenings out. The best two holidays were firstly to the Isle of Man. We stayed in the station hotel at port Erin. We Flew from Blackpool in a rackety draughty airplane propelled by elastic bands. (So johns dad said). The second was to Ireland. The original hotel near the sea was cancelled and we ended up at lisdoonvarna county Clair. A quiet place in the country and spent the holiday walking through fields avoiding geese selling lucky heather and either blessing us or cursing us depending if we bought any. We had lots of days out at the seaside Blackpool, Morecambe, Southport, St Anne’s.. lots of good days out which always ended with a stop at a pub on the way home. John snd I would spend hours sat in the back seat with a Glass of lemonade and a packet of crisps. Our favourite place was Sabden as there were swings near the pub. If our parents went out for the evening we would write a play and perform it when they got home. When John was about 12 and I was 14 his parents bought a newsagent at bank top Blackburn. I was the Saturday girl and I don’t ever remember John helping just tittering behind a door when a customer asked me to read a verse as they had left their glasses at home. !! The Hoyle family enjoyed running a newsagent so much they decided to get another. But this time they moved to exeter and John left Lancashire behind forever. Obviously we were in contact much less then, although I did go and stay with them in the school holidays. The Hoyle family had several businesses one of which was tower house king stein tin I remember going there with my friend Liz and we decided John needed taking for a few pints and showing him the art of drinking. Sufficient to say he needed no encouragement and hs been good at it ever since. The last time I spoke to John was bank holiday Monday when he rang from outside the blue ball whilst in a bike ride with Andrew. They were obviously having a good time, John was laughing and chatting and sounded the happiest I have ever known. He was always content with his lot. He didn’t ask for a lot. Coffee and beer. Never criticising or questioning. And well he might. A very good lot he had built up. A lovely wife Marjorie and his two children Andrew who was a good friend and Jayne who has her own small happy family. A nice home and happy lifestyle with lots of holidays. It should have gone on for years. I will miss John. He was a good man

This is so sad. John and I have been friends for over 45 years, meeting while working for BT in Castle Street telephone exchange where we decided to go on holiday together to Corfu - my first holiday abroad, a big adventure. John and I shared several interests which we did together and also built our social life together meeting numerous new friends. Later I met Win and John met Marjorie and all four of us often went out together, went on weekend camping trips and shared holidays abroad together, lots of fun times.

Win and Marjorie are twins and later when I married Win, John was my best man and Marjorie was Wins bridesmaid and of course when John and Marjorie got married, I was John’s best man and Win was Marjorie’s bridesmaid. Our families have continued to be close over the years and we have shared many happy and cherished memories. John and Marjorie have a daughter, Jayne and a son, Andrew, Win and I have two daughters Fiona and Nicola. All the cousins are good friends and support each other. Life will not be the same without John and we will all miss him so much.

John was a kind man who liked to help others, was always calm, rarely getting angry and enjoyed life. He liked to socialise with his friends and recently enjoyed a couple of events with BT friends. John was very close to his family and enjoyed many family holidays, was very proud of his little granddaughter, Eva and was looking forward to helping Jayne and her husband Simon, with their new house. John and Andrew were good friends and they did many things together including going to air shows, watching films and helping each other to manage their garden.

John will be greatly missed by all but especially Marjorie, Andrew, Jayne, Simon and Eva. Our thoughts are with them all.

Lots of love
Win & Ken XXX