This website and blog is dedicated to the life of John Younge Jnr. It is hoped that the site will grow from the comments and good memories people have of John.
It would also be fitting to try and showcase some of John’s vast body of work and great talent.
The site has it’s basic structure now and the hope is that it will evolve from there.
June 2nd, 2008 at 7:33 pm
Great to see this… I hope it takes off and people contribute. John was a close friend from way back in the early nineties right up to about two weeks before he passed where we spent a few days in Berlin on our annual long weekend holiday. John will be missed, when he was around he made us all smile with his sense of humour, personality and general John-isms. The world will be a far less interesting place without John. I’m going to miss you buddy…..
June 3rd, 2008 at 6:05 pm
What a great idea for such a great guy…I was fortunate to have met John through my other half, Glenn about 5 years ago. He was refreshingly himself and that is what I loved about him. It is just so tragic to think he has gone, it doesn’t seem right at all and so very unfair. My heart goes out to all of John’s family & friends, as you have also lost such a great friend. John always made me laugh & had such a fantastic way of looking at the world - I certainly learned alot from him and will miss him so much. Whereever you are John, I hope you have your docs & skinny black jeans on with your bulmers in your hand! Will always remember you.
June 4th, 2008 at 3:40 pm
This is great, I can’t tell you how much having this available is going to help his family,his friends and myself come to terms with losing such an amazing friend and human being.
John and I met in 1991 and had been in weekly contact from then until 2 days before he passed. His art and humour deserves a home to live on in, and this is a great place to start. Here’s to you John and your brilliant legacy. Your always on my mind, its a colder place without you. God bless you my Great friend John.
June 4th, 2008 at 8:04 pm
I’m overjoyed to see this.
I met John in Rathmines College 8 years ago and we were close ever since. Not only did I love him dearly, but he was a personal hero for the way he looked at life. My life is filled with things which remind me of him constantly, and I’ll never forget him.
June 6th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
I knew John through a friend. I met him on a good few occasions and he was always a gentleman. Always. He was full of interesting stories and was always interested to hear what you had to say.
I was very sorry to hear of his passing and I know he will be missed dearly by everyone who knew him.
One of life’s gems.
June 10th, 2008 at 2:40 pm
Hey, I met John for the first time a few years back. I can’t really imagine life without him.. any old building I see reminds me of him. We went to Electric Picnic last year together and I was really looking forward to going to this year’s one with him.
I miss him.
June 14th, 2008 at 12:15 am
I met John a good number of times through a friend of mine, in places like Dominion & Bruxelles. He was always very warm to me and one of the most interesting people I have met. I will remember him fondly.
June 17th, 2008 at 10:55 am
Thank you Jonathan for organising this, it’s a great idea! I’ve known John since 1991 when we met at Stillorgan Senior College. He was a great and loyal friend down the years. He was a special person with a unique perspective on the world.
He opened my eyes to things I would not have noticed and just disregarded. I started to look at old buildings in a completely different way would often say to myself ‘John would love that’.
As people have said, John was a gentleman and very caring. I’ve been living away from Ireland for the past five years and it was always John who kept the most contact, whether by text or email or one of his many letters and postcards. I will miss that terribly.
He was also an extremely funny guy with a booming laugh and a dark sense of humour.
He was very knowledgeable too and we had some fantastic discussions over pints in Hogans. He was both interesting and interested in what you had to say. He was a great listener.
He was a very open and warmhearted friend and I miss him hugely. A big hole has been left in our group of six mates with John’s passing. He is irreplaceable and Ireland has lost one of its great up-and-coming artists.
I’ll miss you John.
You’ll never be forgotten.