This photo was taken, on the 20th of December 2019, of John as he was about to take a photo of the entire team at work for Christmas Jumper Day. As he began to direct those present and encourage those arriving late to move in, bunch up, someone began to sing ‘Happy Birthday’ and everyone joined in a chorus of song that surprising John on what happened to be his 40th birthday. Everyone clapped and cheered, and a little bit embarrassed, John went right back to directing everyone so he could take the photo. The image above is at the moment where he’d settled the group, they’re all in frame and he’s raising the camera to his eye as everyone smiles back at him. Unfortunately, John passed away the following year, in September 2020 when we were all in lockdown. Due to the restrictions we weren’t able to congregate to mourn his passing at the funeral. Almost two years later, when were allowed back into our office those who knew John began to talk to one another and mourn his passing. A few of us felt there needed to be an epitaph placed in the office, a plaque, or inscription, so I offered up this photo which I had taken. I printed it, put it in a frame and set it on a shelf in a central display area in our office so people could see it and be reminded of him. I didn’t realise the photos significance when I took it but it shows John as we remember him, camera in hand taking a photo and although his back is to us in the image, those who knew him will know it’s him. The people smiling in the photo is us, the ones left behind, who miss him. :(