(I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve run into John Brummell at local events. The man is everywhere with his big camera. He is a real pro – just watch him in action at a recent photo shoot. I’ll miss his patience, good humour and meticulous attention to getting every last name correct. Congrats on your retirement John. Hope to keep seeing you around the neighbourhood John! -GG.)
Congrats to John Brummell, retiring Friday after 30+ years with #StittsvilleNews https://t.co/VzkupSEduz #ottnews pic.twitter.com/WheehTT79r
— Ryland Coyne (@RylandMetroland) January 12, 2017
John Curry (who else!) wrote a fitting tribute to long-time Stittsville News photographer and reporter John Brummell, who retires on Friday. Here’s a great piece from this week’s paper:
Community journalism in Stittsville and Goulbourn is losing an avid proponent and advocate.
That’s because long time Stittsville News reporter and photographer John Brummell is retiring as of this Friday, Jan. 13.
And while Friday, the 13th is considered by some as an unlucky day, nothing could be farther from the truth for John Brummell who is looking forward to retirement years in which he will do some of the things which he has not been able to do in a working career going back over 50 years and particularly in the community journalism part of that career, a part featuring lots of weekend and evening work.
So this will mean more time for gardening, one of the great passions in his life, for doing things around the house that he has not had time to do over the years, perhaps for some travel driving in the United States, for walking the dog and for simply enjoying life.