When I met Jack in the last five years, it was through golf and I hadn't met a golfer who was still able to play the game at 90 years old. He wasn't just able to play, he played the golf very well and I wanted to see how long it is going to last. I am very sorry I am overseas now and won't make the funeral nor continue to play again with him on my return. Unfortunately, I just got an email from his son Stephen today, on his funeral day and I tried contacting my son Karl but he wasn't available. Jack met Karl when he was an All Black and we went to watch him play a few times and Jack was also very happy to meet Karl and always talk and asking about him. Jack was like my dad in all aspects and I guess it was why I was attracted to him. My dad passed in 2016 at 88 and I was travelling with him in his last years. Job 14:14 If a man die, shall he live again? All the days of my appointed time will I wait, Till my change come. Jack was also a believer in our Lord Jesus Christ and even though I didn't make it to your funeral Jack. I will see you in the next life. Much love to Stephen and the rest of the family. Blessings everyone.

On behalf of the Friends of Wellington High School and Technical College Association, we wish to pay our respect and condolences to Jack's family and friends at his passing. Born in China in 1931, Jack came to New Zealand without any knowledge of English as a six-year-old and was educated at Ohakune School, before his family moved south to Wellington, to take up residence in Newtown and later Kilbirnie. In 1949, he entered Wellington Tech as a near 18-year-old and for the next four years studied engineering, at a time when he was a member of Wakefield House. His first two years saw him gain second placing in his class with some excellent marks, before he moved up a gear for the last two years and both times resulted in him becoming top of his class. Interestingly enough in his final form class of 1952, there were two other future Wall of Famers in future neurologist David Fung and educationalist, Peter McQueen. His last two years also saw Jack become a Monitor, represent the school athletics side with High Jump being his speciality and also for the top boys’ basketball side. In 1951 his team won the Wellington Men’s C Grade championship, which caused the team coach D.J. Griffin to comment in the Review that Jack was ‘another grand, fast moving forward who also makes up for lack of inches by accurate set shooting. Picks the gaps and times his play well.’ In 1958, he took over the near bankrupt family business and turned it around in nine months. He then introduced spring rolls as a snack food to New Zealand and undertook many other business ventures before retiring. Before permanently moving up to Auckland, Jack was given one honour by his old school by being made an inaugural inductee on the Wellington High School Wall of Fame in 2012, which remains still in place 13 years on. As our old school motto of Qui servit ille maximus suggests: They who serve are the greatest and Jack was one that lived that throughout his long life. Rest in peace.