About John
John Crook was a remarkable father, friend, and mentor. His gentle heart, unwavering integrity, and joyful spirit touched everyone who knew him. Today, we celebrate his life and honor his lasting legacy.
Professional Highlights
John was born in Winnipeg, he and his family moved to Victoria in 1965. There, he soon became involved with cars and other machinery. He repaired and painted cars through high school and college. Although starting in engineering, an Associate Degree in Business Administration was completed in 1975.
Along the way were a summer surveying for the forest service, a stint as a supervisor for Home Oil and Esso in Vancouver, steel scrap yard worker, and maintenance at BC Forest Products. In 1976, he started as an Electrician, starting his own business in 1981 and forming Swiftsure Electric Ltd in 1989.
Since starting, he had done everything from a new hotel (Ramada Inn) to streetlighting with up to 14 employees.
He was an excellent troubleshooter, there's not much that he hadn't seen or worked on, and found solutions for. His approach to problem solving probably helped him in achieving 7 years on Langford Council, mostly as Chair of Planning and Zoning, and as President of the Municipal Association.
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