Born and raised in Sparwood. Spardell ‘King’ til the end. John had many ventures in life that spanned the years and across Canada. Sparwood was always his true home.

Survived by his parents John (Bluebeard) and Kathy, his children Trista, Tyrone, and Destiny, his granddaughter Emma, nephew Austen and his sister Diane as well as very close friends who became family. He will forever by loved and remembered by all who knew him.