The life of John…was loving, energetic, fun, challenging, adventurous, accomplished, and changed the world and the lives of many.

John loved participating in many sports, baseball, soccer, hockey, running, and even tried tennis in his young days. He was an avid paddler, explorer of the wild in many areas while camping and canoeing.

His academic life was completed in Canada, and the UK. He earned degrees from Queen’s University in Ontario, and Oxford Brookes University in England. Shortly after graduation from OB, he was hired by Multimatic Engineering Inc. and really pushed his engineering expertise to high levels.

John had a passion for racing. Here is a clip of one of his test days at Mosport Raceway in his #66 Formula Ford racer….http://valerio.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/editedVideo_2021-08-24_15751_PM.mp4

John’s travels around the globe for pleasure and work, took him to at least 15 countries. He settled in England, and found great joy and happiness there, with the love of his life Emma.

The attached article is a very good summary of John’s engineering skills as authored by his dear friend and Multimatic VP, Larry Holt in May 2021…

http://valerio.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/ITMN-24.03-Technically-Speaking-V2.pdf

If you have any stories or comments to share with his family, please send them to: jvalerio@rogers.com