August 1, 1942 – May 23, 2013
It is with broken hearts filled by sorrow that we say goodbye to our beloved Johnnie.
On May 23, 2013, John Thomas Harper passed away with the love of his family surrounding him. John leaves behind his beloved wife, Vlasta; his son Stafford (Tracy); his daughters Theresa and Cynthia and grandson Oscar; his sister Susan Lindsay and brother Glen Harper along with his nieces, nephew and their families.
If you were fortunate enough to have known Johnnie then you will know that today the world has lost a special person not just for those who were close to him, having owned and operated the Esquire Barbershop for over 40 years, John was a trusted friend and confidant to many. Anyone lucky enough to have made his acquaintance will recognize that he was a man with a generous heart and his kindness was limitless.
You will always be on our minds and forever in our hearts…There will be no service by request, a private service for family will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the BC Cancer Foundation. Condolences may be offered to the family below.
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My first haircut of my life until I moved from Victoria was with John. About 22 years of visits. I’ll never forget the Playboy magazines he had there or how he enjoyed a smoke while working. Wonderfully kind, gentle and always cool.
One of a kind!
It is with great sadness that I learned of Johns passing. He was my barber and friend for many years. We would talk of cars, and travel. I remember him when I was a child cutting hair of my friends at the time back in the late 70’s. I miss him. He was a good man! My condolences to the family.
On behalf of Vlasta and Family, we wish to thank all of those who sent in their wonderful heartfelt condolences. They helped us all to get through this sad time in our lives. We also wish to acknowledge the care and attention the family received from McCall Bros. Thank you.
I wish to belatedly offer my deepest sympathies to Vlasta and John’s family. I was away and unaware of John until recently.
I was a customer of John for over 44 years since he opened his Esquire Barber Shop in early 1969 when we also opened our business in the same building. John became a friend as well as my barber as we exchanged news of our families. I will miss these exhanges.
John was a very humble, kind and compassionate person who passed away too soon.
With deepest sympathy from,
Phil Winterbottom