Eileen Joan John

My mum was in the Land Army during the war. She then went on to work at the Ministry of Information in Senate House. She was a fun person and loved her job at Senate House. She met many American GI’s there and would often go to Tea dances at the Cafe de Paris with them. She remembered standing on top of Senate House watching the doodlebugs fall over London. She was a wonderful writer and wrote many stories, she even had a short play performed at Soho Theatre. In her later years, she volunteered at St Anne’s Church in Soho, which she loved. She also volunteered at the Stroke Association, where she helped people who had suffered strokes. Despite being such a fun person her ‘day’ job was as an accountant. She had a sharp brain, was witty and very creative. She loved ‘showbiz’ and again in later life, worked for Derek Jacobi, Amanda Holden, Les Dennis and her dear friend Brenda Bruce. She loved ‘bumping’ into George Michael and Julian Cleary and his dog Valerie, whilst walking her beloved dog Jack. Not bad for a little girl who’s mother had abandoned her as a baby and who had left school at 13! I’m very proud of everything my mum achieved.