John McBride Dean, (1930 - 2010) - ForeverMissed.com Online Memorials

Let the memory of John McBride be with us forever

80 years old
Born on July 1, 1930
Passed away on December 31, 2010

This memorial website was created in the memory of our loved one, John McBride Dean, 80, born on July 1, 1930 and passed away on December 31, 2010. We will remember him forever.

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July 1, 2022

DAD
You're simply the best!
They don't make men like my daddy anymore.
The heart of my Father was a masterpiece of God.
Missing you more and more each day Dad, BUT I look forward to the HOPE that builds within my heart and that gives strength for every passing day.
Forever Missed!
Helen X

December 31, 2021

Ah how the years have gone by - yet we still remember so clearly and so kindly this man of God and of grace. His legacy lives on and he will always be remembered and greatly missed by all who knew him.

January 1, 2020

Forever Missed

"We give them back to Thee, dear Lord, Who gavest them to us;
Yet as Thou dost not lose them in giving,
so we have not lost them in their return.
Not as the world giveth, givest Thou, O Lover of Souls.
What Thou gavest, Thou takest not away, for what is Thine is ours always if we are Thine.
And life is eternal and Love is immortal, and death is only a horizon, and a horizon is nothing save the limit of our sight."

Spoken by Dr Wesley Carr, Dean of Westminster 2002

July 3, 2019

Memories still blooming,
Thanks and praise still flowing.
Years have moved on
but you are still missed, as you forever will be.
God touched our lives with your love dad.
Celerating this week your love and the happy times together brings joy and peace.
Great is His faithfulness!
Blessings all mine with 10,000 beside!
X

January 3, 2019

Another year to remember Dad:
Your life was a blessing (to many)
Your memory a treasure ....... (enriched by having sharing your love)
You are loved beyond words
and missed beyond measure.
Giving thanks this New Year as I continue to remember your LOVE

July 4, 2018

Another year has passed so I remember.
Dad would have been 88 this year. Remembering the good times at Cober Hill - & the Labyrinth walk 2010 - and the Sacred Journey.
Praise God I know Dad is with the Lord Jesus!
JESUS saves: "Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved." (Acts 4:12)
"JOY unspeakable floods your soul and you are truly "HOME" .... but I still miss you Dad.

July 3, 2017

Our Father God is Awesome! God is with us! We continue to give Him thanks for you Dad - The Prince of Glory drives all doubt away and we have a Hope of Heaven. I continue to keep my promise to you and run this race (with the baton you passed on to me in 2010) - Deep Love! Amazing Grace! God's Plans are GREATER! Joy unspeakable!

July 1, 2017

Your daughter continues today, reflecting her faith in Father-God and His Grace which you shared with her often. Cober Hill conference this weekend where you are also remembered with much affection.

December 31, 2016

FOREVER
Another year to acknowledge your absence dad and to express my love of a father who is forever missed.
I am forever grateful to God for the blessing that He gave to us, in you.
I am thankful for your words of encouragement that you have left behind, both held in my heart and written in various letters - a real treasure and a forever legacy. Dad your words spoken and written were those of a man of Faith. They will forever be a constant reminder of a life lived in Love and an expression of Hope and Joy found in relationship with God and others.
A forever love that continues to grow and support even after these years of passing and a reminder of the True Love of the Father.
A forever grateful daughter, Helen x

July 5, 2016

Another year! There are no words to express how much dad is missed! The life Dad lived continues to impact mine and to inspire ,,,,, a life of giving of service to others. I thank God for every remembrance. X

December 31, 2015

DAD
In my heart you will always be
Your love, your smile and your voice
Are forever imprinted in my mind
Forever remembered forever missed

Your life dear Dad was a blessing,
Your memory an immeasurable treasure,
You are loved beyond words,
And missed beyond measure.

December 31, 2015

Oh how sweet to remember him. His Grace abounds in those who knew John and the Lord who worked in him and through him. Thanks for the memories that still bring His Grace to our hearts.

July 1, 2015

Remebering my Dear Dad today (as every day) with great LOVE.
It would have been his 85th birthday today.

Another year has passed. The JOY we hold on to is in the "HOPE of Heaven". As Dad waits in Heaven for the resurrection day, the Lord remains our JOY and STRENGTH for every passing day we live here on earth. We are thankful for Dad (John) and look forward to the transforming power of the risen Jesus who will make all things new in His time.

Giving Thanks and Praise for the Creator of All things and holding on to the Great Promise of things to come! AMEN!
Helen XXX

July 1, 2015

To think about him again is to remember Christ in Him. The Grace of God in all that John did for others is my wonderful memory of him. In all of this God was glorified in John's life. Heaven is his home now but he also lives in the hearts of those that love and remember him.

January 1, 2015

My dear Dad I still greatly miss you and love you! – I know that you are with the Lord and I am thankful to Him for all that He has done in the life I have spent with you. I am thankful every day for you and for the love you gave, which I continue to feel. I hold on to the hope that I was taught and that you held so dearly Dad:

My hope is built on nothing less
Than Jesus Christ, my righteousness;
I dare not trust the sweetest frame,
But wholly lean on Jesus’ name.

On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand;
All other ground is sinking sand,
All other ground is sinking sand.

When darkness veils His lovely face,
I rest on His unchanging grace;
In every high and stormy gale,
My anchor holds within the veil.

His oath, His covenant, His blood,
Support me in the whelming flood;
When all around my soul gives way,
He then is all my hope and stay.

When He shall come with trumpet sound,
Oh, may I then in Him be found;
In Him, my righteousness, alone,
Faultless to stand before the throne.

Remembering you with love Dad!

December 31, 2014

God's mercies are new every morning, and every anniversary we are thankful for what God gave us and in the wonderful way John McBride Dean testified to God's goodness every time I met him. God bless your family today as they remember you with love.

July 1, 2014

July 1st 2014
Today Dad would have been 84 years old.
I miss him just as much today as when he went to be with the Lord.

I am forever changed because of you Dad. I am forever grateful for knowing you and being your daughter. I love you! Helen X

"Forever Changed"

We seem to take for granted
the important things in life.
Like loved ones, friends or family,
Maybe a husband or a wife.

We think they will always be there
no matter what we do.
But now I know that isn't so, I'm
"Forever Changed" because of you.

I no longer take for granted
the things I hold so dear,
I cherish every moment
I have my loved ones near.

We never, ever know just when
our time on earth is through.
I knew instantly that I would be
"Forever Changed" because of you.

No, my life will never be the same
as it always was before,
When you were still a part of earth
Before you knocked on Heaven's door.

And when your knock was answered
and the Angels welcomed you,
God knew right then my life would be,
"Forever Changed" because of you.

Author: Anonymous

January 1, 2014

Three years - and life goes on and the legacy John left continues in and through his loving daughter Helen. The heart does go on.

January 1, 2014

I LOVE YOU & MISS YOU DAD! You were so beautiful in all aspects of your life and you are so greatly missed. You are loved as much today as you were. I cannot believe that 3 years have passed ...... FOREVER missed! Thanking God for all the memories of you and His gift of love in you. From a loving & longing daughters heart. Helen X

July 1, 2013

Dearest Dad, I thank God for you every day. I am thankful to Him for you taught me, especially of Faith Hope and Love, in Jesus.

July 1, 2013

And for you Cynthia - as you embrace another day without John - remember that God himself embraces you with a Father's Love. I pray that you feel His arms and remember John's love for you today and always. xxx Isobel & Ron

July 1, 2013

How wonderful to see the Daughter's Love and the Father's Heart - Beloved of God. Our thoughts are with you today as you share the good memories and feel again the "I miss you" moments. xx Ron and Isobel

July 1, 2013

Thank you Father for revealing to me the Love of a Father’s Heart.

July 1, 2013

A Legacy of Faith shines from a life (John McBride Dean) whose commitment to Christ has left a Light that my eyes can see, a Path that my footsteps can follow, and a Love that my heart can embrace. It is a Legacy of Faithful Service to God, of dependency upon His Grace, and commitment to a Hope that will never fade away.

Love you and miss you Dad!

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A Favourite of Dad's

August 15, 2012

May the mind of Christ my Saviour

May the mind of Christ my Saviour
Live in me from day to day,
By His love and pow'r controlling
All I do and say.

May the Word of Christ dwell richly
In my heart from hour to hour,
So that all may see I triumph
Only through His pow'r.

May the peace of Christ my Saviour
Rule my life in every thing,
That I may be calm to comfort
Sick and sorrowing.

May the love of Jesus fill me,
As the waters fill the sea;
Him exalting, self abasing,
This is victory.

May I run the race before me,
Strong and brave to face the foe,
Looking only unto Jesus
As I onward go.

May His beauty rest upon me
As I seek the lost to win,
And may they forget the channel,
Seeing only Him.

This was very much Dad's prayer.

One of Dad's Favourite Hymns

August 15, 2012

I feel the WInds of God Today

I feel the winds of God today; today my sail I lift,
Though heavy, oft with drenching spray, and torn with many a rift;
If hope but light the water’s crest, and Christ my bark will use,
I’ll seek the seas at His behest, and brave another cruise.

It is the wind of God that dries my vain regretful tears,
Until with braver thoughts shall rise the purer, brighter years;
If cast on shores of selfish ease or pleasure I should be;
Lord, let me feel Thy freshening breeze, and I’ll put back to sea.

If ever I forget Thy love and how that love was shown,
Lift high the blood red flag above; it bears Thy Name alone.
Great Pilot of my onward way, Thou wilt not let me drift;
I feel the winds of God today, today my sail I lift.

Jessie Adams, 1906

One of Dad's favourite pieces of Artwork

January 14, 2012

One of Dad's favourite pieces of Artwork. He asked a friend to bring this piece back for him on a return trip from America.