| b 27 September 1907 in Govan, Clydeside |
| d 25 February 1986 aged 78 |
| clothed 24 February 1928 |
| professed 2 Match 1929 |
| solemn profession 1932 |
Baptised William Condon.
Brother John had come to the monastery in the late 1920s. Among other things, he was an efficient plumber. He served in the Fort Augustus Fire Brigade and was awarded Fire Brigade Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in recognition of his thirty years’ service with the Volunteer Fire Unit at Fort Augustus in 1976.
Brother John was head cook for fifteen years.
Latterly he had manned the door and the telephones as well as being the monastery’s contact with the Village. His kindness to the poor who called at the door, his devout attendance at funerals of numerous local acquaintances and his care for the troubles of all, deservedly won him high repute. The School swelled the congregation at his funeral on 1 March.
On 25 February Brother John Condon died at Nazareth House, Aberdeen.
From the book Abbey Boys by Mike Turnbull
Brother John’s headstone in the monk’s cemetery
