John Morrison | Legacy Life Reflections — On the Golf Course of Life! Family, Golf, and the Art of Asking (& did we mention Golf?!)

In this special Legacy Life Reflections episode, Chris Grimes welcomes John Morrison — with his family gathered in the room to bear witness! From the terrace of Henbury Golf Club, his "clearing" of 38 years, John traces a full and generous life: a strict, loving mother who called her children "the jewels in her crown of life"; a working life that ran from PE teacher to trusted financial adviser across 42 years; and the firm he built and has since passed to his sons, Dave and Andrew.

He pays a moving tribute to his brother Bobby, who lived with Down's syndrome and, in John's words, was "a totally fulfilled human being." He celebrates a lifetime of music — from Elton John and George Michael to a deep love of Lindisfarne — and reflects, with real emotion, on a family that sticks together in the face of loss. Warm, funny and deeply human.

In this episode:

- 38 years at Henbury Golf Club, captaincy in 2015, and life as a category-one golfer

- His mother, the matriarch who steered him into teaching — and "the jewels in her crown of life"

- A 42-year working life: seven and a half years as a PE teacher, then 35 in financial advice

- Teaching in Watford, a few doors from a young George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley

- An honorary degree, decades on, from the University of Gloucestershire (the old St Paul's College)

- A heartfelt tribute to his brother Bobby

- A life in music: Elton John, George Michael, 10cc and Lindisfarne

- Love and loss in the family, and the daughters-in-law who "make their own luck"

- The sales lesson that became a life motto: "Until you ask the question, the answer is always no"

- How he'd most like to be remembered — the poem "Afterglow"

Tune in next week for more stories of 'Distinction & Genius' from The Good Listening To Show 'Clearing'. If you would like to be my Guest too then you can find out HOW via the different 'series strands' at 'The Good Listening To Show' website.

Tune in next week for more stories of 'Distinction & Genius' from The Good Listening To Show 'Clearing'. If you would like to be my Guest too then you can find out HOW via the different 'series strands' at 'The Good Listening To Show' website.

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