STANDING, John Charles

Born on June 3, 1964. Passed away September 12, 2024.

Passed away unexpectedly but peacefully in his sleep at home on Thursday 12 September 2024.

Aged 60 years.

Loving brother of David, Jill and Pam.

Loved uncle of Emma.

Loved and deeply missed.

Funeral Notice
Latrobe Valley Funeral Services Chapel 260 Princes Highway, TraralgonView Map
A Memorial Service to celebrate the life of John Charles Standing will be held at Latrobe Valley Funeral Services Chapel, 260 Princes Highway, Traralgon on THURSDAY (September 19, 2024) commencing at 11.00 am.

John's service will also be livestreamed.

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In lieu of flowers, donations to the Royal Flying Doctor Service would be appreciated.

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Tributes
  1. Rest in peace John.

    Thank you for always being there and indulging my silliness.

    You were very kind, and it was a pleasure to work with you.

    We’ll miss you dearly.

    Jye Kaestner September 16, 2024
  2. Rest in peace John. Thank you for always sharing your knowledge and experience. You were an amazing colleague. I will cherish memories of hearing about your amazing travels and your passion for the cricket. You will be missed by many. Forever the EDGE expert.
    Mel Thek (Antonelli)

    Melissa Thek September 17, 2024
  3. Rest in peace John.
    Working with you was a pleasure and you were so knowledgeable. Your dry humour and wit were unmatched.
    You will be greatly missed.

    Leah Burge September 17, 2024
  4. For years you, Jan and I worked closely together solving the many problems that came our way. Our downtime competing as to who would finish the cryptic crossword first. Well you have tested us this time John with a problem we can’t fix. No amount of logic can change the tragic outcome. We have lost a smart, witty and quirky friend. We will wear a bright shirt, but it won’t stop the tears.
    RIP John
    Dagmar and Jan

    Dagmar Gruss and Jan Langstaff September 17, 2024
  5. It was a pleasure to work with you over a number of years. You were a great colleague and a kind human.

    You will be missed.

    Rest in peace dear John.

    Sachin Aggarwal September 17, 2024
  6. John Standing was an amazing person and helped us a lot in many ASIC projects over the years. My deepest condolences to his family & friends. Prayers for John’s soul to RIP.

    Chitra Sethu, ASIC

    Chitra Sethu September 18, 2024
  7. Miss him greatly, kind and always ready to help in every possible way. He was mentor, colleague and his knowledge will be greatly missed by ASIC edge team. RIP :(

    Ahmed Khan September 18, 2024
  8. Can not believe John is no more. I had known John since 2013 and he was always the M2M person to speak about. Very kind in talking and always helping out when ever I asked for help. You will be missed always. RIP Mate….

    Akhil Srivastava September 18, 2024
  9. I did not know John personally, but his name is scattered throughout various pieces of work documentation that makes my job easier today. John’s family should be proud he left an important and lasting impact on people, and dare I say on Australian history, as a quiet achiever.

    Marty Potter September 18, 2024
  10. Rest in peace John.

    You have always been helpful and we thank you for your help over the years.

    Lawpath Pty Ltd September 18, 2024
  11. Dear John,

    While I never had the pleasure of meeting you in person, our email exchanges that span the last seven years always left me better off understanding the myriad of intricacies encoded within the digital Australian corporate law.

    Every time I thought we’d found an edge case or had a question for the too hard basket, you would be able to solve it or point us in the right direction – of course after a while we’d come to realise that ASIC had a truely intelligent, professional engineer and scientist on the other end of the line keeping Australia’s whole corporate registry in check every single day!

    I’m crying at my keyboard, John – you will be greatly missed!

    David

    David Thornton September 18, 2024
  12. RIP John Standing, my condolences to your family and current ASIC colleagues and friends.
    As an old ASIC colleague from the early opening years, I remember your gentle manner and high quality work.
    Gone too soon! Sort them out upstairs mate!
    Mark LIsiecki

    Mark Lisiecki September 18, 2024
  13. John will be sadly missed by all the team at Prime!

    A true gentleman and a great support person.

    Our thoughts and prayers are with John’s family and friends.

    Rest in Peace John.

    Frank Galati September 18, 2024
  14. I’ll miss seeing your face every day, John, and your witty dry remarks as I would walk in (undoubtedly late). The last day I saw you it was “ahh, I see you’ve remembered to bring your trusty spoon with you today”. It immediately had me chuckling. I loved that you always got my dry humour. It was always a good day if I could get a good laugh from you. You’ll be in our memories always.

    Sara September 18, 2024
  15. Thank you John for all the help over the years. Never hesitating to drop what you were doing whenever you heard “Johhnnnn, I need your help”.

    And thank you for all funny conversations and all the times you sent me a story you knew would interest me. I may have never known heavy metal knitting was a thing if it weren’t for you.

    You will be forever missed.

    Hayley

    Hayley Close September 18, 2024
  16. The world has lost one of the most smartest and wittiest men I have known! It’s been a pleasure working with you John.
    It makes me sad that I don’t get to say good morning, which you loved so much, or asking you a million questions about EDGE, I will miss the Moe jokes. And I promise I will try to use =5116, before asking.

    Rest easy John will miss you always.
    Judes xxx

    Judy September 18, 2024
  17. Rest in peace John. ASIC will not be the same without your steady presence in the office, your jokes, random stories, and endless knowledge of EDGE. You will always be remembered as a legend who loved cricket and travel. While I cannot believe you are gone, I am so glad one of my last memories of you is at my going away morning tea where you made a speech. You will always be my favourite too!

    Elizabeth Lane September 18, 2024
  18. John, you will be dearly missed.

    Thanks to your endless wisdom, you taught me so much in such a short time – not just with work-related topics, but I had only began to tap into the unbelievable wellspring of knowledge you had. I went home each day more enlightened about some random topic than I would have ever been otherwise.

    Your impeccable wit and sense of humour was right on my wavelength, getting a cheap laugh out of you was always an endorphin hit. I truly appreciated our daily chats about football – by the end, I’d like to think I finally proved to you that there’s at least a few decent Collingwood supporters out there.

    Thank you for being you. Up the Roys.

    Rest in peace.

    Jarrod September 18, 2024
  19. Rest in peace, John. Your presence will be greatly missed.

    Thank you for all the assistance with ASIC EDGE that you have provided over the past five years. Your responses were always straightforward and pointed us in the right direction.

    Winnie September 19, 2024
  20. You may not always be remembered, but you will never be forgotten. It always brings a smile—no, laughter—whenever I think of the ancient fact you shared about the Olympics: ‘All athletes competed naked.’ Rest peacefully, John. I know you are in a much happier and better place now.

    Cherrie September 19, 2024
  21. For the past 10 years working together with you at ASIC, your dedication, expertise, and unwavering support have been truly unmatched. Your deep knowledge of EDGE and your willingness to help have always set you apart. You’ll be greatly missed, but your contributions will never be forgotten.

    Alex W September 19, 2024
  22. John you were a solid rock that I could always depend on getting help from. You were always reliable and quick to respond. I wish you safe passage to your resting place. You were a marvellous human being, you will be missed and remembered.

    John Spao September 19, 2024
  23. Rest in peace John.

    Always got a chuckle dropping by your team’s area to hear the banter and from your contributions to the “The Grapevine” newsletter while working in the Morwell office.

    Paolo Rech September 19, 2024
  24. Rest in Peace John. We’ll always be grateful for your towering knowledge, kind nature and Sahara Desert-level dry wit. You’ll be dearly missed and I’ll always remember those in-depth conversations about the minutiae of World Series Cricket and Caribbean international one dayers

    Chris Armatas and Maddie Wallace-Armatas September 19, 2024
  25. We only worked together for a short stint, but I will never forget the endless chats about Test cricket that we had when mostly everyone was finished for the day. I will never forget the advice you gave me when I mentioned my dreams of going to London to watch the Cricket at Lord’s, and the quippy and witty remarks you would make about opposition Cricket teams. I distinctively remember the both us alongside Andy, trying to turn the Ashes of June 2023 on the TV above your desk.

    You were a wealth of knowledge, that never once made me feel like a fool for not knowing the answer to something. I always found that while you were direct with your information, you were incredibly warm and were always happy to lend a hand and advice whenever I needed it.

    Rest Easy, John. You were a remarkable man who will be forever missed.

    Rhiannon Lever September 19, 2024
  26. John, you made an impact on my career from even before I met you.
    Pete warned me while you were away in Iceland that it was a great team with one quirky guy that was great once you got to know him. This could not have been more accurate, you were truly one of a kind but you had a lot to do with shaping me to be who I am today and I will always be grateful for that.
    I have no idea where you got your patience from but you always had time for everyone, with even more time for those of us who genuinely wanted to do a great job.
    I will always aspire to have the integrity you did and be respected like you.
    I will forever tell people about you and your amazing smile and sense of humor, alongside you absolute treasure trove of knowledge.

    You will be missed every single day and I will wait for another awkward hug that you clearly don’t want but I will give you anyway.

    Stacey Freestone September 19, 2024
  27. I have known john for 30 years and I have very fond memories of him, he always was very helpful to my
    staff at MMD and CMMD and went out of his way to
    accommodate and be extremely helpful to us.
    I great person he was, I am sad to hear this news

    MARGARET COBURN September 20, 2024
  28. john was a great person and assisted me alot at MMD and
    CMMD, he was one beautiful person of this world, my
    sincere condolences to his family

    MARGARET COBURN September 20, 2024
  29. RIP John, we will remember you.

    Reg Butler September 23, 2024
  30. Rest in Peace mate.

    You made my time with and around the SOS team amazing, and something I will cherish always. Your amazing travel adventures were a wonderful contrast against the backdrop of ASCOT/EDGE analysis you guided us through.

    Thanks for everything, I will miss you greatly.

    Kelvin September 30, 2024
  31. I was saddened to hear of John’s recent passing from an upset former work colleague. John’s humor was beyond dry, it was parched! A decent and funny bloke, a knowledgeable public servant and an exceptional professional. RIP John. Respect. Condolences to your family, friends and workmates at ASIC.

    Grant Lobb October 22, 2024