JOHN Rumens passed away peacefully in his sleep on January 7. He was 84.
John was a teacher for many years and retired from lecturing at Hereford Technical College at the age of 55. He then turned to the passion he had for antiques and became a dealer. Firstly he sold anything old and quirky and later his real love: paintings.
He sold his works of art at many antique fairs including the NEC Antiques for Everyone in Birmingham. More recently, because age takes its toll on our bodies, he was restricted to the local Stafford fairs.