Unfortunately, I just learned about this sad news this morning. John was one of those individuals who, once you met him, you did not forget. All through school his personality did not change. He was kind and generous to everyone. I remember his sense of humour and his laugh. He will be truly missed. My sincere sympathy to his family.

our deepest sympathies to Eileen and the entire family

Allen and Carmela MacMillan

Gail and I were very saddened to hear this news...John was certainly one of the "good guys"....I will always remember that big smile and how he made me laugh....our sincere condolences to Eileen and the whole family.

Sincères condolences to all the family. Reina Lavigne

Dear Eileen and Family,

The girls and I were saddened to hear of John's passing. We would like to extend our sincere condolences. Thinking of you during this difficult time.

With much love, Julia, Gemma and Shannon

My sincere condolences to the Rainey family. JR was a great teacher who made learning fun. I had him for two years of electricity @ LRHS. I have very fond memories of those two years. He always had a joke or a story to tell. He inspired his students to be the best and pursue life goals. You will be missed. RIP JR.

Our sincere condolences for your loss. He was a great coach and inspiration to John at the beginning of his basketball days.

My deepest condolences to the Rainey family, John was a wonderful man, he had such a beautiful smile, kind soul and a gentle nature about him. Gone far too soon ❤️

John’s grand smile, patience, dedication, and sense of humour were such an asset in the schools where he taught! It was an honour having him as a colleague, and a friend! Condolences!

We are thinking of you Eileen, Ian, Megan and Ashley.

The Rainey family,

Our deepest and sincere sympathy for the loss of John.

May you find comfort in knowing that we care and are thinking of you.

RIP John.

My big condolences to the Rainey family: Eileen, Ian, Megan, Ashley. I have many fond memories of spending time with the Rainey family, at their house in VKH and at their cottage. On the weekends, John drove Ian and me around to fishing expeditions and other activities, and was always in good spirits, telling stories and imparting life wisdom with a healthy side of witty jokes. I remember in particular one blue Datsun pickup truck, and John used to drive it with his arm out the window, stopping to wave hello to friends in town. John had a zest for life and lived well. He always had many projects in the works around the house and yard: a testament to his imagination, of things to try, and what could be built. I miss a lot of things from those "good old days", and John Rainey will always be part of those memories.

Our sincere condolences go out to John's children, and to Eileen and their extended family. John was one of the nice guys.

My condolences to the family.

Gayle Brown

To Eileen and all the Rainey family we send our sincere condolences.

Deepest sympathy to the family

Eileen and family I am so sad to ear of John’s passing. My wife and I wish you courage during this hard season. May all the precious memories you’ve shared with him be of eternal comfort

My condolences to the Betty and all the Rainey family for your devastating loss.

My deepest sympathies to the Rainey family.

Eileen and Family, Our deepest condolences. May the many wonderful memories of your life together and the family you share help to heal your heart and bring you comfort as you go through this difficult time. Elaine and Hans

Our deepest condolences to Eileen and the Rainey family. We are thinking of you during this difficult time. Darlene Bradford Leger and Family

Our deepest sympathies to the Rainey family. Silvia Schaerer & Robert Irwin

Our deepest sympathies. Karen and Jim Cowan

Eileen, My condolences to you and your family.

Marcia Liddycoat

Our deepest condolences to all the Rainey

Family. Our prayers are with you.

You are so right, Slavery Lake will not be the same without him. Hold each other close.

Our sincere condolences to all of John's family.

Our deepest condolences to the Rainey Family. He will be greatly missed !!

My deepest condolences to his family and all who loved him. Mr. Rainey was one of my teachers, and I can honestly say he was one of the best.

Our sincere condolences to Eileen, Ian, Meagan, Ashley, families and friends

May many happy memories of past times and the love of family and friends help you through this difficult time.

To the Rainey Family, we send our most heartfelt sympathy on the loss of such a very special person to all. Johnny will be remembered as leaving this world as a better place as a result of his presence and contributions while here with us.

I've only known John for a dozen or so years. John lit up a room with his smile, sense of humor and story telling. I feel blessed to have know him for this brief time. My sincere condolences go out to John's children and to Eileen and the Rainey family.

Carole and Frank Hurley

My condolences to the whole family.

Dear Eileen,

We send our heartfelt sympathy to you and all your family. Although we never really knew Johnnie in his older years I hold very fond memories of you both when you were first dating and your wedding day. He sounds like he led a very successful and fulfilling life in both his teaching and personal endeavours.

May the love of your family and all your wonderful memories help you during this sad time.

Love, Deb

Deeply saddened to hear of John's passing. He always had a beautiful smile of welcome for everyone. Our condolences to Eileen and the entire Rainey family.

We are very sorry to learn of John's passing. Deepest sympathy to Eileen and the entire Rainey family. Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this time of great loss.

My deepest sympathy to Eileen and family and to all the Rainey family.

My deepest sympathy to Eileen and family and to the Rainey family. I am so sorry for your loss.

My deepest sympathy to Eileen and family for the loss of a good man. Johnny always made me laugh and I appreciated his calls where we could share about the good old days. His death was a shock and I will never forget him.

I was looking forward to hear you tell your stories that ONLY you can tell but that will not be. I had the opportunity to have known you while teaching at Vankleek Hill high school. Thanks for all the laughs that you brought to everyone’s life. I want to offer my sincere condolences to Eileen, Ian , Megan and Ashly for your terrible loss.

Sincere condolences to the family.

I am very saddened by the news of your passing John. Throughout all the time I knew you beginning in school days, you were always joyful. You made me and others feel welcome. You made me feel like I was someone worth being. You made everyone feel great, well, maybe not everyone. On a map you drew a line from Grenville to Luskville, and wrote ‘A 100 miles to Heaven’. That revealed the secret of someone close to me but it made me laugh, as all you antics also made my good friend laugh. You were the greatest, John. Blessings, Colin. My deepest sympathy to Eileen and the entire Rainey family.

My deepest condolences to Eileen and the entire Rainey family. I enjoy teaching with him at VCI and having him as a hockey teammate. It was a pleasure to be around him

Our deepest condolences to Eileen and the entire Rainey family. John was a wonderful man who left his mark everywhere he went. He was a great coach and teacher. I certainly enjoyed working with him at Plantagenet High School and Vankleek Hill Collegiate.

Hubert and Lorraine Theoret

To Betty, Delvin and all the Rainey families.

Our deepest of sympathy goes out to all.

Kathy & Lorne Bates

We are sorry to hear of John's passing. Our deepest condolences to all the family.

Dear Eileen & Family, my heart goes out to you, at this difficult time. It is never easy to express oneself on the passing of our loved one.

John was my first childhood friend and was always there for me. We had so many good times together in our early childhood days. He always had a great smile and great sense of humor.

I had the chance to see him a few times and wished we had more visits. I am saddened as I was planning on calling him just a week or so ago. The last time we visited we had a good laugh over our childhood schooldays and antics.

I am going to miss my dear friend but will keep him close to my heart.

John may be gone but will never be forgotten. "Those we love don't go away, they walk beside us every day. Unseen, unheard but always near. Still loved, still missed, and held so dear!”

Eileen, may you hold tight to all your wonderful loving memories forever in your heart.

With deepest sympathy. Layden

Dear Eileen, Ian, Megan, Ashley and families. Our sincere condolences in the loss of your loved one. Our deepest thoughts are with you at this time.

Our deepest sympathies to all of John’s family and friends. Thinking of them at this very difficult time.

Our deepest sympathies to the entire Rainey family. John will be missed by everyone who knew him. Enjoyed his story telling!

Our deepest condolences to Eileen’s family and our Rainey relatives. John always had a smile and a story to tell. He’ll be missed by all who knew him.

Our sympathy to the entire family

Our deepest sympathies to all the family.

Our deepest sympathy to Eileen and all of John’s family and friends.

Deepest sympathy to the entire family.

John is another great man gone too soon.

Hunter and Marsha Howes

And family

A Tree of Remembrance was planted by Mark and Lisa Henderson and the staff of Hillcrest Funeral Home.

My sympathy to the Rainey family. John had the kind of personality that when you met him you were impressed. God Bless.

John Rainey was more than a friend, he was my BEST friend. From 1957, when we started school together, up to his passing, we were buddies. So many memories flashing through my mind, every one of them a happy memory, just for having known him. Listening to his many stories and him listening to mine, and laughing at the silliest things. Countless ball games. Hours spent at Tim Horton's ,talking hockey and football. He was such a wonderful, insightful and generous person. I will always cherish his memory. See you on the other side, Bucko.

My Sincere condolences to the family and friends of John. I have great memories of John's story telling at hockey tournaments as well as during business interactions. He will be sadly missed by the whole community for sure. A great loss.

My deepest sympathy to Eileen and all the Rainey family.

My dear Uncle Johnny was a legend, and we have shared so many happy and funny memories with him and Auntie Eileen, and my cousins Ian, Megan, and Ashley. I am very grateful to him and his family for always welcoming us into their home over the years. I will always cherish my childhood memories with my cousins, playing in their basement, filled with Uncle Johnny's special collectibles and antiques:) My deepest condolences and love to Auntie Eileen, and to Ian, Megan, and Ashley. I am so deeply sorry for the loss of your amazing Dad. He is already missed by all who met him. He will always be in our minds and hearts. Love to all.

We are saddened by John’s passing, he was a great person inside & out and loved/liked by anyone who met him. We loved to hear all his wonderful stories of his past adventures. Our sympathies to Eileen, Ian, Megan, Ashley & families. May your memories help you to remember the great man he was.

Thinking of you with love,

Lloyd & Darlene

Glenn and I were shocked and saddened to read of John’s passing. We send our sincere condolences to Eileen and the entire family.

Dear Eileen, Ian, Megan and Ashley, we are so sad to hear this tragic news and your loss. Our prayers are with all of you during this most difficult time...

To Eileen, his children, the big and beautiful Rainey family, please accept my sincere condolences. Had the pleasure of chatting with John on occasion mostly about family and genealogy. Loved his sense of humour ! May all the good times spent with him bring you comfort and courage.

My sympathy, Eileen, and to all the Rainey family

My deepest condolences to Eileen, and the whole family. It Is so hard to comprehend that John is gone.

I believe the last time we chatted was at Grenville Tim Hortons. I was with Mom and he was with a couple others. A brother and Marcus .

I remember him as a friend since childhood, honorable and respected.

May God who sees your pain and hears your cry, comfort you and wrap His loving arms around you.

Sharon ( MacLean) Keighley

Heartfelt condolences to the whole family. You are in my thoughts and prayers.

Sorry for your loss.

Sending our deepest sympathies to the family

My heartfelt condolences to the family. I will never forget John's sense of humour and kindness. John, I will miss you my friend.

Deepest Sympathy to the whole Rainey family in your time of loss

John and Janice

We would like to send our deepest sympathies to your whole family. He was a great baseball coach and teacher. We will cherish memories of good times.

My deepest sympathies to the entire Rainey family. John will be missed by everyone who knew him.

My sincere condolences Eileen and to your family.

My thoughts are with you.

My deepest sympathies to all the family truly an amazing man.

Nos sympathies à toutes la famille!

Jess,Alicia,Meghan xxx

My deepest sympathies to John's family and extended family...truly a man of honor and knowledge. Loved his sense of humor

My prayers go out to all

Nos sincères condoléances à la famille et amis.

My condolences to the family. John was my electro tech instructor at LRHS. I retired from the military a few years back achieving the rank of chief electrician thanks to John. He was a true mentor and a great teacher. Thank you for everything Mr Rainey. RIP.

It’s been such a long time but I did have him as a coach and he was amazing. Beyond that he taught children with learning disabilities or difficulties and they absolutely ADORED him. He was a positive person when I was s student.

Our sincere condolences to John's family, friends and extended family.John was a wonderful man and will be truly missed by all.

Our heartfelt sympathies to the Rainey family.

My deepest condolences to Mrs. Rainey, Ian, Megan, Ashley and their families. My thoughts and prayers are with you all during this difficult time. xo

Our condolences to you, Eileen and your family. We will miss Johnny’s stories. XO Sandra and Steven Bennett

you will be sadly missed by sally and jaime. we have told jimmy and diane about this. have fun with the rest up there john and give jesse my love please

Our deepest sympathies to all of John’s family and friends. We shared many a story and laughs after hockey. He will be missed by many.

Garrett & Anna

It is with great sadness that our family mourns with yours, the loss of John. My Dad's greatest friend, my Godfather and loving husband to Eileen and wonderful father to Ian, Ashley and Meagan, and grandfather. We want to wish you our deepest condolences to all the Rainey family and Eileen's family as well.

John would always have some sort of story or adventure to talk about when you met him. He was always smiling and happy to see you. He will be missed by many. Sending you love, courage and strength during these difficult times.

To Eileen & family

So sorry to hear John has passed away. I was fortunate to have John play soccer with us . What a competitor he was. Had a visit with him at the John Deere dealership a few months ago. My sympathy to all the family. R.I.P John.

Earl

My deepest condolences to Eileen and all of the family. I have many fond memories of John and his stories during my supply teaching days at VCI. He always knew how to make me laugh! I am sure that he will be deeply missed.

My deepest condolences to the whole family. John left us way too soon. I'm certain many of us would love to hear him share one more story, as he told them so well. Wishing you strength to face the difficult days ahead. May you take some comfort in knowing that he was loved by many.

Our deepest sympathy to Eileen and the family. May your memories give you peace and comfort at this very difficult time.

We are praying for your family to recover from this devastating loss the Cote family

Our deepest condolences to the Rainey family.

My deepest sympathy to all the family, he was a very good teacher, he thought me math at vci....may he rest in peace

Eileen & Family,

We are very sorry to hear of John’s sudden passing. Our deepest sympathies go out to you and your family.

Our most heartfelt sympathies to his family and friends. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.

I was saddened to hear of John’s passing. My condolences to Ian, Eileen and the rest of the Rainey family.

My deepest sympathies to John's family, I was very sorry so hear such a bad news.

My deepest sympathies to you Eileen and the entire Rainey family.

Thinking of you all.

My condolences to the family. So very sorry for such a loss. I love the forest idea.

Sending our sincere condolences to you Betty and Delwin and all of the Rainey family.

So sorry for your loss , our deepest condolences . We had a good quick chat at our yard sale this summer . He felt he got too good of a deal and wanted to pay more . A great man

Deepest condolences to the Rainey family!

I have nothing but the utmost respect and fondest memories of Mr Rainey…from over 25yrs ago. Resource class for math at VCI. Always greeted with a smile. And he genuinely cared for his students. I can still remember how encouraging and kind he was. I have no doubt he had such a positive impact on any student that was lucky enough to have a class with him. My deepest sympathy to the Rainey family.

Our sincere sympathy to the family. I remember the Raineys from LRHS days.

Eileen and family we are so sorry to hear this news, John was a great guy, and a great teacher that was always interested in his former students and how they were. Our Condolences go out to all of you. He will be greatly missed.

Deepest Sympathy to all the Rainey family & relatives.

RIP John

He was a wonderful and caring teacher.Always made time for his students.My deepest sympathies to his family and friends. May he rest in peace.❤️

My sympathies to Eileen and her family as well as all Rainey family. He will be missed by many. RIP John.

I am so very sorry for your loss. John was a terrific colleague at VCI, and a great neighbour, always up for a chat. Thinking of you all in this difficult time.

My sincere condolences to the family and friends, you left us with great V.C.I memories. Thank you for being the amazing teacher that you were.

Sad to hear this news. My condolences to the entire family. John was a tough but fair soccer coach in high school. I’ll always remember how he helped keep me from being suspended and kicked off the soccer team for some antics involving a “full moon” on the bus coming back from an away game. I can remember him trying so hard not to crack a smile while he and the principal were giving me my due. Joking aside, he was always quick to say hello and reminisce about the good ol days anytime I’d be lucky enough to bump into him long after I graduated and he had retired.

My deepest sympathy to you Eileen and family and all the Rainey family

Joan Pearson