John Bioren Watlington, or Biscuit as he was then known to all his boyhood friends, was educated at Saltus Grammar School and Ridley College, in Canada, before going to University of Pennsylvania. Immediately following his early graduation in December 1942 he returned to Bermuda to enlist in the BVRC.

From there he volunteered for service overseas and was sent to Canada in April 1943 to join the RCAF flying school at the same time as his long time friend Hal Dale. After the then two-year long course they were awarded their wings and rank of Pilot Officer.

However by then the war was drawing to a close and the need for pilots was much less urgent than in earlier years, so although ready for active service John never had the privilege of going to 'do his bit'.

In the immediate post war years he learned all aspects of the public transportation business at Canada Coach Company in Hamilton, Ontario. He then returned to Bermuda to be instrumental in setting up a bus service in Bermuda to replace the Bermuda Railway Company.

He retired from the PTB as director in 1974 and, as a committed Christian he felt it was a great privilege for the next 14 years to devote his time as the head of World Vision International in Bermuda to helping children in need the world over.

Most Bermudians have an engaging skill for reminiscing. John loved to relate the story of his family's epic journey by car from New York to Los Angeles to see the 1932 Olympic Games.

John was the younger son of Dr. Frank Watlington, an eminent Bermudian dentist, and Virginia Harrison Watlington.

John's elder brother, Frank Jr. was a space scientist, but may be best remembered for his feat of being the first to record the "song of the whales", which he did off Bermuda's South Shore. The accomplishment gained Frank international acclaim. Sports was a significant family interest. John was a better than average tennis player. His father, an outstanding athlete in his younger years, encouraged athletic participation in the schools.

Indeed, he was the perennial starter of all the racing events at the annual Saltus Grammar School Sports Day.

The memorial service for John was held at Old Devonshire Church, with interment at the Old Church Cemetery.

John is survived by his wife, Jennifer (known to all as Jennie) formerly of Ewell, Surrey, England; and by their daughter, Virginia (McKey). John and Jennie were married on 2nd November 1967 at the Wesley Methodist Church in Hamilton. They had been married for 41 years. Before coming to Bermuda, Jennie Watlington was a nurse and worked in London and Aberdeen before coming to Bermuda. Jennie worked in several fields of nursing in Bermuda before retirement.

Their daughter, Virginia and her husband, Stephen McKey, live in Ontario, Canada where they operate a facility for boarding and training horses.

As a result of his services overseas during the Second World War, John Watlington became eligible for membership in the Bermuda War Veterans Association, and the BVRC Overseas Association.