Former ScS director John Bainbridge has died aged 89
He proved to be ahead of his time by taking it upon himself to learn computing.
A former director of a Sunderland business institution has passed away at the age of 89.
John Bainbridge was a director at ScS, the home furnishings retailer which now has almost 100 stores spread across Great Britain.
After leaving Cowan Terrace School at 14, he worked in Greenwood’s men’s clothing shop in Sunderland.
Later in the 1960s he joined Coles Cranes, in Pallion, where he proved to be ahead of his time by taking it upon himself to learn computing. He was pivotal in setting up the company’s computer system.
John was with ScS in the 1980s and 1990s, becoming operations director at the time when the company was rapidly expanding and opening branches nationally.
He married Eileen Rowland in 1965 and they had two sons, Michael and Philip. He was also a loving granddad.
John passed away on October 18. His funeral is at 11.45am Tuesday, November 10, at St Mary Magdalene’s Church, Wilson Street, Millfield, followed by burial at Bishopwearmouth Cemetery.