John Geoghegan served as the Mayor of Woodstock from 1995 to 2003.
WOODSTOCK - The Friendly City if mourning the loss of a former Mayor.
According to his obituary on the Brock and Visser website, John Geoghegan passed away on January 20th after a lengthy illness.
His political career spanned 16 years. He first elected to Woodstock City Council in 1987 and serving as the Mayor from 1995 to 2003. During that time he got to meet Queen Elizabeth when she was in Ontario in June 1997 and represent Woodstock on trips to Taiwan and China.
His obituary also says that he helped acquire the lands for the Cowan Sportsplex and Soccer Fields.
Connie Lauder was not on Woodstock City Council during Geoghegan's time in office, but she did work as a Tax Collector for the City during that period. She remembers Geoghegan coming into her office for a chat, adding that he always had the greatest concern for the citizens of Woodstock.
Geoghegan's funeral and visitation will be taking place on Friday February 14th.

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