His three children, Victor, Andrea, and Donna, said they were saddened to announce the death of their father on July 16 following a short illness. John Langley with his daughter Donna on the front page of the County PressJohn spent his career working in air traffic control and introduced modern Secondary Surveillance Radar (SSR) systems to UK airspace. He spent his retirement enjoying hobbies such as attending a group for creatives at Carisbrooke Priory and travelling the world—visiting Donna in Los Angeles and spending time in New Zealand. He was widowed in 2023 following the death of his wife Ann, with whom he celebrated a 65th wedding anniversary the previous year. A funeral will be held at the IW Crematorium on Friday, August 14 at 2.15 pm.