Garry Russell
Posted: 20 Sep 2015, 21:20
Hi Chaps..
You'll all be aware of our concern over Garry's absence since Apr and our failure to get in touch with him. Rick found an address late last week that Garry posted on a thread here so I wrote a quick letter the same day. I've had a short email off Aija today confirming what we already feared. It is with great sadness that I convey the news that Garry passed away 13th Apr.. a couple of months short of his 58th birthday
I've never met anyone with Garry's eye for detail. His recall was almost encyclopaedic. His sense of humour and quick wit were legend. He was a kind, generous man and one I considered a close friend as I'm sure many here did.
It's ironic (if that's the right word) that I sent him a PM on the 12th Apr asking how he was and that I was concerned I'd not heard from him or seen him up on the forum for a week. I then posted a question in Admin on 14th asking if any of the team had heard from him.
The 'old place' is not the same without him. He was a character in every sense of the word.
Rest in peace my friend..
DaveB
You'll all be aware of our concern over Garry's absence since Apr and our failure to get in touch with him. Rick found an address late last week that Garry posted on a thread here so I wrote a quick letter the same day. I've had a short email off Aija today confirming what we already feared. It is with great sadness that I convey the news that Garry passed away 13th Apr.. a couple of months short of his 58th birthday
I've never met anyone with Garry's eye for detail. His recall was almost encyclopaedic. His sense of humour and quick wit were legend. He was a kind, generous man and one I considered a close friend as I'm sure many here did.
It's ironic (if that's the right word) that I sent him a PM on the 12th Apr asking how he was and that I was concerned I'd not heard from him or seen him up on the forum for a week. I then posted a question in Admin on 14th asking if any of the team had heard from him.
The 'old place' is not the same without him. He was a character in every sense of the word.
Rest in peace my friend..
DaveB