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EULOGY for *****
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***** – 1941 to whenever this eulogy is brought into being.
*****? ‘What a nice man’ people would say on hearing his name, and it was that very niceness and obliging nature that made him stand out in a world where untalented, uneducated and under achieving celebrity gets applauded over gentle breeding and manners. But never be fooled into thinking that he was a man to be trifled with. Oh dear me no! Dig a little deeper and you find a man up for a fight when he senses injustice or a situation which could impact negatively on those he holds dear.
A long life by any standard; a life which unless you knew the man well might seem unremarkable. Just a slightly diffident, eminently polite man to the outsider but go inside his world and a very different picture emerges.
Let me take you back to his most traditional of upbringings. Mum and Dad ******* were parents whose strong attachment to home and family were clear. ***** felt loved, safe and secure in his place with his siblings. A simple example of *****’s need for even-handedness came when he was invited to a young friend’s birthday party and on being offered the customary party bag, felt uncomfortable taking it knowing he had to return home with nothing for his brother. Fair play was always high on his agenda
And much, much later when a neighbour’s unreasonable behaviour in planning matters threatened the just order of things in *****’s life, he stood his ground to ensure the appropriate and moralistic outcome was achieved.
***** didn’t just use his inbuilt tenacity to see right win through. It was there to great advantage in everything he worked on in his life; from the incredible design initiatives he put in place, through to the meticulously constructed models he produced to the delight of all who viewed them. His intelligence, scrutiny and eye for detail were so abundantly evident; inwardly quietly and understated as was always his way but outwardly demonstrating a bold and articulate observation of the world around him.
And where was his adored and adoring wife ***** in all this? Right there at his side, loving and knowing her man inside out and the two of them working in unison for the benefit of their family and for the furtherance and comfort of their devotedly close relationship.
That unfailing recognition for the role ***** played in *****’s life remained until their comfortable life together came to an end. Every birthday or anniversary thereafter was celebrated intimately by him in her honour and in that unseen but ever-present way, she enabled him to continue without her……….. but be sustained by her.
We will remember ***** with huge affection and love for his individuality, kindness and the very valuable place he holds In all our hearts.
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BH
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