<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><br><div dir="ltr"><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> Richard Charles <hillockcottage@btinternet.com><br><b>Date:</b> 7 August 2020 at 14:58:01 BST<br><b>To:</b> Brenda Gould <brendaannegould@gmail.com><br><b>Cc:</b> Warwick Cross <wmx@btopenworld.com>, pres@tech-ops.co.uk<br><b>Subject:</b> <b>[Pres] Geoff Howard</b><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">I too am saddened by this news, Geoff was such a lovely person to work with. We worked together on the same team for a number of years - he always made such a positive contribution to everything . Working and socialising with him was always a pleasure .<div>My thoughts are with you Sue and Holly.<br>Richard Charles <br><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On 7 Aug 2020, at 14:27, Brenda Gould via Pres <pres@tech-ops.co.uk> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">Dear Warwick and Sue<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Such very sad news about dearest Geoff.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I have many fond happy memories of Geoff. He would always call me wee Bren with his lovely smile and was one of the calmest directors in Network. I enjoyed hearing about his lovely trips to Scotland, especially his West Coast train trip.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">It has been so very sad reading about Geoff’s poor health over the years since returning home, but still he proved to be his determined self, moving to a very smart retirement home. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I can still hear his lovely voice and cheeky laugh. Yes Warwick, a true loss.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Thoughts are with you, Sue and Holly.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Brenda (Innes)</div><div class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On 7 Aug 2020, at 09:40, Warwick Cross via Pres <<a href="mailto:pres@tech-ops.co.uk" class="">pres@tech-ops.co.uk</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class="">
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Geoff had been on a complicated medical journey over the past</font></span><span lang="en-gb" class=""></span><span lang="en-gb" class=""></span><span lang="en-gb" class=""><font color="#632423" size="2" face="Segoe Print" class=""> few years and died</font></span><span lang="en-gb" class=""></span><span lang="en-gb" class=""></span><span lang="en-gb" class=""> <font color="#632423" size="2" face="Segoe Print" class="">in his</font></span><span lang="en-gb" class=""></span><span lang="en-gb" class=""></span><span lang="en-gb" class=""> <font color="#632423" size="2" face="Segoe Print" class="">relatively</font></span><span lang="en-gb" class=""></span><span lang="en-gb" class=""></span><span lang="en-gb" class=""><font color="#632423" size="2" face="Segoe Print" class=""> new home at the Belrose Country Club</font></span><span lang="en-gb" class=""></span><span lang="en-gb" class=""></span><span lang="en-gb" class=""> <font color="#632423" size="2" face="Segoe Print" class="">from a stroke whilst waiting for a taxi to take him to dialysis.</font></span><span lang="en-gb" class=""></span><span lang="en-gb" class=""></span><span lang="en-gb" class=""><font color="#632423" size="2" face="Segoe Print" class=""> No</font></span><span lang="en-gb" class=""></span><span lang="en-gb" class=""></span><span lang="en-gb" class=""> <font color="#632423" size="2" face="Segoe Print" class="">funeral</font></span><span lang="en-gb" class=""></span><span lang="en-gb" class=""></span><span lang="en-gb" class=""><font color="#632423" size="2" face="Segoe Print" class=""> date has yet been set.</font></span><span lang="en-gb" class=""></span><span lang="en-gb" class=""></span><span lang="en-gb" class=""></span></div><div dir="LTR" class=""><span lang="en-gb" class=""><font color="#632423" size="2" face="Segoe Print" class="">We have lost</font></span><span lang="en-gb" class=""></span><span lang="en-gb" class=""></span><span lang="en-gb" class=""> <font color="#632423" size="2" face="Segoe Print" class="">a good friend and</font></span><span lang="en-gb" class=""></span><span lang="en-gb" class=""></span><span lang="en-gb" class=""> <font color="#632423" size="2" face="Segoe Print" class="">one of the best voices to ever grace BBC output. A</font></span><span lang="en-gb" class=""></span><span lang="en-gb" class=""></span><span lang="en-gb" class=""><font color="#632423" size="2" face="Segoe Print" class=""> true loss.</font></span></div><div dir="LTR" class=""><span lang="en-gb" class=""><font color="#632423" size="2" face="Segoe Print" class="">Sue is a member of this email group.</font></span></div><div dir="LTR" class=""><span lang="en-gb" class=""><font color="#632423" size="2" face="Segoe Print" class="">I hope and trust you are all keeping safe and well.</font></span><span lang="en-gb" class=""></span><span lang="en-gb" class=""></span><span lang="en-gb" class=""><font color="#632423" size="2" face="Segoe Print" class=""></font></span><span lang="en-gb" class=""></span><span lang="en-gb" class=""></span><span lang="en-gb" class=""> </span></div><div dir="LTR" class=""><span lang="en-gb" class=""><b class=""></b></span><span lang="en-gb" class=""><b class=""></b></span><b class=""><span lang="en-gb" class=""></span></b><b class=""><span lang="en-gb" class=""><font color="#008080" size="4" face="Monotype Corsiva" class="">Warwick</font></span></b><span lang="en-gb" class=""></span><span lang="en-gb" class=""></span><span lang="en-gb" class=""></span><span lang="en-gb" class=""><font face="Calibri" class=""> </font></span></div><div class=""><span lang="en-gb" class=""></span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div>
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