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Our thoughts are with you.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Candara",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Candara",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Tim Simmons.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Candara",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US> Pres <pres-bounces@tech-ops.co.uk> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Ian Stubbs via Pres<br><b>Sent:</b> 07 August 2020 22:59<br><b>To:</b> Sue Howard <susan.howard18@bigpond.com><br><b>Cc:</b> pres@tech-ops.co.uk<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Pres] Geoff Howard<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Sue,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>Kay and I are very sorry to hear about Geoff’s health issues over the last decade. We both have happy memories of working with him at TVC. He and I were in Pres Control the night that Diana died and his calm and professional approach is what I remember most about that turbulent (and very long) shift.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>The picture you paint of a determined character enjoying a truffle lobster lunch and living life as he wanted is brilliant. Good for him!<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Condolences to you and Holly at this difficult time.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b>Ian Stubbs and Kay Benbow</b><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:ian@poges.co.uk">ian@poges.co.uk</a><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>07515 376626<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>On 7 Aug 2020, at 10:44, Sue Howard via Pres <<a href="mailto:pres@tech-ops.co.uk">pres@tech-ops.co.uk</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks Martin, <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Geoff and I were still good friends, and we had enjoyed a truffle lobster lunch a week ago, and I had rung him the night before he died to talk about our daughter Holly.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>He lived his life exactly as he wished… and luckily died as he would have chosen too.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I remember very well our great fun times together working on NC1 and drinking in the Bar on he 4th floor… happy days!<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Geoff had been very ill since he came back from London for the past 10 years… he battled it well, and was the only person we all know who moved from a nursing home 14 months ago to a very smart over 55s retirement home, which he loved!<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>A very determined personality!!<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:blue'>Sue Howard</span></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:blue'>1/19 Olympia Road | Naremburn, NSW 2065 Australia</span></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:blue'>M: 0431 966 570 | E:susan.howard18@bigpond.com</span></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>From: </span></b><span style='color:black'>Pres <<a href="mailto:pres-bounces@tech-ops.co.uk">pres-bounces@tech-ops.co.uk</a>> on behalf of MARTIN EVERARD via Pres <<a href="mailto:pres@tech-ops.co.uk">pres@tech-ops.co.uk</a>><br><b>Reply-To: </b>MARTIN EVERARD <<a href="mailto:mreverard@btinternet.com">mreverard@btinternet.com</a>><br><b>Date: </b>Friday, 7 August 2020 at 7:20 pm<br><b>To: </b>Warwick Cross <<a href="mailto:wmx@btopenworld.com">wmx@btopenworld.com</a>><br><b>Cc: </b><<a href="mailto:pres@tech-ops.co.uk">pres@tech-ops.co.uk</a>><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [Pres] Geoff Howard<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hi Warwick and Sue, of course,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p><o:p> </o:p></p><p>Thank you for passing on this very sad news. It's been a long time since my days in NC1 with Geoff but memories still linger. Geoff must have been having a tough time but this seemed untimely. <o:p></o:p></p><p><o:p> </o:p></p><p>My best wishes to Sue.<o:p></o:p></p><p><o:p> </o:p></p><p>Martin Everard <o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #00ADE5 1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 24.0pt;margin-left:0cm;margin-right:0cm;white-space:pre-wrap '><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>------ Original Message ------<br>From: "Peter Dickson via Pres" <<a href="mailto:pres@tech-ops.co.uk">pres@tech-ops.co.uk</a>><br>To: "Warwick Cross" <<a href="mailto:wmx@btopenworld.com">wmx@btopenworld.com</a>><br>Cc: <a href="mailto:pres@tech-ops.co.uk">pres@tech-ops.co.uk</a><br>Sent: Friday, 7 Aug, 20 At 09:57<br>Subject: Re: [Pres] Geoff Howard<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Very sorry to hear this. My thoughts are with his family today. Thanks for letting us know.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Peter<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Peter Dickson<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Fri, 7 Aug 2020, 09:40 Warwick Cross via Pres, <<a href="mailto:pres@tech-ops.co.uk"><span class=wtemail>pres@tech-ops.co.uk</span></a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm'><div><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe Print";color:#632423'>Good morning all.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe Print";color:#632423'>I write bearing sad news.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe Print";color:#632423'>Sue Howard (neé Bird) has been</span> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe Print";color:#632423'>in touch to let us know that Geoff Howard passed away</span> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe Print";color:#632423'>yesterday morning at 11.30 am (Sydney time). Geoff had been on a complicated medical journey over the past few years and died</span> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe Print";color:#632423'>in his</span> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe Print";color:#632423'>relatively new home at the Belrose Country Club</span> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe Print";color:#632423'>from a stroke whilst waiting for a taxi to take him to dialysis. No</span> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe Print";color:#632423'>funeral date has yet been set.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe Print";color:#632423'>We have lost</span> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe Print";color:#632423'>a good friend and</span> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe Print";color:#632423'>one of the best voices to ever grace BBC output. A true loss.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe Print";color:#632423'>Sue is a member of this email group.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe Print";color:#632423'>I hope and trust you are all keeping safe and well.</span> <o:p></o:p></p><p><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";color:teal'>Warwick</span></b><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <br>Pres mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Pres@tech-ops.co.uk" target="_blank"><span class=wtemail>Pres@tech-ops.co.uk</span></a><br><a href="http://tech-ops.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/pres_tech-ops.co.uk" target="_blank">http://tech-ops.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/pres_tech-ops.co.uk</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <br>Pres mailing list<br><span class=wtemail><a href="mailto:Pres@tech-ops.co.uk">Pres@tech-ops.co.uk</a></span><br><a href="http://tech-ops.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/pres_tech-ops.co.uk" target="_blank">http://tech-ops.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/pres_tech-ops.co.uk</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div id=""><div><div id="ydp4d61926eyiv5587042507yui_3_16_0_1_1497255908614_97640"><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif'>Martin Everard<br>Mob: +44 (0)7590 444 854<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="ydp4d61926eyui_3_16_0_1_1497255908614_104043"><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>LinkedIn: <a href="http://uk.linkedin.com/in/martin13/" target="_blank">http://uk.linkedin.com/in/martin13/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif'>For a self-catering stay in London, whether for business or vacation, try this:<o:p></o:p></span></p><div id="ydp4d61926eyiv5587042507yui_3_16_0_1_1497255908614_97647"><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif'><a href="http://www.vrbo.com/1017372">www.vrbo.com/1017372</a> - Executive 5*, sleeps 2<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif'><br>Or this super 2 bedroom apartment:<br><a href="http://www.vrbo.com/1016626">www.vrbo.com/1016626</a> Sleeps 2 to 4<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif'>Be a Friend of Barbara Everard on Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/barbara.everard.3" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/barbara.everard.3</a><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif'><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Everard" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Everard</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif'>View her paintings on Flickr and <a href="http://www.barabar-everard.com" target="_blank">www.barbara-everard.com</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif'><br>"Call Them the Happy Years", Barbara Everard's colourful memoirs are now on sale and can be ordered on <a href="http://www.barbara-everard.com/" target="_blank">www.barbara-everard.com</a> or <a href="http://www.fast-print.net/bookshop" target="_blank">http://www.fast-print.net/bookshop</a> and insert the ISBN number: 9781844269877 in the Search box.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>-- Pres mailing list <a href="mailto:Pres@tech-ops.co.uk">Pres@tech-ops.co.uk</a> <a href="http://tech-ops.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/pres_tech-ops.co.uk">http://tech-ops.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/pres_tech-ops.co.uk</a> -- <br>Pres mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Pres@tech-ops.co.uk">Pres@tech-ops.co.uk</a><br><a href="http://tech-ops.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/pres_tech-ops.co.uk">http://tech-ops.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/pres_tech-ops.co.uk</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div></div><div id="DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2"><br />
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