Harry's Funeral - confirmed October 12th, 11:20am

[Uncle Leo]

As we now have confirmed details, I think it best to have a new thread. Please read the next post by Harry's colleague Terry carefully as that has all the pertinent details.

Please also confirm your attendance on this thread. A poll may not be the easiest way to keep tabs, so if you could please reply to this post, adding your name and whether you'll have anyone else with you, that would be really helpful.


1) Uncle Leo

 

[Uncle Leo]

Dear Zoners,

I have just learned that Harry's funeral has been set for Friday 12th October at Southend Crematorium, with the service starting at 11.20am.

The procession will start at Roots Hall around 10.50am, from just outside the Shrimpers Club in the main car park. This will be the place that we will ask people to send any flowers to, and the funeral car will collect the flowers from here. Cricko will speak to the club tomorrow to find out how people can address the flowers to ensure they arrive at the right place, and either he or I will post that information here.

For those of you who are attending the funeral, the wake following the service will take place in one of the bars at the club, which I think is the Far Post, but Cricko will confirm this tomorrow.

As most of you know Harry had virtually no family, so I am hoping that as his extended family, as many of you Shrimper Zoners as possible will be able to attend. Of course everyone understands that some of you will have other commitments, and will be there in spirit instead.

That said, and now we have a definitive date/time, I really need to get a fairly solid idea of numbers, both for catering purposes and for printing the Order of Service. I have see your poll where 26 of you have said you will be attending, but does this mean a total of 26, or 52 because it includes partners? Does this date now change things where some of you can now attend or some of you can't.

I'm not sure of the best way of getting this info to me, but if someone on here would like to take up this task, I would like to get numbers by Friday the 5th.

Finally, I have been asked to give a eulogy at the service which of course I will do. However, I've only known Malcolm for 7 years, and some of you have been close friends with Harry for 20, 30 even 40 years. Therefore after talking with his Aunt earlier today, she has asked me to ask if one of his long standing friends would also like to give a eulogy at the service. If someone would like to do this, can you please let me know by Friday (5th) latest.

Many thanks, Terry.

 

[Cricko]

1) Uncle Leo
2) Firestorm
3) Cricko
4)mcnasty
5)vintage vixen

 

[TrueBlue]

1) Uncle Leo
2) Firestorm
3) Cricko
4)mcnasty
5)vintage vixen
6) TrueBlue

 

[nectar_points]

1) Uncle Leo
2) Firestorm
3) Cricko
4)mcnasty
5)vintage vixen
6) TrueBlue
7) nectar_points

 

[Shrimper_Apes]

1) Uncle Leo
2) Firestorm
3) Cricko
4)mcnasty
5)vintage vixen
6) TrueBlue
7) nectar_points

8) Apes
9) Tinks
10) Smudger

 

[BrettieAngell]

1) Uncle Leo
2) Firestorm
3) Cricko
4)mcnasty
5)vintage vixen
6) TrueBlue
7) nectar_points
8) Apes
9) Tinks
10) Smudger
11) BrettieAngell
12) Vange_shrimper
13) Bashful shrimper

 

[Kent Shrimper]

1) Uncle Leo
2) Firestorm
3) Cricko
4)mcnasty
5)vintage vixen
6) TrueBlue
7) nectar_points
8) Apes
9) Tinks
10) Smudger
11) BrettieAngell
12) Vange_shrimper
13) Bashful shrimper
14) Kent Shrimper

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

1) Uncle Leo
2) Firestorm
3) Cricko
4)mcnasty
5)vintage vixen
6) TrueBlue
7) nectar_points
8) Apes
9) Tinks
10) Smudger
11) BrettieAngell
12) Vange_shrimper
13) Bashful shrimper
14) Kent Shrimper
15) Yorkshire Blue

 

[Sutton Who]

1) Uncle Leo
2) Firestorm
3) Cricko
4)mcnasty
5)vintage vixen
6) TrueBlue
7) nectar_points
8) Apes
9) Tinks
10) Smudger
11) BrettieAngell
12) Vange_shrimper
13) Bashful shrimper
14) Kent Shrimper
15) Yorkshire Blue
16) Sutton Who

 

[Billy Bests boot laces]

1) Uncle Leo
2) Firestorm
3) Cricko
4)mcnasty
5)vintage vixen
6) TrueBlue
7) nectar_points
8) Apes
9) Tinks
10) Smudger
11) BrettieAngell
12) Vange_shrimper
13) Bashful shrimper
14) Kent Shrimper
15) Yorkshire Blue
16) Sutton Who

17) Billy Bests boot laces

 

[Billy Bests boot laces]

Oops, dont know what happened there!. Just to add at least another 6 of Harrys old buddys from his Leigh Comm days, who dont post on here.

 

[Uncle Leo]

Oops, dont know what happened there!. Just to add at least another 6 of Harrys old buddys from his Leigh Comm days, who dont post on here.

Hope I've understood you correctly here!

1) Uncle Leo
2) Firestorm
3) Cricko
4)mcnasty
5)vintage vixen
6) TrueBlue
7) nectar_points
8) Apes
9) Tinks
10) Smudger
11) BrettieAngell
12) Vange_shrimper
13) Bashful shrimper
14) Kent Shrimper
15) Yorkshire Blue
16) Sutton Who
17) Billy Bests boot laces
18) Leigh Comm 1
19) Leigh Comm 2
20) Leigh Comm 3
21) Leigh Comm 4
22) Leigh Comm 5
23) Leigh Comm 6

 

[Billy Bests boot laces]

Hi James, yes you have, there may even be several more. I dont know if Tank is coming over?

 

[Uncle Leo]

Hi James, yes you have, there may even be several more. I dont know if Tank is coming over?

Not that I've heard; but I'll drop him a line.

 

[callan]

1) Uncle Leo
2) Firestorm
3) Cricko
4)mcnasty
5)vintage vixen
6) TrueBlue
7) nectar_points
8) Apes
9) Tinks
10) Smudger
11) BrettieAngell
12) Vange_shrimper
13) Bashful shrimper
14) Kent Shrimper
15) Yorkshire Blue
16) Sutton Who
17) Billy Bests boot laces
18) Leigh Comm 1
19) Leigh Comm 2
20) Leigh Comm 3
21) Leigh Comm 4
22) Leigh Comm 5
23) Leigh Comm 6
24) Callan

 

[nectar_points]

1) Uncle Leo
2) Firestorm
3) Cricko
4)mcnasty
5)vintage vixen
6) TrueBlue
7) nectar_points
8) Apes
9) Tinks
10) Smudger
11) BrettieAngell
12) Vange_shrimper
13) Bashful shrimper
14) Kent Shrimper
15) Yorkshire Blue
16) Sutton Who
17) Billy Bests boot laces
18) Leigh Comm 1
19) Leigh Comm 2
20) Leigh Comm 3
21) Leigh Comm 4
22) Leigh Comm 5
23) Leigh Comm 6
24) Callan
25) nectar_points 2
26) nectar_points 3

 

[Uncle Leo]

Bumpity-bump.

 

[MK Shrimper]

Sadly it's looking unlikely as I look after my daughter that day and there's no one to have her and I can't bring her to a funeral.

 

[dannypav]

Would love to be there to say farewell , but unfortunately cannot get the time off work.
I worked with Harry for 4 years , and I know just the type of comment he would make.
"I don't see why you can't get time off , you do bugger all while you're there ! "