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ISSUE NO. 1764
25 April - 1 May 2019
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Fitting way to remember local ‘legend’ FRIENDS of the late Mojacar c h a r a c t e r, I a n ‘T h e Legend’ Wadsworth, came up with a fitting way to remember the ‘all-round nice guy.’ The talented singer, DJ, sign writer and artist passed aw ay in No v e m b e r a t th e age of 67. Knowing he was an anim a l l o v e r a n d h a d adopted dog Jack when his previous owner was unable to loo k a f t e r h i m , Ian ’s close mates Andy Perry and Lemon Lounge owner Chris Lowe decided to donate in his name t o l o c a l a n i mal charities the lion’s share of money raised from selling off his possessions. Last week, Andy presented Chrissie Cremore from PAWS-PATAS, Penny Compton from the Animal Protection Society Albox (APSA), and Tracy Taylor from Helping Animals Almanzora (HAA) each with €400 at a gathering of Ian’s friends. PAWS-PATAS will put the money towards the charity shelter’s quarantine unit and APSA and HAA will allocate their money to vets’ fees. All three associations are honouring Ian’s memory. Chrissie will put forward ‘Legend’ as a rescue puppy name. The latest male dog to come into HAA’s care has been called Waddy, another of Ian’s nicknames. APSA will name an area of
GREATLY MISSED: Chrissie, Andy, Kelly, Penny and Tracy, along with Jack, pay tribute to the late ‘all-round nice guy’ at the Lemon Lounge gathering. its shelter after Ian. A n d y a ls o a n n o u n ce d €150 would go to each of the two most important children in Ian’s life: Lola Ray, the daughter of a close UK frie n d , a n d Tay lo r, the daughter of Lemon Lounge waitress Kelly Higgs. Originally from Manchester, Ian ran pubs and worked on cruise ships before moving to Mojacar nine years ago. He made many friends, b u t left n o fa mily b eh i nd
and very little money, Andy explained. Sa dly he w a s una ble to speak towards the end of his life, but Andy told EWN “he
must have been thinking he might not make it,” writing a n ‘in the e ve nt of my death’ letter. Ia n le ft ins truc tions to sell such belongings as he had. Andy and Chris also orga nis e d a n a uc tion of Ian’s artwork, which raised over €500. In all Ian’s friends collected €1,630. Andy and partner Carolyn D ue rde n de a lt w ith Ia n’s service and cremation here, and friends in Manchester raised the money to makeup the shortfall to foot the bill and to fulfill Ian’s last wish for his ashes to be buried alongside his parents near where he was brought up. Andy said Ian will be greatly missed by everyone who got to know him during his years in Mojacar. “He was helpful, kind and generous. He’d do anything for anybody, and he didn’t say a bad word about anyone. He contributed a lot to this community. “He was a well-loved guy.”
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