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A very young Jack on the living van steps.
mind is love. He was a greatly loved human being, and he left his mark on the world he lived in and accordingly it is a better place for his having been there. Thanks are due to the many people who have unselfishly passed on accounts of their involvement with Fred so that others can enjoy the retelling of them. Fred is survived by his brother, Graham, his widow Sheila and his ex wives Alison and Sue. He was the proud father of five children: to Alison there are daughters Jane, Lorna and Caroline, and to Sue there are sons Jack and Roger. With his last wife, Sheila, Fred took on the mantle of stepfather to her son, Nathan. He was a loving grandfather to Jane’s sons, Christopher and Daniel, and also to the newest addition to the family, Isobel, who was born to Lorna the day he received his MBE. Fred’s family have been kind enough to allow us an insight into their private world by agreeing to a collection of their personal photographic memories being included in this tribute. Heartfelt thanks are due to them, so let us remember that we are in a privileged position and, as such, we should enjoy the images and thereafter respect the family’s privacy.