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Farewell Pat Pilkington, co-founder of Penny Brohn Cancer Care
in advocating an Holistic Approach she and Penny Brohn made a formidable pair
Penny lived for nearly twenty years after her 'aggressive' breast cancer diagnosis
and with their many survivors fought vigorously to ensure the Charity's prognosis...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10310660/Pat-Pilkington.htmlIgnorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
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Ffarwel Henry Goronwy Alun Hughes, revolutionary & polyglot
aged fifteen he travelled to Spain and for the Republicans he fought
A builder of Libraries, a saviour of many a native tongue, the list goes on and on
the least of his achievements I have hardly touched upon...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10310661/Alun-Hughes.htmlIgnorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
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Adiós Saul Landau, film-maker
of received wisdom, pointed-question asker
With many a 'freedom fighter' he did sup
his final work, Will the Real Terrorist Please Stand Up?..
http://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/sep/16/saul-landauIgnorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
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Farewell Rodney Smith, Die-Cast Toy 'Tycoon'
although he left his 'Lesney' Matchbox Company it folded all too soon
He came back to die-cast toys with the Budgie Toy Range, which also eventually went
then after a turn at boating and chandlery he retired to Kent...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10313555/Rodney-Smith.htmlIgnorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
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Farewell Peter Kay, co-founder of Sporting Chance clinic
he helped some with addictions, stupidity and those who retire in a panic
To be there for the not-so-poor but unfortunate was his role
to alleviate the trauma of being famous, and not being famous any more, was his goal...
Breaking news story...
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/sep/17/sporting-chance-peter-kay-dead
Obit...
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/sep/18/peter-kayIgnorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
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Farewell Jackie Lomax, 'Undertaker'
Beatles protégé, but no chart breaker
With such tunes as, Mashed Potato and Just A Little Bit his career seemed frozen
truely many are called but few are chosen...
http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/sep/17/jackie-lomax
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/music-obituaries/10316228/Jackie-Lomax.html
The Undertakers sing Mashed Potato live + other Lomax songs (Sour Milk Sea)...
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Sayonara Eiji Toyoda, car-plant grower
efficiency-improver and idea-sower
Developer of Toyota's international nexus
originator of the luxury brand Lexus...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/finance-obituaries/10316230/Eiji-Toyoda.htmlIgnorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
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Farewell Tom Vernon, Fat Man-
-on a Bicycle, no mere flash in the pan
He certainly was a trier, he married twice, but had only one wife
a triumph was in describing, in the author's own words, Dickens's early life...
http://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/sep/18/tom-vernonIgnorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
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Some of you may remember John Harvey. He worked at Tilmanstone Colliery and also as a Fireman at Whitfield. Loved his motorbikes. Will be sadly missed.
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Farewell Ken Norton, Champ with a small 'c'
the ex-US Marine was all that he could be
He later wallowed in the bit-part acting rut
but, forever famous for having 'The Mouth' wired shut...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10321768/Ken-Norton.htmlIgnorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
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Farewell Richard C Sarafian, A Director, over all
he directed episodes of Bonanza, Gunsmoke, and the Twilight Zone's 'Living Doll'*
Instrumental in the lighting-up of many a joint
he is best remembered for the movie, 'Vanishing Point'...
http://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/sep/20/richard-c-sarafian
*Two minute clip, with a 'balding' Telly Savalas...
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Farewell Ferguson Smith, Rotter-Swatter
he rounded-up those who were doing what they didn't ought-ta
In the RAF, his was a loose tongue intent on sinking (their) ships
on being offered a gift from the Abdicator remarked that he didn't take tips...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10324224/Ferguson-Smith.htmlIgnorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
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Chocks away Giles Binney, aviator for the Navy
he thought to be a gunner, but a Moth drew him to the Firefly
After Korea he flew Scimitars from Hermes, and was at his peak
later as a Naval Attaché he was downed in a Dakota over Mozambique...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10329181/Commander-Giles-Binney.htmlIgnorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
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Farewell Kofi Awoonor, novelist, poet and Ambassador
'Collateral Damage' in a Nairobi Westgate-store
Part educated in England, and in the US a token Black
poetry and storytelling were what drew him back...
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/23/kofi-awoonorIgnorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
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Farewell John Nunneley, Soldier, and more - further down the line
shortly after joining the Buffs, he nearly bought-it from an Me 109
He guarded Italian POWs in Africa with the KAR, and then trod the road to Mandalay
he was appointed an MBE for his efforts in encouraging former enemies to their enmity belay...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10331623/John-Nunneley.htmlIgnorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
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Farewell George Bryan, UK Theme Park Pioneer
born into the 'amusement' world, he saw his path as clear
After WWII he invested in the Sir Robert Peel estate, and had very much to do
his a family firm grew from strength to strength when partnered with Twycross Zoo...
http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/sep/25/george-bryanIgnorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
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Farewell Robert Barnard, writer of old fashioned detective stories
a devotee of Christie who became society chairman of the Brontës
He did make it onto the small screen as his tales had not the hero such require
famous in the US, his stories held a vein of contemporary satire...
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/sep/25/robert-barnardIgnorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
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Zàijiàn* Anthony Lawrence, BBC wireless - East Asia Correspondent
Again and again he outlived those he loved, but remained more busy than despondent
Lee Kuan Yew, the British atomic test at Christmas Island, Chairman Mao's "Great Leap Forward"
the war in Vietnam, the hand over of Hong Kong, his was the voice of record...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10334101/Anthony-Lawrence.html
*Mandarin for Farewell
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Bon Voyage Marshall Meek, Naval Architect
full of ideas he found the British ship-building industry derelict
He had early success in pan-Asia trade with the Blue Funnel line
and with 'There go the ships' he chronicled the industry's decline...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10342700/Marshall-Meek.htmlIgnorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
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Toodle-pip Dave Pogson, Nuts and Bolts trombonist
the silently irascible 'The Laird of Loch Ness' who oft got his 'twickers in a knist'
He played on the maiden voyage, and for five more years, on the QE2
and with Ken Dodd, in Circuses, on TV and at Casinos in Europe and Las Vegas too...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10342706/Dave-Pogson.html
Oops, silly me. We need to see them in action...
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http://www.nutsandboltscomedy.com/
Alas, not a great deal else around, but here are some 'kindred spirits' The Nitwits...
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