PhilipInCoventry Holbrooks All posts by this member | 1 of 48 Sat 14th Apr 2012 1:47pm Moderator: Joined Apr 2010 Total posts:4232 Hi all.
It is with deep sadness & sorrow in my heart that I tell you that a life long friend of mine has died, after a ten year battle with cancer. Michael Gibbs, former pupil from Bablake, was a Technical Illustrator for most of his working life with the JRT group, Jaguar Rover & Triumph, after his earlier days with Reeves in Coventry. He leaves behind, a devoted wife, two daughters & four grandchildren. |
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RosieUK Binley All posts by this member | 2 of 48 Sat 14th Apr 2012 4:38pm Member: Joined Apr 2012 Total posts:17 How very sad.
My thoughts are with you and his family ![]() |
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Dreamtime Perth Western Australia All posts by this member | 3 of 48 Sat 14th Apr 2012 6:10pm Member: Joined Jan 2010 Total posts:3477 Sorry for your sadness Philip, we can only imagine how you feel as we lost a very close friend of Tony's a while ago and
being so far away was unable to be near his family at a time when I should think they would have needed his friends
around. It's a good job we can hold on to our dearest memories and always remember the good times.
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PhilipInCoventry Holbrooks All posts by this member Thread starter | 4 of 48 Sat 14th Apr 2012 7:33pm Moderator: Joined Apr 2010 Total posts:4232 Hi & thank you.
Growing up, most of us get used to events like funerals, usually aged people of past generations in our families. Having been a church organist (now retired) brought me into contact with families who had lost loved ones in tragedies, parents that had lost children & so on. Failing eyesight forced my retirement from official organ duty at the end of 2006. Since then, I have atteneded funerals of my generation of family, as well as friends. It's what I think is called getting old. Mick, as I always knew him was a special friend. Our views on life were similar. I will tell you just a strange thing that happened once. During the Falklands conflict 1982, after HMS Coventry was hit, that same evening I could not sleep. At about 2am, still awake I told Pam that I was going to see Mick. (this is 2am)! I pulled up outside his home, only to find that he was coming out of his drive, to come and see me. He could not sleep that night either. We had common interests in astronomy, railways as well as history. He was a historian & I would have loved him to have been part of our site here. He knew his history, not like me. |
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Tricia Bedworth All posts by this member | 5 of 48 Sat 14th Apr 2012 9:28pm Member: Joined Jun 2011 Total posts:541 I'm so sorry Philip. Your friend Mick was special, you will have lovely memories - treasure them. |
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Kimbo Leicestershire All posts by this member | 6 of 48 Sat 14th Apr 2012 9:34pm Member: Joined Feb 2012 Total posts:80 I knew Mick well as I worked with him at Jaguar in Tech Pubs until he took his redundancy/early retirement some years ago.
Sad news. |
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PhilipInCoventry Holbrooks All posts by this member Thread starter | 7 of 48 Sun 15th Apr 2012 7:40am Moderator: Joined Apr 2010 Total posts:4232 Hi Kimbo ![]() |
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PhilipInCoventry Holbrooks All posts by this member Thread starter | 8 of 48 Tue 24th Apr 2012 6:35pm Moderator: Joined Apr 2010 Total posts:4232 Hello all ![]() ![]() |
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dutchman Spon End All posts by this member | 9 of 48 Tue 24th Apr 2012 6:57pm Member: Joined Mar 2010 Total posts:2976 On 24th Apr 2012 6:35pm, PhilipInCoventry said:
Over the years living in Coventry & involved with music, brought me into close contact with various music shop owners & dealers. One was my friend Paul, who ran Musical World, first in the old Brightwalls shop in Hillfields & then at the corner of Far Gosford St & Binley Rd.
Just curious Philip, in which years was Musical World based on the corner of Far Gosford St & Binley Rd as I only ever remember it as being H.H. Spicer (and later Gibbs)?
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PhilipInCoventry Holbrooks All posts by this member Thread starter | 10 of 48 Tue 24th Apr 2012 7:08pm Moderator: Joined Apr 2010 Total posts:4232 Hi Dutchman ![]() ![]() |
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dutchman Spon End All posts by this member | 11 of 48 Tue 24th Apr 2012 8:10pm Member: Joined Mar 2010 Total posts:2976 Thanks Philip ![]() |
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PhilipInCoventry Holbrooks All posts by this member Thread starter | 12 of 48 Tue 24th Apr 2012 8:36pm Moderator: Joined Apr 2010 Total posts:4232 Hi again & thank you Dutchman ![]() |
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Midland Red Cherwell All posts by this member | 13 of 48 Wed 25th Apr 2012 7:13am Moderator: Joined Jan 2010 Total posts:5604 Philip - I have PMd the information to you
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PhilipInCoventry Holbrooks All posts by this member Thread starter | 14 of 48 Wed 25th Apr 2012 7:53am Moderator: Joined Apr 2010 Total posts:4232 On 25th Apr 2012 7:13am, Midland Red said:
Philip - I have PMd the information to you
Hello. Thank you, Midland Red. The info I had received was very second hand so I needed confirmation before I posted anything.
So I can now state that my friend Paul Collins died at the end of February this year. He had a young family too. ![]() |
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mayjan Green Lane,Coventry All posts by this member | 15 of 48 Wed 25th Apr 2012 9:20am Member: Joined Oct 2010 Total posts:254 On 25th Apr 2012 7:53am, PhilipInCoventry said:
Sad that you have lost your friend Phillip and at a young age.
Six years ago today I lost my soul mate and Husband of 41 years.
It was a day such as this,pouring with rain and we were in Devon.
All we can do is remember the good times and be grateful we had them.
Best wishes to you and Pam. On 25th Apr 2012 7:13am, Midland Red said:
Philip - I have PMd the information to you
Hello. Thank you, Midland Red. The info I had received was very second hand so I needed confirmation before I posted anything.
So I can now state that my friend Paul Collins died at the end of February this year. He had a young family too.
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