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West Somerset Railway General Discussion

Discussion in 'Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK' started by gwr4090, Nov 15, 2007.

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  1. jnc

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    It turns out he was quite young; approximately, not quite 40, from what I can gather. That will be hard on the daughters, sadly.

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    Pete Thornhill Resident of Nat Pres Staff Member Administrator Moderator Friend

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    Yes I’d heard he was taken into hospital a few weeks ago and they had sadly discovered a lump in his bladder and someone I know at the WSR said they had seen him a week or so before and looked really poorly then too.

    It’s such sad news to hear and my thoughts are with his family, and his daughters too who as you say are only young, it’s going to be so hard for them.
     
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    Simply tragic, no other words for it. No one deserves this, at such a young age, to leave so much behind. RIP.
     
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    43, according to records at Companies House.
     
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    As someone the same age as JJP and with a teenage daughter, something like this really hits home. An utter tragedy, I really hope people appreciate the huge contribution he made to the WSR and I hope somehow, that his young family are able, in time, to find peace and closure. At the moment their entire world will have fallen apart, let's hope they are having the support they need and the West Somerset family is able to pull together too.
     
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