My deepest condolences, Hammo.Used to be called The Robin Hood which was the last pub my mate's (Phil) Dad was Landlord of back in the early 80's. It was Phil's funeral yesterday, he was 70, we gave him a good send off, he was a very gregarious, successful man, people flew from South Africa, Trinidad (where he lived for a few years) and South America for the funeral, big turn out for someone in their 70's.
Just to keep the post on thread, a colleague who still lives in Trinidad did his eulogy. They were in a bar in New York, a gobby yank approached them and said:
"I don't recognise your accent, where are you from". Phil (born and brought up in Ashton) said "Trinidad". It confused the Yank who answered back "isn't that a former colony of Great Britain?" Phil replied "yep, just like this place"
That was Phil all over, mischievous, intelligent, just fun. He was Best Man at my Wedding, I'll miss him, he passed away from Cardiac Amyloidosis which I'm sure many on here will have never heard off.
RIP big fella, you were a true friend.
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Strangely my mate at junior school was called Phillip and his parents ran the Robin Hood but that would be about '73/74 and Phillip would now be 62ish.Used to be called The Robin Hood which was the last pub my mate's (Phil) Dad was Landlord of back in the early 80's. It was Phil's funeral yesterday, he was 70, we gave him a good send off, he was a very gregarious, successful man, people flew from South Africa, Trinidad (where he lived for a few years) and South America for the funeral, big turn out for someone in their 70's.
Just to keep the post on thread, a colleague who still lives in Trinidad did his eulogy. They were in a bar in New York, a gobby yank approached them and said:
"I don't recognise your accent, where are you from". Phil (born and brought up in Ashton) said "Trinidad". It confused the Yank who answered back "isn't that a former colony of Great Britain?" Phil replied "yep, just like this place"
That was Phil all over, mischievous, intelligent, just fun. He was Best Man at my Wedding, I'll miss him, he passed away from Cardiac Amyloidosis which I'm sure many on here will have never heard off.
RIP big fella, you were a true friend.