Saturday, March 7th I attended 'Toby's Last Hurrah', along with several other staff members. Toby was a valued member of the University of Greenwich who sadly lost a battle with cancer.The 'service' was a wonderful blend of testimonies from family, friends and work colleagues, along with some of Toby's favourite pieces of music. And to follow ... no sausage rolls and cucumber sandwiches for Toby ... enter the fish 'n' chip van :-)
Our thoughts and prayers are with Toby's wife and daughter, and all his family and friends at this time.
Yesterday, March 9th, I had the honour of facilitating a memorial service for Gerardo, a esteemed member of University of Kent staff. Gerardo's death, just before Christmas, came as a shock to many. I didn't know him personally but some of the words used to describe him have been: hard-working, generous, creative, inquisitive, caring, inspirational, and so the list went on :-)It was lovely to have Gerardo's sister, Laura, join us via skype. My hope and prayer is that our time of memorial honoured Gerardo well and was a step in the healing process for those left behind.
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