Val, Bingley and Peter
I was walking up Byron Street yesterday when flower show stalwart, Bethan stopped her car to tell me the dreadful news that village resident, champion fuchsia grower and all around nice guy, Peter V had sadly passed away that morning.
Peter and his partner Trelawnyd Val had been an integral part of village life for some years before their recent move to our neighbouring village of Caerwys.
Infamous for using astroturf in their garden ( a fact that nearly gave our flower show judge a stroke) Peter and Val were always prominent in all aspects of village life.
With great humour and warmth, I remember the couple judging our village fete " name the turkey competition " as well as entering the Trelawnyd Flower Show fuchsia class with their monster fuchsia (which had to wheelbarrowed into the memorial hall by two sweaty men ) and my daily walk around the village was never complete without a wave and a thumbs up by an upbeat Peter who was invariably sat in his conservatory with a paper .
His battle with cancer was characteristically brave and wonderfully inspiring.
I shall miss him and his blokey positivism
There is always something infectious about natural good humour and warmth
Peter had it in bucketloads .
We send our love and thoughts to Val xxx
My condolences to Val.
ReplyDeleteOh, I'm so sorry to hear this. My thoughts are with his family <3
ReplyDeleteA sad tale. I hope his Fuchsias live on.
ReplyDeleteSad news, condolences to his family.
ReplyDeleteMy sympathies to Val.
ReplyDeleteI am so sorry.
ReplyDeleteVillage stalwarts like this are at the heart of so many villages and I know that when they pass on they leave an enormous hole in village life until another stalwart arises to take their place. Pass on my sympathies too please John.
ReplyDelete"We send our love and thoughts to Val xxx"
ReplyDeleteYes. Me too. Some people seem to just make others feel better by being around them, don't they?
I think you made reference to his forthcoming demise recently. It great that you knew him and remember him well.
ReplyDeleteA sad day, my condolences to his family.
ReplyDeleteCondolences to Val x
ReplyDeleteSo sad. Please pass my condolences to Val.
ReplyDeleteI hope she has many friends in the village where she lives now, and I hope the Fuchsia will be displayed at this years Flower Show as a mark of respect. xx
Heavy news, J.G. So sorry.
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ReplyDeletemy condolences to all who knew peter; may his fuchsia bloom more brightly this year.
I'm sure his happy smiling face will be missed....my condolences.
ReplyDeleteSounds a wonderfully warm chap.....condolences to Val. Bloody cancer yet again. I am in remission from Lymphoma which I am told will come back at some point. Cancer takes so many people....too many.
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DeleteI remember reading about Peter and Val on here John and your sadness when they moved away. Please send my condolences to his wife.
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ReplyDeleteSo sorry, John. Your friend sounds like a lovely man who will be remembered fondly by those who he knew.
ReplyDeleteMy condolences to you and his loved ones. A good person should be valued and I am glad to see that you wrote of him so sweetly.
ReplyDeleteCondolences to Val.
ReplyDeleteCondolences to Val.
ReplyDeleteCondolences to Val and your community John.
ReplyDeleteMy condolences to Val.
ReplyDeleteThank you, John, a lovely tribute from a good friend. The fuchsia will return! Love and thanks to all your readers for their kind thoughts xxx
ReplyDeleteI think its lovely people even here remembered him val x
DeleteSo sad John. Cancer seems to visit most families these days.
ReplyDeleteAnd now it feels a bit as if my very own village had lost a dear one.
ReplyDeleteLovely thoughts . . . tribute . . .
ReplyDeleteMy condolences and caring to his wife, family
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Condolences to Val and her family.
ReplyDeleteSad news and hugs to Val.
ReplyDeleteSounds like Peter had a wonderful attitude. My deepest condolences to his wife Val. Xxx
ReplyDeleteI remember you writing about him. The astro turf, the flowers and his move a few years ago.
ReplyDeleteSo sad to read about this.
Condolences to his wife and the family.
cheers, parsnip
So sorry.
ReplyDeleteMy condolences to Val and all their family!
ReplyDeleteSincere Condolences to his loved ones.
ReplyDeleteIt made me chuckle that they had astro turf in their garden. LOL
Their AstroTurf (and you) made them famous far beyond the borders of wales. My thoughts are with Val.
ReplyDeleteMy condolences to you and the village.
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