[HLUG] Noel McGuinness

[Jeff Tupholme]

Thank you all for your kind words. I hope to see some of you on  
Wednesday, although I appreciate that this is a working day. I hope  
also that the HLUG will continue to further success in Noel's absence.


Best regards,

Jeff


On 29 Sep 2006, at 6:04pm, Julian Robbins wrote:

>
> I can only add to what everyone has said so far. I was absolutely
> shocked at hearing of his sudden passing away in the Hereford Times  
> last
> night.
>
> I probably knew Noel longer than most at the LUG, as effectively Noel
> and myself (re-)started the HLUG between us in 2004.
>
> I first met Noel when he joined the Shropshire LUG around 2001, and
> arranged to give him a lift to a meeting in Shrewsbury. In the car we
> discussed the sad state the original HLUG was in where we had only a
> very few members, but no-one ever used the mailing list and we had  
> never
> had any meetings whatsoever.
>
> Between us, we decided to start the HLUG afresh ourselves. Noel's
> attitude to getting things started was absolutely instrumental in
> getting organised, keeping things together, and finally getting the
> meetings off the ground and without him, the LUG would not have taken
> off in the manner that it has.
>
> My condolences to Jeff and the family; Noel was a very kind and  
> helpful
> person, who would go out of his way to help others.
>
> Noel will be very sadly missed.
>
>
> Julian & Sue
>
>
> On Fri, 29 Sep 2006 14:35:31 +0100 (BST), "box lawrence"
> <box_l at yahoo.com> said:
>> this is very sad news.
>>
>> Noel will be much missed by the HLUG.(and by me
>> personally)
>>
>> R.I.P Noel
>>
>>
>> --- Andrew Hodgson <andrew.hodgson at allpay.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I am really sorry to hear this.  Noel was one of the
>>> first people to really
>>> get things moving with the LUG, and he will be sadly
>>> missed.
>>>
>>> Andrew.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: herefordshire-bounces at mailman.lug.org.uk
>>> [mailto:herefordshire-bounces at mailman.lug.org.uk] On
>>> Behalf Of Jeff Tupholme
>>> Sent: 29 September 2006 10:23
>>> To: Herefordshire Linux Users Group.
>>> Subject: [HLUG] Noel McGuinness
>>>
>>>
>>> I'm sorry to have to report to HLUG the death of my
>>> father, Noel
>>> McGuinness.
>>>
>>> Noel died suddenly of a heart attack in his garden
>>> on Saturday. He
>>> had always taken good care of himself, but there is
>>> a history of
>>> heart disease in the family and he himself had had a
>>> heart attack
>>> some 20 years ago. He died as he lived - gardening
>>> and looking after
>>> his house was one of his passions (as well as
>>> computers). He was 65.
>>>
>>> Noel's funeral will take place next Wednesday at
>>> 10am at Hereford
>>> Crematorium. He had made a good life for himself in
>>> Herefordshire
>>> since moving from London and we hope that as many
>>> local friends as
>>> possible will be able to attend. No flowers, please,
>>> but donations to
>>> the British Heart Foundation.
>>>
>>> Thank you all for the enjoyment you gave Noel over
>>> the last few years.
>>>
>>>
>>> Kind regards,
>>>
>>> Jeff