As others have already reported, I learned today that fellow Addick blogger Paul Weaver (also known as Charlton North Downs) tragically passed away last month.
He suffered a heart attack whilst playing tennis, which is particularly upsetting as we had chatted and emailed each other a number of times about our shared love of the sport.
Indeed in one of those emails he told me, "Tennis is fantastic and I absolutely love it."
He was far too young to have died, but without wishing to sound insensitive it happened whilst he was doing something he loved.
I was fortunate enough to sit next to him at a pre-match 'bloggers lunch' at Legends a couple of seasons ago, and I recall a thoroughly likeable genuine guy.
He was understandably less obsessive about writing his blog than some of us are, but his last post written pre-season is particularly poignant in light of this sad news.
I'm especially touched reading it again now, that his penultimate paragraph wished me luck in the Chicago Marathon, a race I'd entered in memory of a colleague who also died whilst participating in a sport she loved.
RIP Paul, and condolences to his wife and children.
Terrible news RIP
ReplyDeleteI think we all need to raise a glass of Guinness in his memory.
ReplyDeleteVery well put NYA, Paul was a lovely, genuine guy.
ReplyDeleteSad news. I remember one of the earliest (first?) bloggers lunches in Legends when we both had just started our respective blogs and had a great lunch swopping stories and ideas for posts. A nice guy whose posts were often entertaining and always a good read..RIP Paul
ReplyDeleteVery sad news indeed. What always seemed to come across was his enthusiasm and sheer good nature. Let's all have a glass before the match on Saturday in his memory.
ReplyDeletePuts my current angst with trivialities into perspective.
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