Rest in peace, Tony
Just as the year seemed to be going our way, we received terribly sad news last night.
Our popular and well-known Head of Construction, Tony White, was found dead last night. It appears that he may have suffered a fatal heart attack while out walking his dogs near Cornbury Park but we won't know the full story for a few days.
Tony was a remarkable man. He was so astonishingly capable at his job that we tended to forget what a challenging job he did. He led our new-build programme at an amazing pace. Yet he was never too busy to lend a hand to anyone who asked. And when you asked, his response was always overwhelmingly kind and supportive.
We'll always remember his spontaneous generousity - the muffins, the Easter treats, the strange alcohol which would come back from his travels! We'll remember Friday nights at the Kings Arms.
We'll remember the laughter in his eyes as he drily recounted the latest mischief on his sites.
We'll remember the way he would always stand up for his friends or for a stranger wronged on the street (earning a pair of black eyes for the latter).
He has left a permanent mark on each of us and he has left a permanent mark on the Estate.
God bless you, Tony.
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Our popular and well-known Head of Construction, Tony White, was found dead last night. It appears that he may have suffered a fatal heart attack while out walking his dogs near Cornbury Park but we won't know the full story for a few days.
Tony was a remarkable man. He was so astonishingly capable at his job that we tended to forget what a challenging job he did. He led our new-build programme at an amazing pace. Yet he was never too busy to lend a hand to anyone who asked. And when you asked, his response was always overwhelmingly kind and supportive.
We'll always remember his spontaneous generousity - the muffins, the Easter treats, the strange alcohol which would come back from his travels! We'll remember Friday nights at the Kings Arms.
We'll remember the laughter in his eyes as he drily recounted the latest mischief on his sites.
We'll remember the way he would always stand up for his friends or for a stranger wronged on the street (earning a pair of black eyes for the latter).
He has left a permanent mark on each of us and he has left a permanent mark on the Estate.
God bless you, Tony.
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posted by Dominic Hare at
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
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RIP Tony you will be sadly missed by us all in Charlbury.
Alan Sinclair and the Riverside Festival Team.
It is hard to believe that it will be two months tomorrow that we lost our dear Tony. On behalf of his family, Mary, Tania and Dominic, I would like to thank everyone we met from the Palace, for their kind words and assistance during this very stressfull time. I would also like to say things are getting better, but I'm afraid Tony was such a larger than life character that we are all still missing him terribly. However, it is a measure of the man's popularity that I am proud to say the Funeral Directors informed me this week that a total of £1,129.21p has been raised for the two chosen charities of Cancer Research (£424.71) and British Heart Foundation (£704.50). God Bless Tony and everyone who donated in his name.
Kind regards to you all Mike Lanaghan. (Tony's Brother-in-Law)
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