Ode to a good friend and colleague . .

geneandbolly · 13-11-13, 09:47 PM

I'm not sure if this is the right place to do it but i lost a good friend today, aged 41.

he was a real toff, a gent, an intellectual, a genius, the kind of guy who would go the extra 20 miles for anyone, the owner of an s4 avant, a chancer, a gambler, an animal lover, the most laid back guy you could imagine, a wine connoiseur, a social butterfly and the word "colleague" does him no justice at all . .

this is a small town we live in and it will be the biggest funeral ever seen here . . .he knew everyone and everyone loved him. i'll miss him even if it's just for him coming in late for his shift and telling me that "the dog ran away" for the millionth time and for contradicting me every time i open my mouth..

you big bugger, why did you leave us to this shitty job all by ourselves??

god rest you, big chap . . and you better not be looking down on me and laughing when i'm in the shower!!!

sinbin5t · 13-11-13, 09:51 PM

You should be able to share bad times as well as good
Idon't think anybody will mind

geneandbolly · 13-11-13, 09:59 PM

well, he did love his audis, even if they were modern ones! i can say hand on heart that i thought that i was going to die happy when he took me for a blast in that red rocket of his when he bought it.

there would have been two grinning corpses embedded in the stone wall to greet our back shift when they got there!!

John. · 13-11-13, 10:11 PM

That's sad news Craig......... sorry to hear this.
John.

slacky · 13-11-13, 10:16 PM

My condolences to you & all his friends & family , sounded like a top bloke

rr quattro · 13-11-13, 10:17 PM

sorry to hear that you have lost a good friend, im sure he touched a lot of lives during his all too short a life we hope that his family, friends and work mates find peace and share their memories of him with each other

quattrokid · 13-11-13, 10:30 PM

Sad times Craig !!

What happened ?

Condolences to his family & friends

bazburn · 13-11-13, 10:53 PM

Sorry to hear that Craig, awful when peeps close pass away, remember the good times and a nice epitaph btw....

Andy b1 (WR) · 14-11-13, 03:08 PM

Sorry that you've lost a good friend Craig.

41 is no age really, so sad.

My condolences go out to yourself and his family & friends.

I'm sure he'll not be forgotten.

Geordie · 14-11-13, 03:19 PM

Sad news. My thoughts are with everyone who knew him.

13-11-13, 09:59 PM	#3
geneandbolly 4 ring whore! Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: The Psychiatric Ward, North Ayrshire Posts: 7,490	well, he did love his audis, even if they were modern ones! i can say hand on heart that i thought that i was going to die happy when he took me for a blast in that red rocket of his when he bought it. there would have been two grinning corpses embedded in the stone wall to greet our back shift when they got there!! __________________ 1997 Audi S6 Ruby Red

13-11-13, 10:16 PM	#5
slacky 4 ring whore! Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: wirral Posts: 4,452	My condolences to you & all his friends & family , sounded like a top bloke __________________ *90q-Cab.2.3E-Ur-S6-b2-80 Sport* Member 111

13-11-13, 10:30 PM	#7
quattrokid 4 ring whore! Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Ayrshire Posts: 9,654	Sad times Craig !! What happened ? Condolences to his family & friends __________________ RS4 B5 (wife's / ours now ) S3 8L Imola Yellow S3 8L Nogaro blue UrWR SOLD UrS4 saloon (SOLD again) S4 Cabrio (SOLD) A4 cabrio 2.5 V6tdi (SOLD) 80 cabrio 2.6 V6 SOLD 90 quattro 10v SOLD 100 2.2e SOLD FOUNDING MEMBER the 200,000 Plus miles Club

14-11-13, 03:19 PM	#10
Geordie Grown up member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Saltburn-By-The-Sea Posts: 300	Sad news. My thoughts are with everyone who knew him. __________________ 1996 B4 Audi Coupe (Now sadly sold) 1989 B3 Audi 80 (Also sold) 1997 C5 Audi A6 (2.8 V6 Quattro) 1983 Datsun Stanza 1999 Toyota Corolla 1.3 (for the son) 1999 Mercedes E55 AMG (5.5 litre V8) 2007 Discovery 3 (2.7 TD V6) - for sale 2011 Mercedes B180d Sport

13-11-13, 09:51 PM	#2
sinbin5t 4 ring whore! Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Where a spike points skywards Posts: 12,960	You should be able to share bad times as well as good Idon't think anybody will mind

13-11-13, 10:11 PM	#4
John. 4 ring whore! Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Scottish Borders. Posts: 7,520	That's sad news Craig......... sorry to hear this. John.

13-11-13, 10:17 PM	#6
rr quattro Grown up member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 217	sorry to hear that you have lost a good friend, im sure he touched a lot of lives during his all too short a life we hope that his family, friends and work mates find peace and share their memories of him with each other

13-11-13, 10:53 PM	#8
bazburn Grown up member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 273	Sorry to hear that Craig, awful when peeps close pass away, remember the good times and a nice epitaph btw....

14-11-13, 03:08 PM	#9
Andy b1 (WR) Grown up member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Warrington, Cheshire Posts: 912	Sorry that you've lost a good friend Craig. 41 is no age really, so sad. My condolences go out to yourself and his family & friends. I'm sure he'll not be forgotten.