Mr. Roy Taylor
 

(Not sure if this is the right place for this, if not mods, please put it in the right section.)

Although not a member on here Mr. Roy Taylor was known to many who are, and it was he who also got me on here

It is with a heavy heart that I report that he died today (Sunday) in hospital, he had been in for a number of weeks.

He was for a number of years the manager of Garth Dawson's Camera shop, and was also a photographer for the Accrington Observer working freelance alongside Garth himself.

I personally have known him for over 30 years and will miss him.

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Very sad news Dave, although I hadn't seen Roy for a while I knew him very well and being both a radio ham and photographer we got on very well.

I knew his wife was very ill and. Roy visited every day but didn't realise he was poorly.
R.I,P Roy.

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I've only met Roy when I have been in Garth Dawson's. He was very helpful when I bought my first digital camera. R.I.P Roy

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My interests were the same, I taught him morse on 2 meters when he wanted to go HF.

He had been in hospital for about two months, first Royal Blackburn, then a period in Royal Preston, then finally back to Royal Blackburn last Monday. He has gone through a lot these last months, but he is not in pain now.

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i recently had the pleasure of looking after Roy on the ward i work on at the Royal Blackburn, he was such a nice bloke, full if stories of the past, some stories he told me about a few accywebbers that had me in stitches, what a wonderful man he was

Rest easy now Roy x

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He was still a hobby photographer, and had recently bought a new Nikon, but not used it yet.

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First met Roy not long after Garth moved his shop from Infant St to little Blackburn Rd, he taught me a lot about 35mm film processing, he was well liked and will not be forgotten.
R.I.P. Roy.

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He snapped me on a few occasions RIP Roy

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i hope katex has been told, he spoke very highly of her

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I sent her a PM when you said, awaiting reply, thanks.

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I only met Roy once,so I never really knew him,even though he was a Radio Ham like myself.he was never active on the air,or at least on the local frequencies.I will pass this on to my sister Katex who I hope to visit tomorrow.She is in a nursing home and still quite poorly.

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He was for a time, very active with Raynet, but when he gave this up I think radio took a back seat.
I am sorry to hear Katex is not well, I did wonder why I had not had a reply to my PM.

His funeral is at Accrington Crematorium this Friday at 11.30 am.

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Thank you Dave and Flashy and for these posts.

Ah yes, Roy and Sylvia and their wonderful family - my ex and I had many happy times with them and always comfortable in their company.

I last saw him a few months ago in the Doctors. He was telling me about
Sylvia and her ill health, which saddened me greatly. He didn't look that much different to be honest, still the same spikey haircut.

I suspect 'my ex' knew Roy initially through their fishing interest, not the others.

He did tell me he was putting on file his 1,000's of photographs and was sweetening him up to probe for pictures of Accrington, etc., but gathered most were family and friends.

Thanks for the details, Dave, would definitely love to go and pay my respects, but not too hot myself at the moment.

Will take some time to think about our very 'interesting' discussions instead.

Once again, thank you.

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Kate, sorry to hear that you yourself are not well.
I hope you are being well looked after, and just wanted to let you know you have been missed. Take care Kate.

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Thanks very much, Margaret. xx

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I think he was the last man in Accrington still getting a crew cut.

We spent many a week sorting his photo collection out, and putting then on the computer and the external hard drives, and yes they were mostly family content.
The ones he took for the Observer were work photos, so were retained by Garth Dawson.
Look after yourself, and keep warm, and its a nice thought that you will give a moment or two to think of Roy. dave mac

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Great to see that you have posted on here Kate. I am looking forward to the day when I can call you 'Tubby Kate.' Feel the vibes from all of us XXX

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Obituaries All these years and I never knew his middle name, if I had known I would have mentioned it once or twice, well perhaps more.

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Dave I presume this is the friend you had been visiting for the last few weeks. So sorry to hear of his passing. I'm sure he will have appreciated your visits, and your friendship and dare I say love for him shine through. I'm sure you will miss him greatly but you must have many good memories to help you through. And what a wonderful middle name... there must be a story there somewhere!

Judging by the comments on here he had friends in several spheres and was well liked by all. I wish I had come across him. My brother John Creasey G3 or 4 FSD and my partner Richard Gammage G6 BVR are both radio hams but like the late Mr Taylor have moved on to other things. And the other Mr Taylor on here, Russell is one too - I never knew that!

Flashy you are privileged to have heard his stories about Accywebbers. I was in hosp myself when you started your new job but you seem to have settled in well and be enjoying yourself. I am so pleased for you.

Kate it's good to hear from you, please post when you can. Sorry to hear about your illness, hope you are back on your feet soon, I know what it's like, been there, still wearing the T shirt! All the very best from me and keep on the road to recovery:thankya:

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How is your John going on Sue?He was in my class at one time at A.G.S.

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[QUOTE=susie123;1083589]Dave I presume this is the friend you had been visiting for the last few weeks. So sorry to hear of his passing. I'm sure he will have appreciated your visits, and your friendship and dare I say love for him shine through. I'm sure you will miss him greatly but you must have many good memories to help you through. And what a wonderful middle name... there must be a story there somewhere!

Judging by the comments on here he had friends in several spheres and was well liked by all. I wish I had come across him. My brother John Creasey G3 or 4 FSD and my partner Richard Gammage G6 BVR are both radio hams but like the late Mr Taylor have moved on to other things. And the other Mr Taylor on here, Russell is one too - I never knew that!



It was, although the weeks became months, and it was difficult to watch his condition worsen, and to hope for the best but expecting the worst.

I have to say I have shed a large amount of tears since his passing, and in the unguarded moments think he is still here and have to correct myself.

His call sign was G0LQO, and his wife Sylvia is M1CVX, although they have not been transmitting for a number of years now. Your brother is G4FSD I looked it up, and your partner has a Wiltshire address on the database.

His middle name was not known to me and I only found out after his death, so didn't get to quiz him about it, perhaps it will be revealed some time in the future.

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My sympathies for the loss of your friend Roy, davemac.

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Thank you, it has devastated his family as well.

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Hello Frank yes John's doing very well, he's just retired after being semi retired for a while, decided to quit altogether. He was a lecturer in electronics etc at Fleetwood Tech and now spends his time walking his dogs and messing about with Hilllman Imps - a nasty habit he picked up from his children.

He is marrid to Liz who is 7 years younger and still working as a classroom assistant. They live at the very top of the hill in Belthorn opposite the Dog Inn. They used to live at West End. They have two children, Angela who is also a classroom asst who lives in Ossy with her son Alastair who is nine and the product of her second marriage and she has been divorced twice. She is 38, her brother Simon was born in 1980 and lives in a Northants village with his girlfriend Nikki. They have no children and don't think they ever will. As I said they all play with Imps.

Simon has a master's degree in electronics and took over my partner Richard's job as tech manager at Line 6 in Daventry which is a well known American co in the field of electronic guitars and amps when Richard got sacked. That's how we ended up in Morecambe after he got a job here in 2006.

You may have left AGS by the time John went to Birmingham Uni but did you know his girlfriend got pregnant and they married and had a son, Ian. The marriage soon broke up and I'm not sure what happened to Ian.

I asked John once whether he had thought about joining Accyweb but he said he didn't like spending time on computers. I'll mention you to him next time we speak, he would love Max, he had a collie until recently.

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A slight correction to the time, it is 11.40am. not as I said originaly. There is a nice tribute to him in the Accrington Observer this morning.

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Sincere condolences Dave - I didn't know him personally but appreciate that it must be very hard to lose a life-long friend, may he rest in peace.

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The funeral was well attended, and the service was a fitting tribute to my friend, and may I thank, on behalf of his family, all the people who paid tribute and who offered their condolences, and to those who took a moment to remember him, thank you