Jumps Edition 18 - 4.4.13 - In Remembrance of John Torpey

It is with a heavy heart that I write this punter, with one of us now fallen. It is a very sobering reminder to all of us how tenuous our place is and how valuable the time spent with friends, so this little community and it’s days out are really very precious. 

John was a really lovely man, very dignified and proper in what he did.  Some of you have known him longer than I have and we will all have our own special memories of him . He was a very loyal supporter of this group, doing a couple of editions of the punter when my PC failed a while back, and attending many of our trips. He liked his guiness and a whiskey, was a loyal Wealdstone fan , and always spoke lovingly of his family. 

His 5p tin was legendary at the Cheltenham card table, and the memory I will hold most fond is of John making his tea at work. Not for John the modern cup from the machine, or even a tea bag in a cup. John had his tea pot in the office, and I will always picture John on his trip to the hot water point with his Tea pot. Real style and a true gent , we will all miss him .

The John Torpey Memorial Trophy

Points

                       February   Total

Neil                  275.7        763.8

John               386.1        720.8

Tony               306.5      656.7

Bob                313.1         649.7

Steve              226.8        621.6

Peej             280.5          553.5

Martin           215           546.3

Cod              226.7        496.6

Cliff            222.6           448

Aintree will be covered next week.