DEATH OF PADDIE DRAKE

FourEyes(old acc) · Post by **FourEyes(old acc)** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 7:27 pm

C.S "Paddie" Drake (CH 1939-47)
All Old Blues will be saddened to learn of the death of Paddie Drake on Saturday last. Paddie was dedicated to Christ's Hospital and everything it stood for, and demonstrated this love by his exceptionally long stint as Old Blue Editor of The Blue. He took on the job for "a short time" and stayed for ten years because nobody else would take it on until John Hopgood shouldered the burden last year. Paddie put his life and soul into The Blue, and its content and presentation improved immeasurably under his editorship. Paddie continued with this task despite the serious illnesses of both himself and his wife, and never faltered. He also greatly loved the CH Club and everything it stood for, and it is no secret that he was saddened in his final months by the decision to disband it.
Paddie deserves the thanks of all Old Blues and of the school he loved so well,
David Miller

Mid A 15 · Post by **Mid A 15** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 8:31 pm

Sad to read this news.

I never met him, but was very impressed with his courtesy and professionalism when we corresponded over a contribution I submitted to The Blue a few years ago.

Great Plum · Post by **Great Plum** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 9:05 am

That;;s a shame - I never met him but the Old Blues section of the Blue was always well designed etc by him. May he r.i.p.

Mid A 15 · Post by **Mid A 15** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 12:45 pm

Julian,

just a suggestion. This sad thead should be moved to General Chat CH.

Some users may not bother with non CH matters on a CH site.

[I've moved the topic over. Thanks! Mod]

Post by **jtaylor** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 6:07 pm

Looks like Simon beat me to it - thanks Simon!

J

Post by **jtaylor** » Thu Jun 30, 2005 10:30 pm

Email from Steve Webb to OldBlues.com mailing list:-

It is with sadness that I report the death of Paddie Drake who was editor of the Ã¢â‚¬ËœOld BluesÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ section of the Blue for so many years. The funeral will be held on Wednesday 6th July at 2.00pm at:

ST ANDREWÃ¢â‚¬â„¢S CHURCH
RUSHMERE ST ANDREWS
Nr IPSWICH

For further details please contact Ernie Maile at emaile1683@aol.com or 0208 318 0740.

FAMILY FLOWERS ONLY PLEASE. Donations if you wish to:

Farthing, Singleton & Hastings
Deben House
650 Woodbridge Road
Ipswich
IP4 4PW
Tel: 01473 272711

Cheques to be made payable to CCIS (Cancer Campaign in Suffolk)

Regards

Steve Webb
http://www.oldblues.com

FourEyes(old acc) · Post by **FourEyes(old acc)** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 7:47 am

PaddieÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s many friends will wish to know that his funeral took place yesterday, Wednesday 6th July, and that among the very large congregation were at least a dozen Old Blues. While all of those attending knew of some of PaddieÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s interests, few of us were aware of the scale of his activities and the breadth of his interests until these were described in the Ã¢â‚¬Å“RecollectionÃ¢â‚¬