Monday, 19 January 2009

Sat 17th Jan: A Dedication

We'd like to dedicate our entry today to the fond memory of our friend, Andrew Davies (affectionately known as Big Andy) who sadly died on Saturday very suddenly at the unfairly young age of 44.
We first met big Andy in our shared house days in Hartington Road, Chorlton-cum-Hardy. We had a lot of fun - we were all young, free (of mortgages) and in the throes of meeting the partner a lot of us ended up marrying - I met Andy there, as did Ann and Andy.
There are many, many happy memories from those Chorlton days with Andy. A favourite one of mine is our "Letter B" party where we ended up having a grand old sing-song around the piano with Andy just playing whatever was requested (he was amongst many things, a talented pianist).
To us, Andy was more than a friend - he was one of the many people who helped Wise Owl become what it is today. Andy was always happy to help with any legal questions we threw at him - especially in those early days when we were just getting started.
Our hearts and thoughts go out to Ann and the girls - Millie and Lottie, the rest of his family and indeed, anyone who had the privilege of knowing Andy as a friend. You are all in our thoughts.




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