Thanks James for the news sad though it is. James had let me know the news about Padraig a couple of months ago and I've been back in touch with him since then not having heard from him for a while - now I knew why.
A good lad was Padraig. I've got a Dublin supporters club polo he gave me when a group of them came over to Amsterdam for an Irish game and I took them round. Apart from Leeds we also shared a passion for cycling and Le Tour. He was an active contributed in the tour/cycling list a group of us started some time ago where he was know as the Peleton Paddy. Considering this had been going on some time, since at last early 2006, he looked remarkably well. It did look like treatment had worked but last year was told it had metastasised and then, earlier this year, that it was active. Even though it was expected the news is still a shock. Now I know why I hadn't had a reply to my last mail. Padraig, we'll miss you guy On 16 Dec 2013 at 9:35, James A. Lundon @ Yahoo! wrote: Folks, Many of the older people on the list will remember Padraig well - a Dublin White of 40+ years standing. He appeared on the list with a bang in late-94/early-95 - would need to check but am fairly sure. He was a beacon of light hereabouts for many years after that. He first got cancer about 7 years ago, got a clean bill of health, and went on his merry way for another 5.5 years. It came back into his life 18 months ago but was well for a year after that again. It got aggressive in the last 6 months and the prognosis was not good; so much so that the end came, as his sister says below, very quickly! May the man rest easy now, though he was very sanguine about it when I spoke to him about five weeks ago and through a chain of e-mail I received from him right up to a few days ago. Our win at Donny will have sent him on his way a little happier than a draw or defeat would have :-). James. _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org John 'Grampa' Sykes Rest In Peace old lad 28th Oct 1938 - 12 Nov 2013 MARCHING ON TOGETHER
