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chris ritchie
Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 2:09 pm
by downpipe3
after the passing of triples club member Chris Ritchie who will be so sadly missed by many friends and family i have been asked by his wife Tina to get a idea of numbers who would like to attend the funreal,as of today i do not have a date but when i do i will post here for all to see,if you could please either notify me on here or pm me if you intend to go,i dont think Tina realises how many friends he had.
the funeral will be somewhere near Crewkerne in Somerset when i know i will post here also Tina has requested no flowers but donations to the Hospice that looked after him in his family in his last weeks
many thanks for all your support in advance
Gary Clarke membership sec
Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 2:29 pm
by SAM
A great loss, also to everyone that knew Chris. A real family man and he made us all feel part of his family. I had probably only met him half a dozen times but he always came across as a super guy that shared our enthusiasm for Kawasaki Triples. As many of you know a terrific engineer that enabled many of us to have quality work done. Rode a pretty smart quarter also. RIP Chris.
Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 8:05 pm
by nipper
I will be going Gary,prob go the day before n find a travel lodge or similar. Will have spare seats in car if anyone wants to travel down with me.
Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 8:39 pm
by GinaG
Sorry I was a bit speechless Iv used Higgsy's quote so + 2
even though we all knew it was coming, i am gutted also that such a kind generous and talented guy has gone.
I will miss him dearly it goe's without saying I would like to attend the funeral gary, please keep us in the loop. .
So sad RIP Chris & our love goes out to Tina x
Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 9:03 pm
by Tartan Triple
deeply saddend by this news,such a kind man has now left us will try to attend,tartan
Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 10:36 pm
by HIGGSPEED
even though we all knew it was coming, i am gutted that such a kind generous and talented guy has gone. i will miss him.
I would like to attend the funeral gary, please keep us in the loop.
higgsy
Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 10:43 pm
by Dandare
R I P Chris. you were loved by many and will be missed.

Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2012 5:43 am
by scouse
HIGGSPEED wrote:even though we all knew it was coming
higgsy
Er I didn't have any idea how ill he was, a total bolt out of the blue
Gary T
Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2012 10:40 am
by 500graham
Only met Chris a few times but he left a lasting impression. Very sad.
Graham
Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 7:06 am
by Olde Coney
very very sad.. my thougfhts with his family at this sad time
R.I.P Chris
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Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 11:01 am
by downpipe3
Tina has aked for no flowers but if anyone would like to make a donation to the hospice that looked after Chris she would be most grateful.
you can either do it on the day of funeral if attending or you can paypal the club account or send a cheque to the club po box and i will hand them a cheque from all donations .
many thanks
Gary c membership sec
club paypal account is
gary.clarke93@ntlworld.com
or send donations to KTC
po box 528
kings langley
herts
wd5 5af
cheques payable to KTC please many thanks in advance
Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 11:27 am
by Hal
Would one wreath, on behalf of the club collectively be appropriate maybe?
Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 12:46 pm
by Mr Boring
Very saddened to hear about this. I never got to meet Chris but I did exchange a few very interesting messages with him across the forum regarding engineering and bikes.
An extremely talented individual who will be missed greatly.
My deepest sympathies go out to his family.
I would like to attend the funeral if possible, just need to try to arrange time off work. Maybe someone up this end would want to tie up and share travel costs to get down and back?
God bless and R.I.P Chris
Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 1:58 pm
by g6mow
Dave ... Higgsy and me are going to the funeral, i think we are stopping over on the Wednesday night. Best to give Dave a shout if you fancy joining us.
Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 10:38 pm
by Kev
What a shock, he was a lovely bloke as well as a great engineer, will be much missed by his many friends and family.
Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2012 8:35 am
by Dandare
g6mow wrote:Dave ... Higgsy and me are going to the funeral, i think we are stopping over on the Wednesday night. Best to give Dave a shout if you fancy joining us.
I will be attending, and I will be stopping the night.
Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 10:13 pm
by masterblaster2
Such a great loss to all those who knew Chris, a very talented, genuine, and kind Man.
My sympathies to his Family and his many many Friends.
I am sorry not to be able to attend next week, but my thoughts will be with you all . . .
R.I.P. Chris