Eulogy for Richard Rachel Craven [sister] Part III [final]
• he loved the mountains for hiking and ski-ing and insisted that no-one could call themselves a hiker or rambler unless they had climbed The Three Sisters. I had broken ribs to attest to my failure.
• he loved the powerful music of Beethoven and Wagner - and of Bach played on the King of Instruments, the organ - especially if it ...
Eulogy for Richard Rachel Craven [sister] Part II
Despite leaving home at 18 and the scattering of all of us around the world, Richard never seemed far away.
He fished off Spitzbergen, attended the Radar Establishment at Malvern and spent time as a Radio Officer in the Merchant Navy.
Working at Fylingdales in Yorkshire, he first encountered his long-term friend, Malcolm. Later, ...
Eulogy for Richard Rachel Craven [sister] Part 1
Richard was our brother, the eldest of 5 - Richard, Jenny, the late Geoffrey, Rachel and Quinta - and the eldest of 10 cousins. He was also brother-in-law of Bruce and Ian, Uncle of Emma, Alex, Bethany and Helen and great-uncle of Angus. He took this position quietly and seriously. And he learned to tease his little sisters mercilessly...
