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Friday, 7 June 2019

Otmoor. Sad news.



















Paul Greenaway, a familiar and much loved face to many Otmoor regulars and visitors, has sadly passed away. He died, peacefully in his chair at home on the 28th. May.

A simple service will be held at the Oxford crematorium at 2.30pm, on the 24th. June.

We will miss him.

12 comments:

  1. Oh no!!! That's terrible, I didn't know him well, but I don't think you had to - he was so obviously a really nice bloke. RIP....

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  2. So sad to hear of Paul's passing. He was always cheerful even in adversity and always had a kind word and a sense of humour whenever we met and I will miss him.
    Ewan

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  3. A true gent and superb all round naturalist whose almost daily posts as "Stoneshank" will be sorely missed. RIP Paul.

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  4. So sorry to hear this. Not only was he a birder but also a great botanist. He will be much missed

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  5. A familar face on the moor. I would liked to have known him better as he seemed such a nice guy.

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  6. So sorry.I's missed him on the Moor for a while.He was always prepared to share his knowledge in a quiet ,modest way and had a wry sense of humour.Do we know when the funeral is?

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  7. Thats very sad news indeed. I very much enjoyed my chats with Paul when I was at Otmoor and he will be very sadly missed.

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  8. I was really saddened to hear this yesterday. Paul was a really nice, genuine guy. He was also very knowledgable about lots of different aspects of our flora and fauna and was very encouraging to me when I was getting back into birding and new to the Otmoor scene.
    He will be missed.
    Andy L.

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  9. One day on the moor in the pouring rain Paul said "I'm off home to slip into a dry Martini". I think we'll all raise a glass to a thoroughly nice man. God bless.

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  10. RIP Paul. Gone to the greatest birdwatch ever, he will never miss a tick again.

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  11. Francis Josephs9 June 2019 at 11:14

    I was so sad to hear the news. He was so kind, welcoming and patient with me, when I began as a volunteer, and I learnt so much from him. I have especially fond memories of chatting to him last summer on the bench on the bridleway,as he watched for the bittern.

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  12. Ron asked me to post his thoughts. Great sadness on hearing of Paul's passing. He will be sorely missed by everyone who knew him on Otmoor. I have fond memories of our many stops and chats when he was just leaving and I just arriving. He was a very likeable character and lovely person.

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