Eric's Funeral

Eric and Len were friends at university. Len was Eric's best man at his wedding in 1968. It was a real shock when Eric's daughter rang 3-4 weeks ago to say that Eric had died suddenly of a heart attack while driving.

Len and I drove to South Wales for the funeral yesterday staying at the Premier Inn, Cwmbran.

Sandra, Eric's widow, had massive support at the funeral in Caerlon and subsequently the crematorium. She stood at the lychgate with her two daughters to thank everyone who came.

The weather was freezing and driving snow blew in while we were all at the wake.

Len and I drove home up the M50 and M5 watching the snow clouds lumber westward across the landscape. When the snow exceeded the capacity of the clouds, it was all let loose, creating a landscape with limited visibility. Little snow settled. The sunset was wonderful.