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Landlubber
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For all his family and friends
-------------------- They that go down to the sea in ships … reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man
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Vulpior
Foxier than Thou
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Rest eternal; light perpetual.
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jedijudy
Organist of the Jedi Temple
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Rest in peace, Pete. I'll miss you and your witty posts! Who am I going to tease about my Christmas Cactus now?
Praying for comfort for Uncle Pete's family and friends.
-------------------- Jasmine, little cat with a big heart.
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Gee D
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May he rest in peace and rise in the glory of our resurrected Lord.
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Lyda*Rose
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Prayers of comfort for his soul and for all who love him.
-------------------- "Dear God, whose name I do not know - thank you for my life. I forgot how BIG... thank you. Thank you for my life." ~from Joe Vs the Volcano
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MaryLouise
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Such sad news.
For Uncle Pete's family, WW, and all who loved him
-------------------- “As regards plots I find real life no help at all. Real life seems to have no plots.”
-- Ivy Compton-Burnett
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RooK
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Farewell indeed, Uncle Pete. You are a lesson about ways of being in the world, and the world will be less without you in it.
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Mili
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Sorry to hear the sad news. Praying for WW and all Uncle Pete's loved ones. We will miss having him here and on the relaunched ship.
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Ohher
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Oh. no. So sorry to hear this. May Uncle Pete rest in peace.
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M.
Ship's Spare Part
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Another who met him on his travels through London and much admired him. He was indomitable.
M.
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Arabella Purity Winterbottom
Trumpeting hope
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Remembering a very happy day spent at Te Papa (NZ National Museum) with Pete. He was interested in EVERYTHING! Which meant a lot of very loud explanation and lots of laughs.
Kia kaha Pete, I'm glad to have met you.
-------------------- Hell is full of the talented and Heaven is full of the energetic. St Jane Frances de Chantal
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Stejjie
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saysay
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Rest in peace, rise in glory.
-------------------- "It's been a long day without you, my friend I'll tell you all about it when I see you again" "'Oh sweet baby purple Jesus' - that's a direct quote from a 9 year old - shoutout to purple Jesus."
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Clarence
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Hail and farewell Peter.
-------------------- I scraped my knees while I was praying - Paramore
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Dark Knight
Super Zero
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It was my privilege to meet Uncle Pete a few years ago.
May he rest in peace
-------------------- So don't ever call me lucky You don't know what I done, what it was, who I lost, or what it cost me - A B Original: I C U
---- Love is as strong as death (Song of Solomon 8:6).
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Wet Kipper
Circus Runaway
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Another one lucky to have met him in his travels around the world The souvenir 1 rupee note he gave me will take on new significance now
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Doublethink.
Ship's Foolwise Unperson
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-------------------- All political thinking for years past has been vitiated in the same way. People can foresee the future only when it coincides with their own wishes, and the most grossly obvious facts can be ignored when they are unwelcome. George Orwell
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balaam
Making an ass of myself
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I met Uncle Pete at a shipmeet in York. A true gentleman and a lesson in patient endurance, especially in navigating the cobbles of Stonegate in a wheelchair.
Sadly missed.
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Nicodemia
WYSIWYG
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for the great Uncle Pete's family and friends.
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Fredegund
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Uncle Pete, was in awe of you here. RIP
-------------------- Pax et bonum
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Gill H
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RIP Uncle Pete. I never met him in person but he was one of the people whose posts were always interesting to read. A true gent.
-------------------- *sigh* We can’t all be Alan Cresswell.
- Lyda Rose
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Erroneous Monk
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May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
-------------------- And I shot a man in Tesco, just to watch him die.
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kingsfold
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quote: posted by Wet Kipper: The souvenir 1 rupee note he gave me will take on new significance now
I have one of those as well somewhere, from the same occasion...
Go with God, Uncle Pete, and farewell. [ 13. February 2018, 09:12: Message edited by: kingsfold ]
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LeRoc
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Sioni Sais
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Farewell, you brave, witty and kind man. You are in fine company now.
-------------------- "He isn't Doctor Who, he's The Doctor"
(Paul Sinha, BBC)
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Diomedes
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Our Scout has 'Gone Home'
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Adeodatus
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Au revoir, Uncle Pete. I'll add my voice to those who knew you to be kind, wise, and beautifully warm-spirited.
-------------------- "What is broken, repair with gold."
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Miffy
Ship's elephant
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I met Pete at one of the famous Whightmeets. Always thought of him as one of the pillars (masts? ) of the Ship. I was always stood amazed at the scope of his travels. A true pioneer. RIP.
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Twilight
Puddleglum's sister
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So sad to read this, he will be so missed on the ship. Rest in Peace, Uncle Pete.
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Lucia
Looking for light
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May Uncle Pete rest in peace. May those who loved him be comforted.
I will miss his presence on this ship.
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Tubbs
Miss Congeniality
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So sad to read this. We didn't always agree, but he was one of my favourite Shipmates. May God comfort everyone who loves him
-------------------- "It's better to keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool than open it up and remove all doubt" - Dennis Thatcher. My blog. Decide for yourself which I am
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Caissa
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My condolences to family and friends.
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Alan Cresswell
Mad Scientist 先生
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We also met Pete in Edinburgh, a good few hours touring the National Museum. I spent most of my time trying to keep up with children, so I didn't have much time to chat to Pete who followed on behind with Flausa. I think it must have been immediately before the meet when others met him in Edinburgh, probably we couldn't make that because we'd have needed to get home to put the children to bed.
A great man, who will be missed by all who knew him.
-------------------- Don't cling to a mistake just because you spent a lot of time making it.
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Joan Rasch
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I always enjoyed Pete's avatar of Richard III, whose motto, btw, was "Loyalty binds me". Seems fitting.
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sharkshooter
Not your average shark
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Rest in Peace, Pete.
-------------------- Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. [Psalm 19:14]
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Pine Marten
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quote: Originally posted by Joan Rasch: I always enjoyed Pete's avatar of Richard III, whose motto, btw, was "Loyalty binds me". Seems fitting.
Yes, indeed (I am a Ricardian).
I too only knew Pete from the Ship, but may his memory be eternal, and his family comforted.
Rest in peace, Uncle Pete, and rise in glory
-------------------- Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead. - Oscar Wilde
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Stetson
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Thurible
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How very sad. +Rest eternal grant unto him, O Lord.
Thurible
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luvanddaisies
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Another one here who never met him but feels sad that he’s gone. I messaged him recently to ask him to pass on my best wishes to WW, and he was kind enough to reply. His family and friends must be bereft, RIP, Pete
-------------------- "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." (Mark Twain)
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SusanDoris
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Oh dear, that is sad news indeed.
-------------------- I know that you believe that you understood what you think I said, but I am not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.
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Flausa
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I have a very happy memory of running behind Uncle Pete as he flew down various ramps with complete disregard for safety in the National Museum of Scotland. He inspired and challenged me in so many ways. He was definitely one in a million and I will miss him.
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L'organist
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How very, very sad. Pleased for him that he didn't linger in suffering but desperately sudden for his family and friends. RIPARIG Uncle Peter
-------------------- Rara temporum felicitate ubi sentire quae velis et quae sentias dicere licet
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Anglican_Brat
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May Uncle Pete rest in peace, rise with Christ in glory and celebrate with all the saints and angels in heaven.
May Our Lord give comfort and strength to his family.
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Ian Climacus
Liturgical Slattern
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I had always wanted to meet him. God willing I'll recognise him in heaven.
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dj_ordinaire
Host
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Thank you for sharing this sad news.
May he Rest in Peace.
-------------------- Flinging wide the gates...
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jbohn
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Fare thee well, Pete, wherever you fare.
-------------------- We are punished by our sins, not for them. --Elbert Hubbard
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