Below I list a few of Dave's Friends E Mail contacts.
If I had half the number of Friends Dave had, I would consider my self 'bleesed'.
***** The First news we all got*****
----- Original Message -----
I am Sam his daughter,
I am sorry to have to tell you the sad news that Dad passed away on Saturday.
I am not sure yet when the funeral will be, but I will try to keep anyone informed... If anyone wants to call me...
my number 07796 990962.
Sam Swinglehurst
*******Details of the Funeral***************
Dear all,
For any of you who have not already heard the sad
news, Dave Probert passed away last weekend very
suddenly and unexpectedly.
We are sorry if anyone receiving this email did not
know Dave personally but we have tried to gather
together all of the email addresses he used so as to
reach as many of his friends as possible. And so on
the flipside if anyone is aware of someone close to
Dave that is not included on the list for this email
then could you please forward it to them and/or let us
know so we can add them to our list.
The other purpose of this email is to inform you all
that the arrangements have now been made for the
funeral. This will take place at Hinton Park Woodland
Burial Ground, at 12pm on Friday 5th December. Further
information, maps and directions can be found at their
website http://www.woodlandburial.com/index.htmThe service will be non-traditional, as we believe
that is what Dave would have wished, as he was never
inclined towards organised religion. The site itself
is a woodland area, and in place of a gravestone a
tree will be planted, at a later date, to mark Dave's
final resting place.
The service will be informal and so if anyone would
like to make contributions, in the form of verbal
tributes, anecdotes or equivalent, then they are
encouraged to do so, within the time available. If you
would like to contribute, please let us know in
advance so that we can include you.
In keeping with the general feel of the ceremony, we
encourage everyone to dress as they themselves feel
appropriate bearing in mind the woodland setting and
also that Dave himself was never one for very formal
attire. The Staff will be wearing green & grey.
We have organised some refreshments afterwards,
at the woodland site, and for those that would like
to partake, we have also arranged an informal gathering
afterward, in "The Walkford" Hotel round the corner. They
serve his favourate ale HSB, and we hope that this will
provide an appropriate setting for people to gather to
swap stories, etc.
Please feel free to contact us for any further info,
Please try to let us know if you will be attending,
so we have some idea of numbers, thanks,
Sam, Liz, Chris, & Gareth
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Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2003 11:36 AM
Subject: DAVE
>
> Dave and I met in 1959 at Brockenhurst Grammar School,sharing that first
> year in the same class.This set the scene for a lifelong friendship
> throughout school,the Combined Cadet Force,the early years when our children
> were young right up to the present.More recently,occassional evenings at the
> pub,school reunions,an excellent day at Goodwood Revival and,of
> course,putting the world to rights on the telephone!
> Dave was that special sort,a true and loyal friend and his memory will stay
> with me for ever.
> Good on 'yer,Mate!
> Steve Nield
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Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2003 5:49 PM
Subject: Re: Dave
Like the rest of you, learning about Dave's death was a great shook. We had only been in contact for the last three months via Friends Reunited. I was at Bransgore Junior school and Brockenhurst Grammar School with Dave.
We had spent quite a few hours on the phone recently reminiscing, discussing the old school photo's that Dave had sent me. the planned school reunion's, the ups and downs of our respective love lives and everything in general. He would often ring out of the blue and ask if I was listening to a certain radio programme that was tickling his fancy. I too, learnt all about the art of keeping chickens.
I am so sad that we did not get to meet up, something we were planning to do. His family and friends are in my thoughts and prayers.
Jackie Elsey ( nee Hall)
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I first met Dave at the age of 11 at Brockenhurst Grammar school. In those days he was often called "The Prosser" and he was always a bit of a rebel (in the nicest possible way). He had little respect for authority and was very good at winding up teachers with his witty comments from the back of the classroom. I particularly remember during a very boring Shakespeare lesson when Dave put up his hand and said to the teacher "isn't all this language a bit old-fashioned?" The poor old teacher burst into tears and ran out of the room and we all got a right old rollicking for laughing.
School uniform was rigorously enforced. Dave however, normally wore his cap so far on the back of his head, it seemed to defy gravity or so low over his eyes he looked like a Grenadier guardsman. At the other extremity he always got into a lot of trouble for wearing desert boots and often fluorescent socks
We shared interests in motorbikes, cars, guns and the countryside and he was one of the best conversationalists I have ever met, on any subject.
The normal form of greeting between blokes at our school was "watcher mush". The highest form praise that anyone could hope for was to be described by his mates as a "good mush". Dave was one rung higher, as far as I was concerned, he was a "bloody good mush".
Richard McNeil (Mac)
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>
> Hello Everybody
> Dickie Westwell here. Like many others I first met
> Dave at school. But I was lucky because shortly after starting at Brock he
> moved house from Bransgore and came to live 300yards from me. Now most of
> you knew Dave as an adult , a professional, a really good surveyor. But I
> knew him as my best boyhood mate. The things we got up to would fill a long
> chapter in the book of life. Some of it was daft, some of it was illegal and
> some of it was just plain stupid but most of all it was FUN. I don't think I
> would have had half as good a time in my teenage years if it had'nt been for
> Dave. Before I moved out to Asia we spent many hours on the phone reliving
> our teenage pranks. We were still in touch by e mail of course but it was
> not the same as answering the phone and hearing "Hello Squire " at the other
> end. I am proud to say he was then and will always remain my best mate.
> God bless my friend you will be really missed.
>
> Dickie
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Dear All
Dave and I sat next to each other on our first day at Brock ,1959 ,I think and we all thought he was quite exotic ,as he lived at tin town amongst the cackers. It was near Bransgore and was a town of nissen huts where bombed out people from Southampton had been rehoused. Daves Mum and Dad ran the shop, Ludlams.There is still one in Highcliffe. We became fellow anoracks travelling far and wide to train spot. We spent many a happy hour climbing over the back fence of Eastleigh engine sheds and even 9 elms in London. We lost touch after he left school but about 15 years ago we met up again and we have worked on many surveying projects together .He was energetic in getting everyone along to the school reunions in the last few years and he will be sadly missed.
My thoughts are with his family
Ron Salinger
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LOT'S More to follow.
Has any one got any Photo's of Dave as JPG's or BMP's ???????????
Julian Brotherton
julianbrotherton@hotmail.com
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