IanRobertM

My sincere condolences to you Cath and his family. He will be, as you can read, much missed.

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My sincere condolences, Ian will be greatly missed.

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So sorry for your loss and appreciate you letting us know on the forum.

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My sincere condolences.

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I’m sad to hear of his death. My condolences to you.

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Oh no, I’ve only just seen this. Such very sad news. Thank you for letting us know @Cathexis.

Ian was so thoughtful and I’ll always remember him pointing out that we should behave ourselves on here. As well as his knowledgeable contributions on Naim, it was his contribution to the character and goodwill of this community that I’ll particularly remember.

I did not have the pleasure of meeting Ian, but I’m sure it would have been a warm encounter if we did. Such a fine human being.

Thinking of his friends and family. Rest in peace Ian, though I hope it’s not too peaceful, and the music you were fond of is playing appropriately.

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I hope it’s playing loudly, and on a decent system …

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So sorry to hear this. My deepest condolences.

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I’ve heard back from the Severn Valley Railway, and they have provided the following information for anyone who wants to make a donation in Ian’s name:

https://donate.stripe.com/5kAcOFekK5bngBW3cc

Alternatively cheques payable to the Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust can be posted to us at Number One, Comberton Place, Kidderminster DY10 1QR.

Thank you in advance to anyone who decides to do this.

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Brilliant
Just sorted that, with an online donation, in memory of Ian.

Again, best wishes
R

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Thank you so much!

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Donated.

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Long may the railway steam in Ian’s memory.

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I’ve missed this and obviously very late in responding. I didn’t know Ian but I do recall seeing his regular posts, any death is sad may Ian rest in peace.

Heart goes out to his family and friends.

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Listening to a few older UK female fronted prog bands tonight, I’m wondering if he might have enjoyed them. :slightly_smiling_face:

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Managed to miss the Severn Valley Railway donation as a mark of respect for Ian, which I’ve just rectified.

It’s obviously difficult on fora to “know” someone but Ian had an oversized influence on me on this forum and his depression thread had a big impact on me and my relationship with this forum.

I hope you’re doing okay @Cathexis and once again thanks for letting us know about Ian as I presume it can’t have been easy coming and posting here.

All the best.

John.

.sjb

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Yes , my thoughts exactly, the hardest part of a bereavement is the part when the initial wave of sympathy has passed and it is a grim old slog

So best wishes to Cathexis at this difficult stage

Ian

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@Alley_Cat - how are you defining ‘older’ in this context? I’m aware of what I think of as ‘newer’, but we could be talking about the same thing :laughing:

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@Sloop_John_B
Thank you for that - both the donation and the thought. I’m particularly glad that you valued the mental health thread - Ian felt strongly that talking openly was really important, both for himself and others. I went looking for it again the other day, but it seems to have vanished.

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@Ian2001 - you’re right, things do go quiet, so the thought is appreciated - equally, time passes, and I recognise there are limits on remembrance on a forum such as this.

Ian spent a lot of time here, getting involved in a variety of different types of discussion, and actively enjoyed his contact with a like-minded (and sometimes differently-minded) group. I’d just say, keep using the forum - we never know who might, at times, be depending on it for some contact.

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