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Chris Clegg
April, 2015
Sometimes there is the death of a chess player whom most people did not know but the obituary and the tributes make us feel that we would have liked to have been a friend of his.
The tribute in the E.C. Forum starts off:
The funeral of Chris Clegg (1.iv.1948-5.i.2015) took place at Kingston Crematorium Chapel on Tuesday 24th March 2015. It was a well-attended affair, which is all the more remarkable because there were no relatives. Chris was immensely well liked not just for what he did for chess but for the person he was. He was the gentlest of people and completely without malice. Everyone at Kingston and Wimbledon chess clubs and in the wider chess world will be the poorer for his leaving us.
And later says:
Apart from chess, Chris was a keen and knowledgeable ornithologist. In earlier years, when still working he had gone on bird watching trips abroad including to Kenya and the Gambia. He spent time at weekends going far afield to important nature reserves. He was always a frequent visitor to Richmond Park and Bushy Park. The choice of music for the service included pieces with a bird theme – “The Bog” by Rautavaara and “The Lark Ascending” by Vaughn Williams.
And there were chessboards set up for the mourners to play:
In a departure from tradition, the reception was held in a church, All Saints in Kingston, the Saxon church at the heart of English history, where the Choir Vestry was equipped with chess sets for the mourners. Chris would have felt very comfortable at the event since he loved nothing better than playing a game of chess over the board. The Kingston CC is contemplating returning to the centre of town and taking residence at the All Saints. This would itself be a fitting tribute to Chris.
The whole tribute with photographs can be seen at:
http://www.ecforum.org.uk/viewtopic....a38041#p154270
April, 2015
Sometimes there is the death of a chess player whom most people did not know but the obituary and the tributes make us feel that we would have liked to have been a friend of his.
The tribute in the E.C. Forum starts off:
The funeral of Chris Clegg (1.iv.1948-5.i.2015) took place at Kingston Crematorium Chapel on Tuesday 24th March 2015. It was a well-attended affair, which is all the more remarkable because there were no relatives. Chris was immensely well liked not just for what he did for chess but for the person he was. He was the gentlest of people and completely without malice. Everyone at Kingston and Wimbledon chess clubs and in the wider chess world will be the poorer for his leaving us.
And later says:
Apart from chess, Chris was a keen and knowledgeable ornithologist. In earlier years, when still working he had gone on bird watching trips abroad including to Kenya and the Gambia. He spent time at weekends going far afield to important nature reserves. He was always a frequent visitor to Richmond Park and Bushy Park. The choice of music for the service included pieces with a bird theme – “The Bog” by Rautavaara and “The Lark Ascending” by Vaughn Williams.
And there were chessboards set up for the mourners to play:
In a departure from tradition, the reception was held in a church, All Saints in Kingston, the Saxon church at the heart of English history, where the Choir Vestry was equipped with chess sets for the mourners. Chris would have felt very comfortable at the event since he loved nothing better than playing a game of chess over the board. The Kingston CC is contemplating returning to the centre of town and taking residence at the All Saints. This would itself be a fitting tribute to Chris.
The whole tribute with photographs can be seen at:
http://www.ecforum.org.uk/viewtopic....a38041#p154270