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Peter Long VP
1927 – 2018

Kent Cricket and always took as an Accountant in 1949 and
Peter Long, who sadly died delight in gathering as many spent his working life there. He
recently, was just short of his of his friends as possible when was promoted to the position of
91st birthday. He had joined Kent played for a week in Tun- Registrar and after retirement
the Club on 2nd April 1979 so bridge Wells. Very happy days he was called back to help them
had been a member for 39 years. spent with Peter, with excellent out. His work at St Pauls was
He became an excellent and picnics and fine Ale. highly regarded and he was
diligent Club Treasurer when he rewarded by an invitation to
retired from his job at St Pauls He enjoyed many aspects of lunch with the Queen Mother
Cathedral at the age of 65 and Club life including Wednesday just before he retired. He had a
continued in that role for a quite night runs with his friends, mob son who lived in Zimbabwe and
amazing 15 years. Dave White matches, Club Dinners and oth-
made him a Vice President er social functions. He did long Peter and wife Jean made sev-
in 1996, a very well deserved distance walks with other Club eral trips there. Also jaunts to
honour. members and one particularly Dubai, and again to spend time
memorable walk in 1991 being with their family. His daughter
Janet was a Club member and
At the AGM when Peter as- the 100 mile Cotswold Walk was one of Anne Cilia’s early
sumed the position of Treasurer with Derrick Brickwood, Len team members in the newly
he wore a Sports Jacket and Dalmon and Ray Gibson. He formed Ladies Vets Track team.
someone suggested he looked was part of the Club’s ‘Geriatric’ Janet always had a smile on her
more like a bookmaker than Sunday Times National Fun face and Peter was often there
a Club Treasurer. He never Run team and he completed to support her.
again wore anything other than one London Marathon, his
a Blazer at the Club AGM! time being 4.11.12. He loved His decline in the past few years
He greatly enjoyed a trip with everything about Club life. He was very sad to witness. He still
our young ladies to one of the briefly took up timekeeping and came on a Wednesday morning
to join his friends for a jog/walk
European Club Championships could be seen at Club fixtures and always wanted to shake ev-
that they qualified for. He had with his stopwatch. He also eryone’s hand and had a snippet
been managing the finances for occasionally acted as a Marshall of conversation prepared on
these trips for some time. When at home Cross Country fixtures. something of mutual interest.
Athletics’ Governing Body was His 80th birthday party at the Quite often this was about his
in difficulties and the Club was Clubhouse was a most enjoyable favourite football team, Charl-
owed a sizeable sum he attended occasion shared with family ton Athletic.
a creditors’ meeting in Birming- and friends. He greatly enjoyed
ham to ensure that the Club’s going to the Commonwealth Peter was a lovely man with
claim was not forgotten and the Games when they were in great warmth and intelligence
Club was eventually paid. Manchester with friends from and an excellent but quiet sense
of humour. He is much missed
He was a delightful man and the Club. He was an excellent and we send our deepest con-
very good company and always Clubman who had many friends dolences to his wife Jean, their
knowledgeable and good to and admirers. children Stephen and Janet,
talk to on a variety of Sports. National Service was done their grandchildren and their
Peter became a life member of between 1946 and 1948 in the great-grandchildren. It was a
Kent County Cricket and spent Army Pays Corps in Ghana. privilege and a real pleasure to
a lot of time at their ground in Peter reckoned he spent most have been his friend.
Canterbury. He had an almost of the time playing Cricket and
encyclopedic knowledge of Football! He joined St Pauls Len Dalmon and Mike Martineau