Yesterday we paid our respects to the late Cllr Allan Burgess. In typical style his funeral service pamphlet opened with: “We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give” - Winston Churchill, and concluded with “noli nothis permittere te terere” or Don’t let the bastards get you down. Nice one.Allan’s Commemoration Fund is held at the National Westminster Bank, Wanstead and will be used for Research in to the causes and treatments of cancer, supporting disabled children, and purchasing equipment for the ‘relatives kitchen’ at The Margaret Centre, Whipps Cross Hospital.
Fare thee well, Allan, wherever you may be.
May your successor tread in your footsteps.
Report and photo credit, Wanstead & Woodford Guardian
On a beautiful February day some 350 or more people packed the chapel and the area outside including at least 3 of the hypocritical bastards whose absence from the council chamber in May 2004 brought an end to Allan's period as Leader of the Council. May he rest in peace, and may they rot in hell.
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