"Nick Gardner" wrote in message
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Poor Mike.

I had no idea he had been ill, battling with cancer.

I enjoyed his regular posts to this newsgroup, and as everybody has said
already, he will be sorely missed.
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Nick
Otter Valley, Devon
83 m amsl
http://www.ottervalley.co.uk



I remember when Mike went through the tragedy of his first wife being killed
in a car crash, Eventually after some time he found some happiness with a
new partner then cancer came along. Was it last year when he posted those
photos of the hill climb he managed on the west coast of Ireland. Have I got
that right?

The thing that comes through with all the posts of condolences is just how
knowledgeable Mike was but with no hint whatsoever of ego or superiority,
why he even spoke to me and always in a nice patient way.
Of course there are others on the group who are like Mike and I always
feared one day that as time passed by we would learn of the passing of
someone who in a way we got to know. Sad fact of life but this NG was all
the richer for someone like Mike. I have to say its affected me more than I
thought and I suspect most here are saddened tonight.