soldthehouse Posted October 29, 2011 Report Share Posted October 29, 2011 (edited) Private man dies alone, very sad, passed his place in Glen Coe last week, good on you Jimmy lad you were the original High Profile charity fundraiser Edited October 29, 2011 by soldthehouse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightwatch Posted October 29, 2011 Report Share Posted October 29, 2011 My wife met him during the days of the Clunk-click every trip in the seventies. She had had an accident in a car with no seatbelts. Gladly she wasn't scarred enough to get in the ads. But what a character he was. Don't think he ever married, too attached to his mum's apron strings I recon. Martyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Riley Posted October 29, 2011 Report Share Posted October 29, 2011 well said. looks like he came up against something he couldn't fix tho! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnsouthport Posted October 29, 2011 Report Share Posted October 29, 2011 If he had not been a smoker he might have lived to a ripe old age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 29, 2011 Report Share Posted October 29, 2011 - a great bloke (even if he was a bit irritating at times) raised a huge amount for charity. Respect.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren72 Posted October 29, 2011 Report Share Posted October 29, 2011 - a great bloke (even if he was a bit irritating at times) raised a huge amount for charity. Respect.. A legend from Leeds will be missed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackrose Posted October 29, 2011 Report Share Posted October 29, 2011 I saw him interviewed a few years ago (was it on Louis Theroux?) and when the subject of women came up he became quite irate. Let's just say he was old school! Interesting character though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_wheels Posted October 29, 2011 Report Share Posted October 29, 2011 (edited) Posted Today, 03:41 PM If he had not been a smoker he might have lived to a ripe old age. 84yo good innings :cheers:RIP Edited October 29, 2011 by the_wheels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheriff Posted October 29, 2011 Report Share Posted October 29, 2011 (edited) Posted Today, 03:41 PM If he had not been a smoker he might have lived to a ripe old age. 84yo good innings :cheers:RIP ive also passed his place in glencoe if it is the one isolated out on the main run into glen coe...great place,but not another house for miles,and slap bang on the busy road. he used to help out in leeds hospital doing wheel chair runs,when I look at some of the people around today polishing there egos,makes me think a different world with different people Edited October 29, 2011 by sheriff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidc Posted October 29, 2011 Report Share Posted October 29, 2011 One in a million, broke the mould when he was born, his fame did not go to his head unlike the famous today, or resort to drink or drugs. The world is a sad place now. Wonder what he’s fixing for St Peter RIP Sir James Wilson Vincent Savile, OBE, KCSG (31 October 1926 – 29 October 2011) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEO Posted October 29, 2011 Report Share Posted October 29, 2011 Sad, He also did a great deal of Charitable work at Stoke Mandeville hospital, Bucks working with paraplegics, living in his motor home in the hospital car park. Interesting life story, covering wrestling to DJ ing plus many marathons along the way and the inevitable cigar. Leo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tillergirl Posted October 29, 2011 Report Share Posted October 29, 2011 That's another part of my youth gone...................RIP Jimmy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chertsey Posted October 29, 2011 Report Share Posted October 29, 2011 I thought he'd died years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac of Cygnet Posted October 29, 2011 Report Share Posted October 29, 2011 Passed his Glencoe cottage on Wednesday. I always think of him as I drive past. Apparently he used to stand outside when there and wave at the cars and buses as they passed - luckily didn't cause any accidents, as he was an immediately recognisable figure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soldthehouse Posted October 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2011 (edited) I thought he'd died years ago. I refer you to a previous remark by yourself in post no 10 the bit about not contributing if thats all you can say!! http://www.canalworld.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=42186&pid=771322&st=0entry771322 Edited October 30, 2011 by soldthehouse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chertsey Posted October 30, 2011 Report Share Posted October 30, 2011 I refer you to a previous remark by yourself in post no 10 the bit about not contributing if thats all you can say!! http://www.canalworld.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=42186&pid=771322&st=0entry771322 Entirely different sort of thread (and what's this doing in General Boating anyway?). In the other thread to which you refer, the OP had asked for information. This thread is nothing but comments so mine is not out of place. OK, if you want me to say more I will add that I've always found Jimmy Savile creepy in the extreme. I dunno, Jimmy Perry, Jimmy Savile - who'll be next for the CWF canonisation process - Little Jimmy Krankie? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrigateCaptain Posted October 30, 2011 Report Share Posted October 30, 2011 What a tragic time for Jimmy Savile to die. He's not gonna get his extra hour in bed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soldthehouse Posted October 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2011 Entirely different sort of thread (and what's this doing in General Boating anyway?). In the other thread to which you refer, the OP had asked for information. This thread is nothing but comments so mine is not out of place. OK, if you want me to say more I will add that I've always found Jimmy Savile creepy in the extreme. I dunno, Jimmy Perry, Jimmy Savile - who'll be next for the CWF canonisation process - Little Jimmy Krankie? I am ill equipped to participate in this kind of dialogue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magpie patrick Posted October 30, 2011 Report Share Posted October 30, 2011 ....living in his motor home in the hospital car park.... Now doesn't that speak volumes, no hotel, no courtesy room, no asking for, or accepting offers of, hospitality. A truly humble man. Eccentric, undoubtedly, irritating, frequently, A Good Person, 100%, cut it through like Blackpool Rock. I recall on Jim'll fix it, it was mostly for kids, but he accepted a request from a retired gentleman who wanted a new strain of rose to be named after his late wife. Jim fixed it, he knew what mattered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan_fincher Posted October 30, 2011 Report Share Posted October 30, 2011 He also did a great deal of Charitable work at Stoke Mandeville hospital, Bucks working with paraplegics, living in his motor home in the hospital car park. He is probably one of the few people who could actually afford to have a vehicle in a car park at Stoke Mandeville hospital for anything more than a very short period!........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 30, 2011 Report Share Posted October 30, 2011 He is probably one of the few people who could actually afford to have a vehicle in a car park at Stoke Mandeville hospital for anything more than a very short period!........ Don't think they charged in them days.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic M Posted October 30, 2011 Report Share Posted October 30, 2011 (edited) If he had not been a smoker he might have lived to a ripe old age. . Edited October 30, 2011 by Dominic M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smelly Posted October 30, 2011 Report Share Posted October 30, 2011 Now doesn't that speak volumes, no hotel, no courtesy room, no asking for, or accepting offers of, hospitality. A truly humble man. Eccentric, undoubtedly, irritating, frequently, A Good Person, 100%, cut it through like Blackpool Rock. I recall on Jim'll fix it, it was mostly for kids, but he accepted a request from a retired gentleman who wanted a new strain of rose to be named after his late wife. Jim fixed it, he knew what mattered. That is a eulogy one could be proud of! I couldn't have said it better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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