Hammerwerfer (Ed Healey) has died. RIP
Discussion
John D. said:
I used to enjoy reading his posts. Always came across as a good guy. What a great shame. He will be missed. RIP
Can't say any fairer than that. Of the 1,000's of people who post on here who you never get to 'know' but get an impression of he always came across as one of the good guys.I hope that his family are dealing well with what must be a major part of their life now missing.
RIP
I've posted on a couple of other tribute pages and have only just seen this PH thread about Ed.
For those that didn't know him, he was a genuine friend and had time for anyone. Not just a bit of time, but he would give you the whole evening... make that the whole night, chinwagging away, beer after beer, story after story (many of which he had already told you several times, but it didn't matter), laughing until the sun came up. Then we'd get a couple of hours kip, wake up and sneak in a couple of laps of the 'ring before breakfast.
Some might be surprised that he was also an accomplished athlete. He was a very competitive hammer thrower, holding some long-standing records.
In the last few years the adversity he was faced with was mindblowing, but more mindblowing still was the courage and humour with which he carried that. He had real spirit and was a true gentleman.
RIP Ed
For those that didn't know him, he was a genuine friend and had time for anyone. Not just a bit of time, but he would give you the whole evening... make that the whole night, chinwagging away, beer after beer, story after story (many of which he had already told you several times, but it didn't matter), laughing until the sun came up. Then we'd get a couple of hours kip, wake up and sneak in a couple of laps of the 'ring before breakfast.
Some might be surprised that he was also an accomplished athlete. He was a very competitive hammer thrower, holding some long-standing records.
In the last few years the adversity he was faced with was mindblowing, but more mindblowing still was the courage and humour with which he carried that. He had real spirit and was a true gentleman.
RIP Ed
Muzzlehatch said:
In the last few years the adversity he was faced with was mindblowing, but more mindblowing still was the courage and humour with which he carried that. He had real spirit and was a true gentleman.
Agreed. Ed was definitely an example of how to live life.If required, I aspire to have anywhere near his spirit and humour.
As many others I am very proud to have been able to consider Ed as a friend.
Only just seen this, RIP Ed, I did a day at the 'Ring with him and RSR a few years back and he was a great laugh all day, as well as being one hell of a driver, teaching me things that would have taken years to learn had I tried to learn by myself. He also seemed to know absolutely everyone around the area.
My girlfriend may have given him a few extra grey hairs though as on one of her laps out with him she managed to spin it on the straight following Adenauer Forst, completing about 2 full spins and ending up in the grass. Teach me for letting her out in a left-hand drive car.
He will be missed.
My girlfriend may have given him a few extra grey hairs though as on one of her laps out with him she managed to spin it on the straight following Adenauer Forst, completing about 2 full spins and ending up in the grass. Teach me for letting her out in a left-hand drive car.
He will be missed.
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