Back to normal with the children back to school today. Woken at 7.00 a.m. by Sara who actually made me tea this morning. It was a wet miserable day - very cold. Matt the plumber arrived promptly at 9.30 a.m. to start work on upgrading our cloakroom by installing new water closet and basin. I left home at 10.30 a.m. to drive up to Reading to meet up with Mike R. and deliver the Reading Mainline bus company papers and to attend Sid's funeral at Henley Road Cemetery. I arrived at Mike's house at around 11.45 and he made me a coffee whilst we chatted about our respective recent work experiences and discussed the papers I had brought with me. We then went into Reading town and had lunch at a Traveller's Rest next to the Crown Plaza Hotel on Richfield Road. An excellent carvery meal for only £5 per head. We chatted some more and he then returned home on the bus while I drove up to the Cemetery for the funeral. About forty people were present at the cemetery - Sid's son and daughter-in-law, brother and other members of his family snd several from the British Titanic Society including Robert and Amanda (Robert read a tribute to Sid); Sandra, Carol, Sue, John Y, Nikki and her husband Richard. Sid Sedunary was born in 1912, the son of a steward on the Titanic (also called Sidney) who went down with the ship. Sid was born eight month's later on 4 December 1912. When he died this year he was, therefore, 97 years old - a wonderful long life. Although a native of Reading he was a lifelong supporter of the Saints and their oldest supporter at the 2003 Cup Final. We had always sat with him on his table when attending British Titanic Society Gala Dinners. He always had wonderful stories to tell and certainly never looked his age. He has today been buried in the cemetery in Reading. His funeral service was a civil ceremony with the song "You'll Never Walk Alone" and the Theme from the film Titanic played as we left the chapel. A funeral tea was provided by the family in Sid's bungalow and all the Titanic enthusiasts were invited to take a book or two from his collection - his wish was that his maritime memorabilia be distributed amongst Titanic friends. I took a lovely book of ship paintings and a book of eye-witness accounts of the tragedy. They will be lovely memories of Sid. It is hoped that the Titanic Group will meet up again at the Aldridge's Auction in Devizes in April. RIP Sid. It was good to know you.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Farewell to Sid Sedunary - A Titanic Orphan
Back to normal with the children back to school today. Woken at 7.00 a.m. by Sara who actually made me tea this morning. It was a wet miserable day - very cold. Matt the plumber arrived promptly at 9.30 a.m. to start work on upgrading our cloakroom by installing new water closet and basin. I left home at 10.30 a.m. to drive up to Reading to meet up with Mike R. and deliver the Reading Mainline bus company papers and to attend Sid's funeral at Henley Road Cemetery. I arrived at Mike's house at around 11.45 and he made me a coffee whilst we chatted about our respective recent work experiences and discussed the papers I had brought with me. We then went into Reading town and had lunch at a Traveller's Rest next to the Crown Plaza Hotel on Richfield Road. An excellent carvery meal for only £5 per head. We chatted some more and he then returned home on the bus while I drove up to the Cemetery for the funeral. About forty people were present at the cemetery - Sid's son and daughter-in-law, brother and other members of his family snd several from the British Titanic Society including Robert and Amanda (Robert read a tribute to Sid); Sandra, Carol, Sue, John Y, Nikki and her husband Richard. Sid Sedunary was born in 1912, the son of a steward on the Titanic (also called Sidney) who went down with the ship. Sid was born eight month's later on 4 December 1912. When he died this year he was, therefore, 97 years old - a wonderful long life. Although a native of Reading he was a lifelong supporter of the Saints and their oldest supporter at the 2003 Cup Final. We had always sat with him on his table when attending British Titanic Society Gala Dinners. He always had wonderful stories to tell and certainly never looked his age. He has today been buried in the cemetery in Reading. His funeral service was a civil ceremony with the song "You'll Never Walk Alone" and the Theme from the film Titanic played as we left the chapel. A funeral tea was provided by the family in Sid's bungalow and all the Titanic enthusiasts were invited to take a book or two from his collection - his wish was that his maritime memorabilia be distributed amongst Titanic friends. I took a lovely book of ship paintings and a book of eye-witness accounts of the tragedy. They will be lovely memories of Sid. It is hoped that the Titanic Group will meet up again at the Aldridge's Auction in Devizes in April. RIP Sid. It was good to know you.
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