Tribute to Alan Webster a former SVA Treasurer

The trustees of Staveley Village Association are very sad to hear of the death of Alan Webster, former Treasurer of the SVA. 

We asked former SVA Secretary Jonathan Parkinson to write a few words in Alan’s memory. 

“Alan started as Treasurer for SVA in 2013. We got on well as we had  multiple short links in the "six degrees of separation" game (look it up on wikipedia). I can disclose details of two.  The one I can  say little about is an utterly remarkable one step link which I only found out about after Alan's death. As to the other  two : While I was living away my Dad became friends with his father-in-law , a former resident of Staveley, who had retired here from Merseyside. I believe part  of the reason for Alan and Linda's move to Staveley was because of happy memories of previous visits to Staveley.  Not only was there that link, but I found out that Alan also had links to Hertfordshire , and used to live  four miles from where my mother in-law lives. To add further coincidence Linda was a friend of one of my mother-in-law's neighbours! It's a small world.

 Alan and Linda had family in the Hertfordshire area, and had retained a flat there. When Linda became ill they moved back to be close to family. I had hoped to meet up with Alan when Karen and I went visiting our relations.  Sadly it was not to be”.

 All of our thoughts are with Alan’s family at this sad time.