Antony Archdeacon RIP

On behalf of the Town Council, I attended the funeral of our former Town Clerk, Mr Antony Archdeacon. I did not know him, but amongst the 100 or so people present, there were many who did. They spoke of a warm, kind and thoughtful man. His son gave a deeply moving eulogy about his father and described his life in some detail moving between the personal and professional. He was the Town Clerk for most of the 50s and 60s. Presided over by Father Roy Karakkattu, this was profound occasion, to grieve the passing of and of honouring a man who had given great service to his community. The Town Council stood in a minute's silence on Thursday last week to pay tribute to him.