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Brian Douglas Collins CHURCH

Suddenly on 31st March 2005 aged 68 after a long illness. Son of the late Douglas William Church (R 21-24) and brother of Anthony Collin Church (R 52-56). He leaves his wife Liz, son Robert and daughter Penny.

Brian was in the second of three generations of the Church family to attend Framlingham, being preceded by his uncle Arthur (R 20-22) and father Douglas (R21-24). The second generation included Brian, his brother Anthony and cousins, Christopher Church and John Ineson. Nephews Timothy Church (R78-87), John Jiggens (G95-2000) and niece Suzannah Tacon (nee Church,M 88-93) represent the third generation.

A year after leaving school Brian joined the Royal Marines for his national service and was always proud of his service with the Marines which included time in Cyprus. National service over Brian trained for business with a seed company in Stroud and indeed played rugby for Stroud. He then joined his father, uncle, cousins and later his brother in the family firm, Church of Bures, which had been founded by his grandfather in 1902.

In 1961 Brian and Liz married and soon Robert and Penny were added to the family. Robert continues the family firm with his cousin Timothy.

Brian was a keen sportsman and in later life always enjoyed the country sports of fishing and shooting. His business and social life made him many friends, and it is a measure of the esteem and respect that he gained throughout his life that almost five hundred people attended a service of thanksgiving in St. Mary’s and St. Michael’s Church, Mistley on 13th April 2005. Apart from the family, O.F.s attending the service were B. Evans, J. Buck, D. Holland, N. Mayhew, I. Lowe, D. Mead, P. Schwier, G. Lennox, P. Alcoe and T. Tacon.

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