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Brian Anthony GODFREY

1929-2006

Brian had been at Framlingham just two years when he developed pneumococcyl arthritis and was very fortunate that the surgeon was able to save both his life and his leg. After spending many months on his back, Brian had to learn to walk again, although his disability remained all his life.

Upon leaving school he worked with his parents in the hotel business until his father retired from the hotel and developed a nursery specializing in freesias.

At this stage Brian decided he wanted to go to sea and the only opening for a disabled person was as a Radio Officer. Having completed his training in 1960, he joined Marconi Marine and was hired out by them to various shipping companies including P & O passenger vessels. It was at this time that he and Joan, his girlfriend from college days, were married and in 1963 Brian felt that, with a new wife, he should spend less time on long sea journeys and became a silicon wafer engineer in Southampton.

Having spent several years at silicon development and by now the father of growing children Simon and Jennifer, he felt that working on oilrigs would be financially more rewarding and give him more time to enjoy his family. Here he stayed until his father retired from the nursery in Suffolk and Brian took that over until he too retired to spend the rest of his life in Suffolk where he was born and educated.

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