Chrissie
25th September 2008, 15:11
It is with the greatest sadness that I have to advise you of the death of my old friend Rob Arthur.
Apart from being one of the best ever co-drivers from the UK (as Pond, McRae, Kaby and others would tell you) he was a bloody good bloke.
Testament to that is the fact that the Foot Rally ( if you didn’t do it then you wouldn’t understand!) which was his creation – with a bit of help from me – raised over £50,000 for The Children’s Trust ( a children’s hospital) at Tadworth in Surrey, in the 5 year life of the event!
Rob had during the last few years been President of Southern Car Club (vice-presidents Mike Broad, Tony Jardine & Rick Smith); the club will miss him greatly.
Rob died last night, in hospital near his new home in France, after a short illness; heart failure following a liver disease being the probable cause.
My thoughts go to his partner Sue.
The funeral is tomorrow in France. Sue has requested that if you wish to make a donation in Rob’s memory that you make cheques payable to The Children’s Trust, and send them to me.
Sometime in the next couple of months we will be organising a memorial lunch for Rob in London – more news in due course
Rick Smith
Managing Director
Xenogamy Limited
The Old Bakery
55A Belmont Road
Wallington
Surrey, SM6 8TE
0208 7733404 (Tel)
0208 7733704 ( Fax)
Apart from being one of the best ever co-drivers from the UK (as Pond, McRae, Kaby and others would tell you) he was a bloody good bloke.
Testament to that is the fact that the Foot Rally ( if you didn’t do it then you wouldn’t understand!) which was his creation – with a bit of help from me – raised over £50,000 for The Children’s Trust ( a children’s hospital) at Tadworth in Surrey, in the 5 year life of the event!
Rob had during the last few years been President of Southern Car Club (vice-presidents Mike Broad, Tony Jardine & Rick Smith); the club will miss him greatly.
Rob died last night, in hospital near his new home in France, after a short illness; heart failure following a liver disease being the probable cause.
My thoughts go to his partner Sue.
The funeral is tomorrow in France. Sue has requested that if you wish to make a donation in Rob’s memory that you make cheques payable to The Children’s Trust, and send them to me.
Sometime in the next couple of months we will be organising a memorial lunch for Rob in London – more news in due course
Rick Smith
Managing Director
Xenogamy Limited
The Old Bakery
55A Belmont Road
Wallington
Surrey, SM6 8TE
0208 7733404 (Tel)
0208 7733704 ( Fax)