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DAVID (Hoey)VANGO
Passed away peacefully
on November 29th 2022 aged 82 years.
Dearly loved Husband, Father, Grandad, Great Grandad & friend
who will be sadly missed by everyone who knew him.
The Funeral service was held at St Mary's Church, on Tuesday 10th
January at 10:30am,
with the Rev Daniel Whiffin officiating
The Church was full to capacity with
numerous others standing at the rear.
David and Ann (from
Withers farm, nee Bayley) were married at St Johns Church, Mount
Bures in 1963
This year would have been their 60th
Wedding Anniversary.
David was born in the High Street in a cottage nearly opposite the
Baptist Church.
David and Ken Baxter with various other children,
would play on the agricultural land we now know as Friends Field.
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I have known David for over
30 years and he was a great friend.
David nearly every day, could be seen riding his bicycle around the village
even in his 80`s.
It was not unusual to see him riding up Cuckoo Hill on his way to Arger
Fen to visit his daughter.
This hill is extremely steep, but David with his multi-geared bike always
made it to the top without a break.
Something, I never achieved.
On the alternative route via Nayland
Road, he would cycle up the notorious Clicket Hill again without stopping.
David and Ann were keen
supporters of the "Woodland
Trust"
If David spotted a small wild sapling growing during one of his bike-rides,
he would gently remove and bring it back to his allotments to pot-on.
When it was large enough, it would be replanted in one of his favourite
woodland areas.
Similarly, he would grow trees from seed, wait until they were saplings
and the take them out to be replanted.
It`s expected to raise over £1000 for the Trust from donations received
at David`s Funeral.
A remarkable achievement.
I regularly sought out David, if I was after some historical information
about the village.
If I called at his house and his trusty bike was missing beside the shed,
he was either out in the village
or at his second home, his allotments along Lamarsh Hill.
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