It is a great sadness to learn from Graham and Helen of the loss of Cyril today. Yvonne was with him when he passed at Emberbrook care home. We will all remember and miss him.
Cyril who was always with Yvonne at his side, had a ready smile and was friendly and courteous. His family will miss a friend, a father and not just a man who had reached a great age. Time is never right and there is always something else you want to say. We at Serpentine SC share the loss and are grateful for his enormous contribution to the club.
But when you think that Cyril left us just a few days before the Serpentine SC race of the year, "the annual Christmas Day handicap" for the Peter Pan cup, you have to nicely imagine where he will see the race from. My God, there are enough Serpies up there who will cause a bit of a riot, and hopefully the former club handicapper will put a bit of order amongst them. His contribution was made with a modest and quiet manner. He would have chuckled at being a part of the club’s 150th anniversary celebrations, especially his and Yvonne’s inclusion in the 150th anniversary photo.Neil Price recalled from Canada that "Cyril was handicapper when I first joined the club and I remember him giving me the nod one Saturday morning when it was my time to first win a cup. He was always courteous, sharp and nobody got the better of him. I will miss him dearly."
