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  • Stewart P Evans
    Superintendent
    • Apr 2008
    • 2994

    #1

    Richard Whittington-Egan

    It is a sad day today, I have been informed of the passing of my dear friend of many years, Richard Whittington-Egan, Requiescat In Pace.
    SPE

    Treat me gently I'm a newbie.
  • Simon Wood
    Commissioner
    • Feb 2008
    • 5551

    #2
    Hi Stewart,

    A sad day indeed.

    Don Rumbelow introduced me to RWE in 1976 when I was researching my contra-Knight material. He was absolutely charming, brimful of knowledge, enthusiasm and wisdom, and a good listener.

    Today, with his passing, the world has grown a little colder.

    RIP Richard Whittington-Egan.

    Regards,

    Simon
    Never believe anything until it has been officially denied.

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    • Stewart P Evans
      Superintendent
      • Apr 2008
      • 2994

      #3
      Thank You

      Thank you for that Simon, he was a true friend and mentor, he will be sorely missed.
      SPE

      Treat me gently I'm a newbie.

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      • Observer
        Assistant Commissioner
        • Mar 2008
        • 3177

        #4
        That's sad news. Mr Whittington Egans book "The Ordeal of Philip Yale Drew", was the first true crime book I ever read, one of those couldn't put it down books.
        Last edited by Observer; 09-14-2016, 12:20 PM.

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        • John Wheat
          Assistant Commissioner
          • Jul 2008
          • 3346

          #5
          A sad day indeed.

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          • Phil Carter
            Commissioner
            • Oct 2009
            • 4270

            #6
            Stewart,

            Please accept my sincerest condolences and please be so kind as to pass on said condolences to his family and nearest friends.
            I have a great regard for his work as you know.
            His finite descriptions in Latin defined, for me, his unique writing style.

            Rest in peace.



            Phil
            Chelsea FC. TRUE BLUE. 💙


            Justice for the 96 = achieved
            Accountability? ....

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            • GUT
              Commissioner
              • Jan 2014
              • 7841

              #7
              Sad to hear, condolences to his family and friends.
              G U T

              There are two ways to be fooled, one is to believe what isn't true, the other is to refuse to believe that which is true.

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              • Ally
                WWotW
                • Feb 2008
                • 2554

                #8
                Sigh. Another passing of the old guard. R.I.P.

                Let all Oz be agreed;
                I need a better class of flying monkeys.

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                • drstrange169
                  Superintendent
                  • Feb 2008
                  • 2409

                  #9
                  Didn't know him personally, but he was a damn good writer.

                  My sympathies to his family and all who knew him.
                  dustymiller
                  aka drstrange

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                  • Abby Normal
                    Commissioner
                    • Jun 2010
                    • 11901

                    #10
                    sorry to hear of his passing. and yes a great writer.
                    "Is all that we see or seem
                    but a dream within a dream?"

                    -Edgar Allan Poe


                    "...the man and the peaked cap he is said to have worn
                    quite tallies with the descriptions I got of him."

                    -Frederick G. Abberline

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                    • Spitfire
                      Sergeant
                      • Dec 2013
                      • 758

                      #11
                      Telegraph obituary of Richard Whittington-Egan R.I.P

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