| Ronald
celebrates his 80th birthday
 Ronald Titherly celebrated his 80th birthday
on 8th March, 2003.
Ron was born in London on 8th March 1923.
He also lived in Hampshire and then in Eastbourne, where he
met his wife, June, during the war years, and stayed until
the late 1960s. |
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The family moved to Mickleham,
Surrey, where, following retirement from work in London, Ron
ran the machine knitting club and became the village 'paper
boy'. |
| Ron with his younger sister, Doreen |
| Ron and June recently
moved back to Eastbourne where many members of four generations
of his family also live. |
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Ron with
his 'baby' brother, Doug |
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His family, including children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren gave a surprise party with traditional family entertainment to help Ron celebrate his 80th birthday |
Blabba rework 'Money, Money, Money'
into a special rendition of 'Grandad, Grandad, Grandad' |
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Sadly, Ron lost his brave fight against cancer on 23rd
January, 2004.
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The 'Mad Arab' magician - alias son Roy - fails to amputate
the birthday boy's finger during his magic and comedy spot |
