Book of Remembrance

 
Photos 
·by Luke 
·by Al  
·Lurkers 
·more Lurkers 
·Nationals 99 
·Team Shirts 
·Trent Park 
·Parkers Piece 
·Strange Blue 1 
·Girton 
·James's Spirit Trophy 
 
Memories 
·from John 
·Olivier 
·David M 
·Andy 
·Ian 
·Chris M 
·Matt R 
·Phil 
·Tom 
·Dave McN 
·Mike 
·Mike F | Rik 
·Adrian 
·Alice 
·Tina | Mike J 
·Lucy 
·Kevin 
·Sander 
·Graham 
·Natalie 
·Simon | Stef 
·Luke 
·Paul 
·David & Van 
·Ico | Steve 
·Dora 
·Chris Mosier 
·Leigh | Toby 
·Al | Roger | Miles  « 
·Patch | Ken+Maria 
·Peter 
·Teri 
·Michel 
·Arfon 
·Hayley 
·Jason 
·Daniel 
·JD 
·Ken M 
·Chris Palmer 
·Tournaments 
·Trish 
·Sonja 
·Parade 
·Katherine 
·Rohan 
·Paul Blacketer 
·Alex King 
 
·Why? 
 
Funeral 
 
·copyright (c) 

From Alfred Darnell

I will always remember James as the cool dude in the shades, as the lad with the quickest smile, and as the wry critic standing on the sideline with his arms folded and hip slightly cocked with a playful glint in his eye as the play unfold. Then once on the pitch, his boundless energy and incredible spirit were unsurpassed...that up beat energy was so remarkable. That he "gave up" on life is so contrary to every recollection...and it saddens me deeply, for James, his family, his friends, and all the people who won't know him as Strange Blue knew him.

My deepest sympathies to his family and his friends.

Al


From Roger Thomson

Best wishes to James' family and all SB players old and new who have been affected by this tragedy. I can hardly believe that anyone belonging to the happy family that is Ultimate can have felt so bad that they felt obliged to take such a course of action.

Regards,

Roger


From Miles Hember

Some things make so little sense that thinking about them just produces a suffocating sense of confusion and disorientation. This is one of those. What good asking questions when you know there are no good answers? SB won't be able to play with our usual gladness for quite a while, I fear.

I think John Schoch put it very well; we'll have to try to maintain the spirit that James showed, and that will be how we remember him.

I don't know what else to say.

Miles

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