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 Dora Kemp

I find it hard to express just how saddened I am by the loss of James. To me he was like a cheeky younger brother, with his teasing and unswerving ability to make me laugh. His high jinks on the pitch were a joy to watch.

I first met him when he was about 15 and already a fantastic Ultimate player with a vibrant personality on and off the pitch. He soon christened me 'team mom' and teased me about my age in his own affectionate way. He would always tell me stories about his girlfriends and life plans and we all watched him mature over the years. But in my eyes he always remained our 'Little James' even after his thighs started to expand to the size of tree trunks after he joined the army.

I remember his keenness to play for Strange Blue at tournaments. He was so eager that, when he was still in basic training and the only way to get weekend leave was to be invited to a wedding or a funeral, he urged Graham and I to make a fake wedding invitation to send to him on the weekend of a tournament so that he could join us there. I regret that we never did so.

James had his sensitive side too. He was a fantastic designer and loved to draw. He made me a birthday card, designed our team strip, and was eager to expand his graphic design skills. That seemed to be put on hold when he joined the army but he always seemed happy in his choice regaling us with army stories when he came home on leave.

My best recent memory of him was from the Cambridge Coed tournament this year when he put us through his morale-raising exercises, running on the spot and yelling as loud as we could. Brilliant.

James was such a caring person, when I was unhappy he would know it and come and put his arm about me and cheer me up. How I wish I could have done the same for him when he needed it.

We will all miss you so much.

Dora Kemp (aka Team mom)


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