A sad day as my uncle lost his fight last night, after having a severe stroke. Many will say that 95 is a good age to reach but he has gone out of my life and I will miss him greatly. He was the last contact with my dad who died (at the age I am now) when I was 14.

He was still playing nine holes of golf until last October - not a game I'm fond of, but he loved it and it kept him fit.