hi to all that knew roger and especially to the bishop gundolfs for setting up this page for us to respond. roger(mr Hope) was my metalwork teacher i very long time ago,he said once id "make a good welder"!! he was a great teacher and funny too, he, unlike lots teachers at upbury manor at that time acually cared about his pupils and was always supportive and helpful. he stuck in my mind as one of those teachers you always remember with affection. years later i met up with roger again at the sweeps festivel when my son ashley was in the sweeps parade as a chimneysweep(until my son got much older and objected to dressing up!) roger was then a morris dancer and we used to go and see him dance. roger also became a frequent drinker (real ale) at the britannia bar where i used to catch up with him...

It was such a shock to me that roger had gone missing like that and it saddened me that he ended it like that. I amongst others would like to pass on my heartfelt sorrow and sympathy to his family and his many friends all of us i know worked hard to find him. and i would very much like to attend rogers funeral in support of the many years of good he gave to us. sarah fishman