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Thread #141144   Message #3247452
Posted By: stallion
31-Oct-11 - 04:19 AM
Thread Name: Obit: RIP Sir Jimmy Savile of BBC [2011]
Subject: RE: Obit: RIP Sir Jimmy Savile UK
Jimmy used to bring his Mum, the Duchess, to St Josephs Church Newby,Scarborough, and lean against a pillar at the back of Church throughout the Mass, the next one to the one I was leaning against! (for a quick exit at the end!)He always stuck a fiver in the plate, made my jaw drop, that was equivelant to twenty five pints of beer back then! I don't think he was lonely he was a friendly guy who used his time and wealth to ease the suffering of his fellow people and probably regarded the whole population as friends but I think he had a small cadre of mates, they new who they were. Some of the stories maybe half true but that doesn't detract from his philanthropic work, largely unsung and unpublicised. I get hung up with Mega Rich people who announce to the world they are going to use some of their money to find a cure for something by starting a Joe Fat Cat Foundation. Jimmy wasn't one of those he just went about his business of making the lives of dissadvantaged people easier RIP Jimmy and fond memories