Mo Fowler and Jim Welch
The founders of Spalding transport company Fowler Welch died within an hour of each other on Friday, January 9.
Maurice "Mo" Fowler (73) died in St John's Residential Home, Boston, and James "Jim" Welch (75) died at Boston Pilgrim Hospital.
Mr Fowler lived in Cley Hall Drive, Spalding, with his wife Una (75). They had a daughter Cynthia.
Jim Welch lived in Quadring and leaves his wife Mary, children Karen and Paul and stepson John. He had six grandchildren.
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To a great friend and mentor, you go through life and meet many people, some pass you by, others leave a profound effect on you and their presence is enough to know that you have met someone truly remarkable. Jim was one such man, with an uncanny ability to have the common touch, but retain a vision which would always include those who worked with him, and to be at his best swapping stories of how they had thrown off potatoes at the markets in London, or shared tea at a stand in Coventry. He was what you saw, no airs or graces, a man with an appetite for work and an even bigger one for his family.
God rest you Jim, I have lost a true friend, even though I was just an old boy who earned 10 bob a week loading lorries at Machin`s yard in Surfleet, to be hung upside down and left for 10 minutes because I was a cheeky bugger!! I hope St.Peter has his delivery note in order, otherwise he is in trouble!!!!
Vaughan Atkinson
General Manager UNAMID-Sudan
Military Supply Division
Supreme Food Service AG
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My first memory of Jim, is standing in the Bell, at Pinchbeck, with him trying to get a signal on his mobile phone. The year was 1988, and the phone was like a brick!
He will be sorely missed.
Erica Wicks
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HI KAREN
JUST A SHORT NOTE TO PASS ON MY SINCERE SADNESS TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY FOR THE LOSS OF YOUR DAD.
REMEMBER ME. WE WENT TO IT COURSE IN SPALDING HOPE TO SEE YOU ONE DAY
ALL THE BEST
BRENDA
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A good friend who will greatly missed by all. We go back a long way and I have a lot of good memories.
Respected by many people friends and colleagues
Harry Orme & Family
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