Hello lovely friends of my uncle, it is so lovely to read your kind words, thoughts and memories of him.
I’m his niece - daughter of his sister Jean. I would normally never make a comment like this as I feel I’m being pedantic - after reflection I realised that’s exactly what he’d want!! Set the record straight. Lol!
He wouldn’t rest easy with factual error.
As an ex journo myself and as he would insist, please allow me to respectfully correct your statement - he had one child, his daughter Victoria. Susie is one of his sisters - my fabulous aunty.
He was the proud grandad of Victoria’s son Miles. Thank you all. It was both surprising and comforting to know how respected he was.
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MickG0105
Yes, sadly Ben passed away peacefully on Friday evening in the company of his daughters, Susanna and Victoria. He was the epitome of "old school", a straight shooter, sometimes wrong but always forthright. He will be missed.