Tudor Francis writes:
It is with great sadness that I have to report the death of Tony Phillips-Smith. He died on Sunday 26th May, in a nursing home at Mullion, Cornwall. His funeral will be held on Monday 10th June at :
Camborne Crematorium Puggis Hill, Reskadinmick,TR14 0BL at 2.00 pm.
Tony was perhaps better known as Apsley (APS…) and was a talented artist. His drawings and cartoons were a regular feature of the Calendar (of which he was an editor for many years), and he produced Christmas cards for both the Alvis Owner Cub and Coast Watch. He also authored several books. In October 1998 he co-organized the first Remembrance of Maurice Harvey event on the 75th anniversary of Harvey’s Brooklands victory, and this became an annual event that he organized up until last year. He organized an annual summer picnic and for many years organized the far South West Christmas lunch. When the SW Section hosted the IAW in 2013 Tony produced the programme, complete with his line drawings. For all his talents he was very modest and a delight to work with.
A gentle giant of a man, softly spoken, a mischievous sense of humour and such a broad smile.
I am sure that you join with me in sending our sympathies to his wife Jane.
On Saturday the Graber Freunde met in the Jura for their annual Treffen, more details and photos in Swiss Meetings
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