Gerry Castles

[Vidar6]

I know Gerry was very respected and had a lot of friends on Anglers Net, and its therfore with a very sad heart I'm letting you all know that Gerry passed away this afternoon at King Hospital in London.

 

My thoughts is with his family & friends.

 

Vidar Thomassen

Edited December 13, 2006 by Vidar6

[seph]

My deepest sympathy to his family. He will be sadly missed, a true gent.

[Gareth Lewis]

I know Gerry was very respected and had a lot of friends on Anglers Net, and its therfore with a very sad heart I'm letting you all know that Gerry passed away this afternoon at King Hospital in London.

 

My thoughts is with his family & friends.

 

Vidar Thomassen

 

Gerry was a really good friend to me, suppporting me through all of my recent troubles. I am just too upset to say any more. except that my thoughts are with his family.

[Andrew Burgess]

I really sorry to hear that Gerry gone, when I first met him down at Wraybury in one of Bugie Pike Teach in and he did come to one of my fish in at Lodge Pool. Yes he was a well respected and had a lot of friends on Anglers Net and I will miss him in my heart.

 

Gerry rest in peace mate and my thoughts are with his family and friends

[BoozleBear]

Goodbye to a total gent and all round decent fella.

 

My thoughts are with his family and many friends.

 

Very sad.

 

Simon

[Tim Kelly]

Poor guy. Really sorry to hear that Vidar. He was a good chap and Martin and I had an amusing trip with him when Martin first won his boat. Great shame.

[Russell Fitzpatrick]

my thoughts are with his family and friends.

 

Gerry was a lovely bloke,a real diamond,he was the first person to take me out lureing from a boat,he even came halfway across london to pick me up and show me his beloved thames,i had 2 trips with gerry that i shall remeber for a long time to come.

 

RIP Gerry.

[Vagabond]

I am so sorry to hear that.

 

I first came across Gerry when we were helping out Will - the lad who had his tackle stolen, and to whom so many of you donated an item or two to help him get fishing again.

 

Gerry (a true gent, as others have already observed)gave freely of his time, and his own gear, to co-ordinate the collection and delivery of a pile of items for Will. I have fished a few times with Will since, and know how much he appreciated Gerry's help.

 

I only had the privilege of fishing with Gerry the once - at last year's Lower Itchen AN fish-in. An exchange of badinage with Gerry convinced me this was a guy I would like to fish with again, but it was not to be.

 

We will all remember him at the coming Itchen event, I'm sure.

 

A very sad loss.

[ChrisBishop]

Came home to an e-mail from Trevor and Josie, can't believe it.

 

Russ sums Gerry up, he'd go out of his way for anyone but the last thing he'd want to do is burden you with his problems or make you worry about him.

 

I doubt his closest friends knew how ill he was - whenever I spoke to him he was on the mend and looking forward to getting out fishing with his mates again.

 

I'm stunned he's gone.

[Rob Ward]

That's sad news, I never got to meet Gerry in person unfortunately but he'd been around on here a long time.

 

RIP