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IN MEMORIAM
Patrick Frank Butch HAYNES. 20th March 1934 to 12th September 2013. Arborfield AAS, Intake 49B.
Announcement posted on the Arborfield 49ers Forum. Subject: The loss of a member. Tue Oct 15, 2013 10:52 am ________________________________________ It is with the greatest regret that I inform the
site of the death of Pat 'Butch' Haynes of intake 49b. Pat had been ill with
Alzheimers for a relatively long time. To his widow Dale, family members and
close friends, Maggie and I extend our heartfelt sympathy. RIP Butch mate. Greg Peck 53B. ___________________________________________________________________ Tue
Oct 15, 2013 3:49 pm Hi
Greg, May
I echo your remarks. Whew-it's getting a bit closer, I will have to remember
to keep taking the medicine. I
remember Butch well as we were always competing to get the higher marks for
machine drawing from Mr Stagg. He obviously redeemed himself when he changed
over to armourer from fitter as that was a good step up. He must have
anticipated his move to weapons as he carved his name on the bricks at the
25yd range, a place rightly reserved for us armourers! From
what I see of his lifetime achievements, he enjoyed a full life until illness
struck him down. Please convey my sympathies to Dale & family if you are
in contact. RIP Butch. Max
Warwick 49B. ____________________________________________________________________ Wed Oct 16, 2013 3:43 pm Always
saddened by the news of the recall to HQ of an Arborfield lad, doubly so in
this case as Pat was a 'September 49er' Please pass on the sympathies and
condolences of Mavis and myself to Dale and their family. The
insidious ailment that attacked Pat would prevent him from sharing his old
memories with his loved ones. All too often when an Arborfielder departs, his
memories go with him, but in Pat's case he will be remembered in the
contributions he made to the 49ers web site. I
have often found when locating and meeting up with old friends and launching
in to the 'remember when' mode, the wife will sit there open mouthed, finally
pointing out that she is learning about a totally different man to the one
she had married, even finding a new nickname for him. As I point out
"well I knew him first". The children tend to pass, but the
grandchildren are most impressed when they see grandad in a totally different
light. I hope that Dale will eventually be able to look in fondly on Pat's
memories that we have on site. Stand
easy Pat, duties are all done. Trevor Stubberfield 52A. ___________________________________________________________________ Subject: Pat "Butch"
Haynes. 49B Thu Oct 17, 2013 11:02 a ____________________________________________ I have just an e-mail from
George Mille, telling me that Pat "Butch" Haynes, passed away after
a long battle with dementia on the 12th September 2013.Looking back I am glad
that Muriel and I took the orportunity whilst on a visit down under to
fly across from Sydney to Perth
to spend some time with with him and
Dale. As Tee Cee recorded on the AANM centre stone" He will always be
there, laughing, full of fun" Goodbye old friend!!!! Gordon Bonner 49B. ____________________________________________________________________ Sat
Oct 19, 2013 10:09 pm I
have been in contact with Dale and I can report that she is coping well and
is delighted to have been offered the prospects of a remembrance scroll via
the good offices of Roger Traves. The AOBA is doing what it does best in it's
own quiet way, offering solace and comfort without fuss and fanfare, all the
way across the world for those that it serves. Greg
Peck 53B. ____________________________________________________________________ Subject:
Sad to hear about Butch Yesterday at
7:23 pm. __________________________________________ I
was so saddened to hear about Butch passing on. I remember him well from
Apprentice days even though he was in D Coy while I was in C, though he may
have moved over to C coy when D was disbanded in our later days. Mostly I
remember Butch as a great pal when we did our Artificer Weapons course in
1960, I often visited him and his wife at the time in their MQ in Bordon.
Well do I remember our end of course party nightclubbing in London. Makes
me wonder how many of the course are still around now and how much time any
of us have. Geoff Cook 49B. _____________________________________________________________________ Messages
posted on the A.O.B.A. Forum by
Derek Driver » Tue Oct 15, 2013 2:13 pm My
condolences to Pat's family on their loss. RIP,
Pat Derek
Driver 57A. ___________________________________________________________________ by
TeeCee55A » Tue Oct 15, 2013 2:51 pm Stand Easy No need at last to turn out more as you once did, ‘five
minutes before’ No final rub with hasty duster assembling for the
morning muster; Duties now are in the past it’s time for you now to
‘stand fast’, You did your time, you gave your best, and now you’ve
more than earned your rest; So sleep your sleep Old Soldier - Friend, contented,
knowing in the end, That your old friends will pause awhile, recalling
bygone days – and smile. Rest
in Peace Pat, you've surely earned it. Tony
Church 55A. ____________________________________________________________________ by
barrie parker » Wed Oct 16, 2013 11:33 am Rest
in peace Pat, you've done your stag. the only consolation is the release from
that evil disease. Condolences to family and friends. Barrie
and Carole Parker 65C ____________________________________________________________________ by
Herbie66b » Thu Oct 17, 2013 12:24 pm My
sincere condolences to Dale, and all the family and friends Pat had in Oz and
the FEOFA, thanks for letting us know, Greg. I
will copy this to the "blog" in due course. Rest
in peace, Pat. John
‘Herbie’ Coles 66B _____________________________________________________________________ Larry
» Sat Oct 19, 2013 8:51 am My
condolences to Pat's family. RIP Larry
Jarvis 66B
A tribute to Pat. When the gates finally closed behind the last
‘Arborfield Apprentice’ in 2004, we became a limited edition, none would
follow in our footsteps again. As our
comrades are recalled to H.Q. the space they leave in our ranks can never be
filled. Whether or not we knew them
personally is not a condition of the sense of loss we feel. They are our own. When the place where we shared our
experiences is covered over in concrete and bricks, the history of the area
will be lost in the mists of time but we will remember. Pat has recorded memories of his life,
service and civilian, here on our web site so that, for as long as we can
keep the web site ‘on air’, he will be remembered by his fellow Arborfield
Brothers. His contributions can be accessed from the links
in the wreaths below. Trevor Stubberfield 52A. ‘The Editor’ of
‘Arborfield & The September 49ers’.
Pat’s contributions can be viewed by clicking in the
centre of each wreath below.
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