Kenneth James 'Ken' Smalley (5 Jun 1930 - 23 Sep 2018)
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In loving memory of Kenneth James 'Ken' Smalley who sadly passed away on 23rd September 2018, aged 88.
Ken was born on June 5th, 1930, eldest child of James and Ada Smalley of Woodville, South Derbyshire, and older brother of Jean, Sylvia and Irene.
Ken met the love of his life, Norma Peach, when she was 16 and they were married in 1953 when they were both 22.
Ken and Norma had one child, Elaine.
After working for the National Coal Board, Ken decided to retrain as a teacher at Wolverhampton and in 1962 he was appointed as a lecturer at Burton Technical College and worked there until he retired in the early 1990s.
Elaine and husband Bill Pritchard gave him two grandchildren - Caitlin and Tom.
Caitlin married Alex and great-grandson Zach was born in 2017.
Apart from Norma and his family his big loves were horse racing, Laurel and Hardy and the music hall.
Donations in Ken's memory are requested to St Giles Hospice, Lichfield.
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Ken was my lecturer at college. He was a lovely guy, always friendly and helpful.
Latterly I’ve seen him and Norma in the Jinnie are many occasions and he’s always said hello and compared how often we were both in there. I’m just sorry I can’t be there at the funeral today to pay my respects in person. RIP Ken.
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Thank you for your message. It means a lot. The funeral is next Wednesday on October 10, in case that makes a difference. You would be very welcome to join us and celebrate Ken's life if you are free that morning.
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Thank you so much Shaun
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Thinking of you all,
Peter and John
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Thank you so much for your generous donation to St Giles Hospice, who looked after dad so well in his last days.
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Thank you for your kind donation May - and for your invaluable support the weekend that my dad passed away x
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Dad at his Open University graduation ceremony in Birmingham
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Dad with his parents and sisters
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Dad with Lester Piggott
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Mum and dad with little Caitlin (top) and then some 26 years later with her son, Zach.
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Dad with Linda Lusardi.
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Me and dad, photographed by the late Bill Greenhough, photographer at the Nottingham Evening Post, after we (unsuccessfully) auditioned for The Generation Game in the 1990s and I wrote about the experience.
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