In honour of a brave and treasured big brother whose passing has left a huge gap in our family, but with thanks for many happy memories. Jen and Jim xx.
Christopher Throup (10 Dec 1939 - 20 Apr 2021)
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In loving memory of Christopher Throup who sadly passed away on 20th April 2021
Christopher was born on December 10th 1939 in the Gloucestershire town of Stroud where he grew up as the oldest of 6 children. He attended the Thrupp primary School before moving on to the Marling Grammar school.
After leaving school he embarked on a career in journalism joining the Stroud News and Journal as a Junior reporter in 1957.
In 1960 he left Stroud and moved North to Nottinghamshire, where he would spend the rest of his life. Initially working as district reporter for the Nottingham evening News in Mansfield before he joined the Nottingham Evening Post as a Reporter in 1963 with promotion to sub-editor following a year later.
Chris married Barbara in September 1963. Daughter Caroline was born the following year and son Stephen in 1966. They set up the family home in Wilford where Chris lived until his death.
In 1971 Chris Joined BBC Radio Nottingham as a Reporter/Producer in their Newsroom. This would be the start of a long and successful BBC Career which saw him become News Editor at Radio Nottingham and a senior Journalism instructor for BBC Radio.
Chris took early retirement from the BBC in 1994 to look after Barbara. After her death, in January 1995, he embarked on a second career as a lecturer in broadcast journalism working at Nottingham Trent, Coventry University and a number of BBC and independent broadcast and media companies. Before finally retiring a few years later
Throughout his life Chris loved to travel and this, along with his love of Languages, was a major part of his life embarking on many adventures around the globe from Russia and China to South America and all parts of Europe and then latterly to the Middle East which fascinated him.
The Arab spring curtailed his Middle East travel and in 2015 Chris was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma which again limited, but did not fully end his travels.
Over the next 6 years Chris faced a number of health challenges with various Cancers which took their toll on his health, and to which he ultimately succumbed in April of this Year.
Chris is survived by 3 sisters and a Brother. His Daughter Caroline, Son Stephen and 4 Grandchildren.
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