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Richard, born 17 September 1934 in Horndean, Hampshire, always remembered his years at Lancing very fondly. They were followed by National Service, three years with the Royal Hampshire Regiment on the Gold Coast, West Africa, after which he remained in the Territorial Army.
He then worked for Mobil Oil in London where he met Elisabeth, they married in 1960 and were married for 52 very happy years and had three children; Nicky, Cathy and Richard.
In 1961, Richard joined the family brewing business, Gales of Horndean. His brewery training started with a regional brewery in Norfolk. By coincidence, Elisabeth’s father, Sir Alan Walker, was the then chairman of Bass, cementing two brewing families. Richard was a great supporter of the Brewers Society, a JP in Portsmouth, and after retirement became a steward at the Bath and West Show.
He died peacefully but unexpectedly on 11 December 2018.