I first met Lesley about 32 years ago and even at that young age she was a confident young lady. She was working in the off-licence opposite Clapham Common Tube Station when I marched in with my Venture Scout friends. From then on started a friendship that was to last a long time.
The many joint family holidays with Lesley, Graham, Jeremy and Edward, a major highlight. Most of the time we were planning the next but one holiday before the one but last was over. That was Lesley, a great planner and motivator. Always full of bright ideas and a forward thinker.
I shall miss our chats putting the world to rights, but we have many many fond memories of the times we all had together.
As Gill has said below, Lesley was a rock for us 10 years ago and was the first person on the scene to support my family at our time of need when tragedy struck.
In Jeremy and Edward, Lesley and Graham have two terrific sons whom I feel sure are proud in the knowledge that their mother touched so many people. The world is a better place for her time here.
Lesley, I hope you can arrange for ice and lemon with that G & T because if we do all meet again, I can’t drink it without!