Very sadly Roy Hoare died just a month after his wife Eve.

Roy’s daughter Julie writes: My lovely dad Roy Hoare died at home, as he so dearly wished, on 25 March. Roy had lived on Osney Island for 20 years with his beloved wife Eve.  He  loved the area very much and he was often seen out and about chatting to everyone. Thank you very much to the many neighbours who helped and supported him and my mum over the years.

Roy’s funeral will take place on Friday 28 April, 1.30 p.m., at The Oxford Crematorium, Bayswater Road, Oxford OX3 9RZ.  It will be followed by a reception at The Abingdon Arms, Beckley, Oxford OX3 9UU. Everyone is welcome at both the crematorium and the reception afterwards. We would like this to be a celebration of his long and happy life rather than a sombre affair and would like people to wear colourful clothes.