“Soar with the Eagles’ Tony. We’ve been friends since our schooldays. You became my Sensei when I joined your Karate classes. We met our wives, Lynne and Helena at our 1st Karate Disco. We raised our children together. We’ve never had a cross word in our whole lives. We managed to visit each other’s houses despite the 2000 miles between us. In losing you we have lost a very dear and true friend. You were in a league of your own! RIP. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Lynne, Simon, Mark, Hayley, Ashleigh, Lee and family.