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RIP BRUCE
11th Sep 2017 5:29 pm
Disco dazboy
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RIP BruceD3 x2 now gone
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11th Sep 2017 5:47 pm
Canburne
Member Since: 15 Jan 2013
Location: Devon
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A sad reminder to all of us to make sure we regularly check for symptons for prostrate cancer - not that there are many. Went through the checks earlier this year after concerns.
RIP Bruce - his posts were always a interesting read.
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Sad news indeed & whilst we didn't always see eye to eye on certain topics the debate was always friendly & good natured.Paul.
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RIP Bruce
11th Sep 2017 6:59 pm
Pelyma
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DG wrote:
Hardware17 wrote:
He went to the doctor early this year for something completely unrelated
He thought he pulled\tore a muscle in his shoulder loading his D3 ...and it progressed from there. He told me that after the prostrate diagnosis they also suspected it had gone into his bones...he was very positive about it ...sadly this disease often has other ideas.
A mate of mine is in the same position, had a bad back. He is much earlier than poor Bruce but still will be the same outcome DS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
DS3 TDV6 HSE- Silver with Alpaca (new one) Gone
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11th Sep 2017 7:02 pm
geoff.
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1967jester wrote:
Sad news indeed & whilst we didn't always see eye to eye on certain topics the debate was always friendly & good natured.
i agree paul many didn't agree with some of the posts bruce posted and i was one of them but after many pm, s i noticed and took note he was a good un and out for the crack
bruce RIP my friend
ps will will raise a glass or 2 at Peterborough next weekend
11th Sep 2017 7:07 pm
mz mini
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Location: Sunny Devon
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Sad sad news RIP BLLand Rover 90 - deceased
Discovery 3 - deceased
Discovery 4 2013
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you realise that all the posts on this thread added together wouldn't come close to some of his longer efforts !
Never actually met him but from his PMs, as others have said, thoroughly nice bloke.
11th Sep 2017 7:32 pm
Moo D3 Decade
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He was one of the originals and I sparred regularly with. I never met him but I respected him for never shying away from a debate.
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11th Sep 2017 8:04 pm
Farmer Chalk
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Gutted reading this... one suddenly becomes aware of ones mortality...
Really pleased the forum gave him comfort in his darkest days! Well done forum..keep up the good work!
Good luck Bruce!
11th Sep 2017 8:48 pm
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RIPCheers
11th Sep 2017 8:50 pm
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RIP Bruce.Richard
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Sad news.....RIP Bruce------------------------------
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disease often has other ideas. 
