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Edward Richard Greer 

Eddie Greer aka "Fast Eddie" passed away in Belfast a few days ago, with the funeral this weekend. Eddie ran the Escape bar in Chiangmai and after having sold it to numerous people, "escaped" to Pattaya.

The the last time I saw Eddie was on a sojourn to Pattaya.. I did hear that he had returned to Ireland. He now joins the list of Chiangmai characters mentioned in the previous pages. 

 

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Eddie Greer was a real character and the Escape was a popular hangout when he was running it. He also made the best BBQ pork ribs that I have ever had in Chiang Mai and they were very inexpensive. One of his partners was Blinky Bill (Ian) - another Chiang Mai legend - who also went on to the afterlife a few years ago.

 

RIP Eddie.

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Sad to see so many I knew succumbing to life upstairs!!!!!!!!!!. By the way Eddie Greer was an excellent host & always made one welcome. Ian  [ Blinkey Bill ] actually ended up making money when he sold his share in the Escape to the next partner. So good things do abound except when he tragically parted.

 

August saw a few other Chiangmai expats passed away. Dr Harry Gair a PHD Kiwi Geologist from Cromwell NZ, passed away in early August at his home in Chiangmai. Harry never went near bars & was I think 92 when he passed away suddenly. Harry worked for the Rhodesia Geological Survey Dept [GSD] & re-discovered a famous archeological site in the Former Rhodesia that David Livingstone came across & has a meso named after him in Antarctica. He also worked for some of the biggest mining companies in the USA. Harry discovered fossil woods in Zambia at mid-Zambezi valley during coal exploration mid-Zambezi Valley. known today  as the Chirundu Fossil Forest.  He was a man of knowledge in his field yet he was fit as a fiddle even up to the time he passed away. Always immaculate, kind & a gentleman he had many good Thai & foreign friends & helped me when I first arrived in Chiangmai  – very sad as I missed seeing him on this round by a week. Yet another amazing  man to be remembered. RIP.

 

Gino Wernikoff was a US Hollywood film effects specialist who lived in Chiangmai and was a member of the famed Chiangmai Golfers Club, passed away August 2017. Gino was an amazing character and a great entertainer at birthday parties and gatherings during the “late 90s & early 2000” era when Lennart Olsens --River Deli & Max’s Moon River Bar-- ran. [ The best days in Chiangmai as lots of parties then with some of Chiangmai’s finest expats from worldwide ]. I remember Gino doing a photo shoot of jewelry  for a catalogue using a cardboard box lined with silver foil & how he could obtain certain reflections out of a beer bottle & cig packet with lights zooming into diamonds etc?

Gino supplied the “clinging” swords for the Conan series of movies with Arnold Schwarzenegger made in Chiangmai & the old vehicles for the 1990 movie Air America which had 26 Thai military planes on hire. His Hollywood collection of paraphenalia included items of Clark Gable & a scaled replica yacht gifted to him from a movie. He had a Thai son? One of the nicest guys I ever met and again missed him also by 1 week. His funeral was a private affair & he donated his body to science I was told?

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Lyle Brys from Denver USA died at Ram Hospital 24th  August 2017 of cancer. I met Lyle back in the days of the Escape &  --Brian Hubbards Old Black Cat bar Cheers on Johns Corner of MoonMuang. Lyle kicked around with Ron Steven a Canadian IT tech guy who fixed PCs at the time until he ran out of doleros & left Dodge?  Lyle was an inventor of air conditioning ducting systems in B train truck/ trailers in USA & lived on his royalties. He spent time around Chiangmai at the Escape –from Eddie to Bill Masters & Aussie cafe & John Newchoks GH PunPun. He married Suda & went back to USA to run his business. He tried to find nirvana in Asia but found it hard to settle [without roosters & noise which was & is practically an impossibility] & Chiangmai by then was losing its flavour to more cars, pollution & less old school expats. He finally came back to Chiangmai 2017 & found a home in Doi Saket as it was here he had his best moments in life & here he wanted to depart. In April I met Lyle in Chiangmai at Nicks Maddog & he told me the sad news of his cancer after Ram visits.  August  2017 I flew back  to Chiangmai to assist him in his last days. Indeed a sad time as missed seeing Gino and Harry in the process & another GI mate in Bangkok who had passed away in May? Such is life we are only here temporarily but I must say I have met some of the nicest people in places I never dreamt of ---Chiangmai being one of them.  Ironic how one’s life turns. I no longer drink or go near bars but still come back to Thailand for RnR / biz & still run my original Thai business from afar which in Thailand is not easy--- ??? but thats life. 

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10 hours ago, Bee991 said:

August saw a few other Chiangmai expats passed away. Dr Harry Gair a PHD Kiwi Geologist from Cromwell NZ, passed away in early August at his home in Chiangmai. Harry never went near bars & was I think 92 when he passed away suddenly. Harry worked for the Rhodesia Geological Survey Dept [GSD] & re-discovered a famous archeological site in the Former Rhodesia that David Livingstone came across & has a meso named after him in Antarctica. He also worked for some of the biggest mining companies in the USA. Harry discovered fossil woods in Zambia at mid-Zambezi valley during coal exploration mid-Zambezi Valley. known today  as the Chirundu Fossil Forest.  He was a man of knowledge in his field yet he was fit as a fiddle even up to the time he passed away. Always immaculate, kind & a gentleman he had many good Thai & foreign friends & helped me when I first arrived in Chiangmai  – very sad as I missed seeing him on this round by a week. Yet another amazing  man to be remembered. RIP.

 

I went to Harry's funeral and will certainly miss him. We stayed in regular phone contact after he was home-bound with sciatica. He came to Thailand as a representative of Lang Hancock and Peter Wright and I worked on several projects with him. A brilliant geologist but very much of the old school. His daughter is studying geology in NZ.

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12 hours ago, Loaded said:

^

I believe his details are

 

James Brown aka 'Bruno'

 

from Shepperton

 

48 years old

 

has a grown up daughter in the UK

 

died of mouth/throat cancer

 

good bloke

 

enjoyed his beer with a cigarette a little too much

Thank you Loaded, that fills in a few gaps and seems to sum it up neatly.  Anyway he was certainly  a character and added to the rich tapestry of life here. 

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John H Jackson, passed away at his home in  Baan Sala on Tuesday having just turned 90 on the 1st July. Had lived in Chiangmai for 16 years or so.

Survived by his Thai wife and about a dozen cats.

 

Bye old friend.

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A good friend Ken

- David Kenneth Hill - originally from Northern Irland, migrated to New Zealand many years ago and made Thailand and Chiang Mai his home over the last 20 years has passed away yesterday 10/10/2018 at 10.30 AM at Doi Saket hospital. Ken was 78 years old.

 

He died from complications of lung cancer which was discovered only 3-4 years ago - too late to do much about it.

 

The funeral rites are being held since yesterday at Wat Prah Chao Mengrai in the old city for the next 3 days followed by his cremation

 

- but date depending on if his family abroad can be found and informed by the Embassy.

 

RIP Ken - you will be missed.

 

 

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1 hour ago, Lonarterfes said:

Martin West

Ulysses G. said:
Who was the pleasant fellow who passed on who used to run Dominos with his brother who is in Malaysia now?

Bloody hel_l UG, that was Martin West and he was a very good friend. I feel ashamed that I forgot him.

David, his brother is in China these days.

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Long gone, and his brother David lives in Vientienne

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My good friend and colleague, Dr. Geoffrey Pope, professor of paleoanthropology at William Paterson University in New Jersey, U.S.A. passed away in February, 2019.  Geoff spent many years working in Northern Thailand, which he loved, especially the area around Chiang Mai.  Geoff was world renowned in his field, and had spent many seasons in China and Thailand.  He is survived by his wife, Noi, and his step daughter, Jai, both currently living in the U.S.

 

Geoff introduced me to Thailand and to Chiang Mai, where he generally stayed at the Galare Guest house, whose founder and family he had known for many years.  He first brought me to the Writers Club, where we used to hang out, and he was a friend of Geoff Walton, now also sadly passed on to the next thing, whatever it may be. 

 

Geoff loved Chiang Mai, its history, its people, and its many colorful characters.  He had been ill in recent years, and unable to travel.  It is my understanding that his ashes will be brought to Thailand later this year, so that his final visit might be permanent.

 

While I assume that, by this time, Geoff may in fact have joined many of those he knew and cared about, I will post any future information I may receive regarding any celebration of his life that may take place during the summer. 

 

Thank you,

 

John Perry

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Sad to hear that, unfortunately never got to meet him. Although did meet his wife a few times.

Quite a few years ago had to look up his name, as when I went back to the UK and mentioned Chiang Mai, got a couple of people asking me if I knew "Major Roy Hudson". This was a constant source of confusion, as my parents had a very close friend (in UK), called "Roy Hudson". Not only that, he was also "Major Roy Hudson". Caused a few very confusing conversations !!

By any chance, did the Chiang Mai Roy Hudson come from Suffolk UK?

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On 3/20/2019 at 4:41 PM, jonwilly said:

I would like to bring to the attention of fellow CM folk that Roy Hudson passed away yesterday Tuesday 12th at approximately 17.00.

His son Eric was in attendance having driven up from Bangkok to be at his fathers side.

Roy was aged 99 and had lived in CM since 1960.

He had spent his last 3 years in the Care Home in Mai Rim, following the death of his wife.

https://www.careresortchiangmai.com/index.php?viewID=2

I usually visited Roy once a week and can only praise the Care he received from the nursing staff, most if not all of the young ladies being Northern Thai people.

Roy's health was reasonable until one year ago when he contracted a lung infection. He never fully recovered in my opinion, having been in the RAM ICU and then normal ward before returning to his bungalow at  Susuwan Care home Chiang Mai.

He will be greatly missed by his son Eric and daughter Amanda who is flying in and due to arrive today Wednesday. 

Roy was regarded by all who knew him as the Senior Brit, a wise and understanding Father figure.

I enclose a memoir of Roy Written in January 2007 concerning Roy's duties during WW II.

http://www.michiganwarstudiesreview.com/2010/20100706.asp

 

Good Bye Old Warrior

It was a Honour to know you.

I learned much about Life and People from you.

 

john

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Sad news. Thanks for bringing that to our attention. Roy was a good friend. RIP

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What a touching story. I’m considering a move there from NYC . Retirement soon. Reminds me of something. Every winter I used to get lung infections pretty regularly and for weeks. Then my MD gave me the one-time Prevnar 13 injection. For the past four years no infections. Just saying. For anyone over 50 please consider it.


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On 9/18/2006 at 2:24 PM, Blinky Bill said:

How far back can we go?

Skipper

Andy the Scot

J. B. Gross

Jeremy

Roger Morton

Allister the Scot

Jack Wall

Rick Cherry [ Dr. Lic ]

Crickett ........ way before her time

Chuck Hatherly

Old Ed Dodson

Ken Owens

Maurice Moreau

Chris C. (The Pub)

John Link

Horst Fruchtenicht

Bernard Webb

Barry Crago

Nick (Smiling Monkey)

Swiss Romeo

American Keith (Shot by his brother in law)

One armed John

Spotlight Bob

Ronnie (Scottish Andy's drinkin mate)

Eddy Sauerbaun (Joe's brother)

Old Dick Wood (What a character, ex expeditionary forces in Burma)

Too many..........................

Max

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