A packed house at the Service for Freddie Lees held at Mortlake Crematorium on June 9th. Around eight of Freddie’s Family and friends gathered to say goodbye, and to remember and swap stories of a wonderful life in theatre. The service was meticulously planned by Freddie. Every part of it was at his request, and put together, as you would expect like a theatrical production. There was a lot of laughter, some beautiful music and some tears. A fine and fitting send off for our friend, who will be greatly missed.
Here is a partial list of those who attended the service, and gathered afterwards in a pub in Kew Green, swapping Freddie stories until the evening. Some, like Bobby Crush and Barry Burnett were not able to be there as a major disruption to trains at Waterloo meant they got half way and ran out of time.
Family
Beryl Womack
Rachel Womack
John Lloyd
Jane Lloyd
Dawn
Nathan
Yvonne Biram
Bernard
Michael
Friends
Peter
Ernst
Cornelius
Jennifer
Char
Margot
Raymond
Robert Adams
Sally Aitken-Davies
Jae Alexander
Robert Bailey
Paul Bennett
Caroline Berry
Christopher Biggins
Stephen Bone
Michael Bower
Helen Cottrell
Noel Cunningham
Deddie Davies
Julia Deakin
Hattie Eastcott
Nigel Ellacott
Vivyan Ellacott
Brian Ellis
Will Essex
Jean Fergusson
Malcolm Francis
Richard Frost
Kim Grant
Iwan Harries
Chris Hayward
Jan Heathcote
Andrew Hill
Fay Hillier
James Horne
Ian Howells
Steve Kemble
David Kidd
Robert Kingswell
Brenda Kyte
Audrey Leybourne
Val Manifi
Susie McKenna
Angela Moran
Liz Moscrop
Jill Nalder
Camilla Osborne
Lucy Quick
Peter Richards
Andrew Ryan
Peter Sandeman
Andy Shields
Michael Simpkins
Philip Smith
Gareth Snook
Sarah Stanley
Peter Straker
Allan Stirland
Peter Symonds
Bob West
If you haven’t already taken a look at our “Spotlight On Freddie Lees” , it gives a glimpse into a career that spanned sixty years and many repertory seasons, television appearances, West End Musicals and Pantomimes along the way. An amazing talented friendly and lovely man.
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