NEW DELHI: The British passenger who died after experiencing a extreme turbulence on a flight to Singapore has been named as 73-year-old grandfather Geoffrey Kitchen.
Geoffrey Kitchen, a retired insurance coverage skilled and novice dramatics performer, had flown to Singapore on Monday on the 10pm flight from Heathrow.
In accordance with neighbors who spoke with the Guardian, he and his spouse, Linda, have been planning to cease over in Singapore en path to Australia, the place they supposed to take pleasure in a six-week vacation.
Initially from Bristol, Kitchen had spent most of his life in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, shifting into his present semi-detached dwelling in 2012. He leaves behind a son who runs a window cleansing enterprise and a daughter who lives in Wales.
Jill Dimond, a detailed pal and neighbor, mentioned, “He was a well-loved man. He was intelligent, humorous, a unbelievable performer, deeply caring about theatre. It was his ardour.”
The Kitchens had been company on the Dimonds’ dwelling up to now week, and the 2 {couples} usually went for walks within the native space.
In retirement, Kitchen established the Thornbury Musical Theatre Group and carried out in a Dick Whittington pantomime final Christmas. The theatre group has two forthcoming productions this yr.
He had lately advocated for the reopening of Armstrong Corridor in Thornbury, a venue beforehand used for theatre productions.
In an open letter printed final yr, Kitchen wrote, “Our neighborhood is far poorer for the dearth of this facility, and the inventive forces which have lengthy existed are at risk of fading away. It isn’t too late to carry the advanced again to life, however that is now extraordinarily pressing.”
One other neighbor in Kitchen’s cul-de-sac expressed sorrow over his dying. “I knew him as a neighbor; his son cleans my home windows. It’s very surprising.”
The International, Commonwealth and Improvement Workplace has been contacted for remark.
(With inputs from businesses)
Geoffrey Kitchen, a retired insurance coverage skilled and novice dramatics performer, had flown to Singapore on Monday on the 10pm flight from Heathrow.
In accordance with neighbors who spoke with the Guardian, he and his spouse, Linda, have been planning to cease over in Singapore en path to Australia, the place they supposed to take pleasure in a six-week vacation.
Initially from Bristol, Kitchen had spent most of his life in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, shifting into his present semi-detached dwelling in 2012. He leaves behind a son who runs a window cleansing enterprise and a daughter who lives in Wales.
Jill Dimond, a detailed pal and neighbor, mentioned, “He was a well-loved man. He was intelligent, humorous, a unbelievable performer, deeply caring about theatre. It was his ardour.”
The Kitchens had been company on the Dimonds’ dwelling up to now week, and the 2 {couples} usually went for walks within the native space.
In retirement, Kitchen established the Thornbury Musical Theatre Group and carried out in a Dick Whittington pantomime final Christmas. The theatre group has two forthcoming productions this yr.
He had lately advocated for the reopening of Armstrong Corridor in Thornbury, a venue beforehand used for theatre productions.
In an open letter printed final yr, Kitchen wrote, “Our neighborhood is far poorer for the dearth of this facility, and the inventive forces which have lengthy existed are at risk of fading away. It isn’t too late to carry the advanced again to life, however that is now extraordinarily pressing.”
One other neighbor in Kitchen’s cul-de-sac expressed sorrow over his dying. “I knew him as a neighbor; his son cleans my home windows. It’s very surprising.”
The International, Commonwealth and Improvement Workplace has been contacted for remark.
(With inputs from businesses)
