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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've checked Ron Sharp's obituaries (RW 1978
pp.407, 532 and 926) and the supplementary article by Martyn Marriott giving
details of his peals (RW 1979 p.231). It turns out that he rang 959 peals in
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Interestingly (as Martyn observed) he had two other
near misses - he rang 188 at his own tower (Maulden), and 594 for the Beds
Association. A third near miss was that he never circled the tower at Maulden -
he needed the tenor to complete the circle. He never rang a peal on twelve and
never took part in a handbell peal.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I moved to Bedfordshire in January 1978 and Ron
died on 7 May after a short illness. His last peal was on 22 April. I was always
sorry that I never met him - one of Bedfordshire's ringing characters and a link
with the past</FONT></DIV>
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