R.I.P. Swittle

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Chrisity
Chrisity
26 Feb
10:40pm, 26 Feb 2024
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Chrisity
One of the very best of Fetchies, always had a positive or helpful word. Sadly missed.
trumpton riots
trumpton riots
26 Feb
10:46pm, 26 Feb 2024
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trumpton riots
RIP swittle
riggys99
riggys99
26 Feb
10:47pm, 26 Feb 2024
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riggys99
Can’t say more than everyone else has said before.
Hopefully he’s in a land of never ending beach runs
Nadders (aka monsenb1)
Nadders (aka monsenb1)
26 Feb
10:54pm, 26 Feb 2024
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Nadders (aka monsenb1)
I first met Swittle at the finish of the Northumberland Coastal Run in 2011, the pictures were our most recent meeting at Crosby parkrun almost 11 years later with Sushi and bigleggy. I always loved chatting with him, such a friendly guy.


Sushi.
Sushi.
26 Feb
11:07pm, 26 Feb 2024
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Sushi.
Thanks Nadders (aka monsenb1)

A truly lovely man.

Rest Well Switts. Xx
TeeBee
TeeBee
26 Feb
11:10pm, 26 Feb 2024
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TeeBee
This really is a shock. He was an ever present and so kind and generous in his support for everyone. Like others, I was always touched if he left a comment on my blog.
runningmumof3boys
runningmumof3boys
26 Feb
11:11pm, 26 Feb 2024
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runningmumof3boys
I am very sad hearing this news

I was very lucky to meet swittle in 2012. I travelled up to do Liverpool martathon and after speaking to him on fetch before hand I decided that before heading to Birkenhead I would go to see Gormleys Ironmen. I had no idea what time i would arrive and nor did Steve. Anyway as I left the beach after taking my photos who did I bump in to but him! At that point im he was streaking (running daily !!) so I suppose there was a good chance we’d see each other but we both marvelled at the chance of it. Such a lovely man. A great Fetchie. RIP swits
D2
D2
26 Feb
11:29pm, 26 Feb 2024
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D2
This is indeed a shock, I never met him in person but he felt like a friend, I thought of him as a friend and was always pleased to receive his somehow personal comments on my blog. I hope he knew how much we all cared about him.
Peregrinator
Peregrinator
27 Feb
12:19am, 27 Feb 2024
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Peregrinator
Inspirational person I only knew through FetchEveryone - I felt he was up ahead of me, still running and enjoying life. Which is what I was aiming for.
FunkyPOM
FunkyPOM
27 Feb
3:41am, 27 Feb 2024
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FunkyPOM
R.I.P

About This Thread

Maintained by Merry Lip Gloss
Never met him in person but always came across as a lovely man.

If you read about his nightly beach runs you could almost have been running along beside him.

He always encouraged others especially on the How was your run thread.

Hope all your beach run are still as perfect as they were while you were here xx

Funeral 5th April 1.30pm at the Thornton Garden of Rest, Lydiate Ln, Thornton, Liverpool L23 1TP

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