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Re: 80th birthday surprise zoom for Geoff today at 12:30



Sorry I was so late — my errands took longer than I thought, and then I 
had walk slowly because of ice. Happy birthday Geoff!

Ricky

> On Feb 6, 2022, at 12:37 PM, Cally Perry <cally perry gmail com> wrote:
> 
> Hello, all,
> Please use and share  this updated Zoom link:
> 
> Topic: claire davies bmc org's Personal Meeting Room
> 
> Join Zoom Meeting
> https://bostonmedicalcenter.zoom.us/j/4776916829
> <https://mailtrack.io/trace/link/1cffe2bdafd4469dd39eddb169dafc6a8d45eef9?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbostonmedicalcenter.zoom.us%2Fj%2F4776916829&userId=5079118&signature=536e32b544a1ac1c>
> 
> On Sun, Feb 6, 2022 at 6:05 AM Cally Perry <cally mail com> wrote:
> 
>> Hi folks,
>> 
>>  Claire is having a *surprise* ringers' zoom for Geoff's 80th birthday
>> and asked Ed et al. to pass the word.  It's at 12:30 EST.  Sorry to
>> everybody getting a duplicate; it took me a while to realize that 
>> sending
>> it to the list wouldn’t spoil the surprise.
>> 
>> Best,
>> Cally
>> 
>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
>> From: Claire Elizabeth Davies <clairedavies526 gmail com>
>> Date: Sat, Feb 5, 2022, 12:45 PM
>> Subject: Facebook event link (with Zoom link) to wish Geoffrey a happy 
>> 80th
>> To: Ed Futcher <edfutcher gmail com>, Richard Dirksen <
>> rdirksen roadrunner com>, <chas webb talktalk net>, <chrissherr icloud 
>> com>,
>> Joan Hutchinson <hutchinson macalester edu>
>> Cc: ELIZABETH DAVIES <elizabethdavies2 comcast net>
>> 
>> 
>> Hello there,
>> 
>> This is Claire, daughter of Geoffrey Davies. As you may or may not know,
>> my dad turns 80 tomorrow, Sunday February 6. I created a Facebook event 
>> for
>> a quick Zoom meeting tomorrow, *Sunday February 6 at 12:30pm EST (so
>> 5:30pm for UK) *for any ringers who want to wish my dad a happy 
>> birthday.
>> 
>> Feel free to forward this to any ringers who you think might be 
>> interested:
>> https://fb.me/e/1q97RhL8V
>> 
>> Here is the direct link to the Zoom:
>> https://us04web.zoom.us/j/2315776015?pwd=cDM5TWkvM21BbzhPOUFIbjY0ZzYrQT09
>> 
>> We are taking him out for a family dinner tonight and we plan to have a
>> Zoom earlier tomorrow with family from the UK - so this "ringers only" 
>> Zoom
>> will be a surprise!
>> 
>> Thank you,
>> Claire
>> *________________________*
>> Claire Davies, *LCSW*
>> LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/321clairedavies/>
>> 
>> On Fri, Dec 17, 2021 at 11:26 AM PHIL GAY <phil gay btinternet com> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Thank you both for your help.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> I think Feb 6th is close enough to Jan 13th to have footnotes for that
>>> peal and quarter
>>> 
>>> 
>>> best wishes,
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Phil
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> ------ Original Message ------
>>> From: "Cally Perry" <cally perry gmail com>
>>> To: "PHIL GAY" <phil gay btinternet com>
>>> Cc: "Don Morrison" <dfm ringing org>
>>> Sent: Friday, 17 Dec, 21 At 15:59
>>> Subject: Re: Help!
>>> 
>>> He will be thrilled! His efforts to get ringing restarted in Boston in
>>> the seventies included fundraising as well teaching many people to ring
>>> from scratch. I doubt we would be ringing at all without him.
>>> 
>>> I heard back from Claire; His birthday is 6 February.
>>> 
>>> Good luck with your endeavors!
>>> 
>>> Best regards,
>>> Cally
>>> +1 508-369-4171
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Fri, Dec 17, 2021 at 3:30 AM PHIL GAY <phil gay btinternet com> 
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Hello both,
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> thanks for swift replies.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Geoff wrote to me a couple of months ago, and his letter heading
>>>> included claire's email address, which I guessed was his daughter but
>>>> wasn't sure. A slightly worrying letter, not obvious what state he 
>>>> was in.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> In January 1962 he called a peal at Keele which was Michael Wilshaw's
>>>> first peal, the second peal for me and Ray Ballard, and the fourth for
>>>> David Danby, all of whom are still ringing . The other member of the 
>>>> band
>>>> was Charles Webb, also still ringing but mostly on handbells. We are 
>>>> hoping
>>>> to ring a peal and quarter, with appropriate contemporaries to help, 
>>>> to
>>>> mark the anniversary. Geoff did a great deal in the early sixties to 
>>>> help
>>>> other youngsters get their peal ringing going.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> best wishes,
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Phil
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> ------ Original Message ------
>>>> From: "Don Morrison" <dfm ringing org>
>>>> To: "Cally Perry" <cally mail com>
>>>> Cc: "PHIL GAY" <phil gay btinternet com>
>>>> Sent: Friday, 17 Dec, 21 At 06:38
>>>> Subject: Re: Help!
>>>> 
>>>> On Fri, Dec 17, 2021 at 1:31 AM Cally Perry <cally perry gmail com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> I'll ask Claire, his daughter.
>>>> 
>>>> So much for "sometimes flaky" — thanks for the near instantaneous
>>>> reply, and the help!
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> --
>>>> Don Morrison <dfm ringing org>
>>>> “Too many colleges are beginning to look like country clubs that
>>>> happen to teach stuff, not educational institutions that happen to
>>>> have a gym.” – Bret Stephens, the /New York Times/, 18 June 2019
>>>> 
>>>> 
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