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    Jim McArthur is offline Frock coat wearing, riverboat dwelling, southern gent
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    Jan McArthur passed away this morning

    Other than our minister, our UBC mates are the first ones outside the family learning this sad news. I'm sorry if you receive duplicate posts on this: I tried to post earlier but it doesn't seem to have gone.

    My wife, our friend, Jan McArthur, passed away at about 12:30 (18:30 UK time) today. I really can't believe that it happened, but it did.

    She'd undergone serious surgery for uterine cancer on 11 June. The past few days she'd been extremely tired and short of breath. When she was coming down the steps this morning, she almost passed out. The ambulance took her to the hospital, where I still didn't think that it was going to be anything that serious, till the doctors started saying that they couldn't find a pulse, and that her body temperature was dropping.

    She died of a blood clot to her lungs.

    Jan was a wonderful woman and the best wife a man could have had. We had nearly 10 happy years together: I only wish it could have been 30 more.

    I'm going to be out of action for awhile, so please send the next round of Police scores to PADDY.

    MIKEB, I shot 10 meter last night: 36, 36, = 72, 1-handed, Daisy Avanti SSP, Beeman H&N Match pellets.

    Take care of yourselves, mates. Enjoy every minute. I wish we could have seen you all again, together, next May: but God, or Fate, or whatever you prefer, had other plans.

    Jim
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    So sorry to hear the sad news Jim. You're in my thoughts and prayers.

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    just dont know what to say, my thoughts are with you Jim.
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    I don't know what to say. But feel I must say something.

    I can't even imagine how you must be feeling.

    Sincere condolences

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    Sorry to hear that Jim
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    Jim McArthur is offline Frock coat wearing, riverboat dwelling, southern gent
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    Thank you, my brothers.

    Jim
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    Jim, no words can convey my shock and sorrow at reading this.

    Take care, we are thinking of you.

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    As above - difficult to find words......

    I did not have the good fortune to know Jan other than for a quick chat on UBC last month. I liked her style.

    God bless.

    Ian

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    I can't believe it, I'm really sorry for you Jim.
    You've got plenty of friends on here that will be thinking of you and Jan.

    Best wishes
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    Sorry to hear of your loss my friend, loosing a loved one is never easy i know but time is a healer You never forget just becomes a bit easier
    Take care.

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    Sad News

    Deepest deepest sympathy Jim on your sad loss, out thoughts are with you
    ...mike...

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    So sorry to hear this new Jims,my thoughts are with you at this saddest of times.

    Great loss to you and the UBC

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    jim,so sorry,my thoughts are with you,kevin
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    Really sorry to hear that Jim, my wife and me will be thinking of you
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    I'm very sorry to read that, Jim. My thoughts are with you.

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