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Respected councillor dies
7:56pm Sunday 31st January 2010 in
TRIBUTES have been paid to a longstanding Clacton councillor.
Roy Smith, who represented Golf Green on Tendring Council, died on Saturday at the age of 83.
He served 40 years on the district council and stepped down last May after 37 years on Essex County Council.
He is survived by his wife Cynthia and son Kevin.
Tendring First colleague Pierre Oxley paid tribute to a man he “respected immensely”.
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Myrtle
says...
9:04am Mon 1 Feb 10
Condolences to Roys family .
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Taj says...
7:22am Mon 1 Feb 10
Thanks to you and your family
R.I.P Roy you have done your bit