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Tracey posted a condolence
Thursday, May 12, 0001
Thinking of you today Woody and every day. Missed very muchly. Rock those heavens dude x
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Paula Cooper posted a condolence
Thursday, May 12, 0001
I was friendly with Woody in the 80's. We met through c.b radio, my handle was Snowbird. We were mates for many years. I have only recently learnt of Paul's death as I moved away from Norwich some time ago and I have lost touch with any mutual friends. We both liked the Human League pop group and used to sing there songs out loud thinking we sounded really good !!!. Sleep tight Woody and R.I.P. Love to your family and many friends xx Paula
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John Clarke posted a condolence
Thursday, May 12, 0001
Spent many happy times with Paul in the 80s, We would always be out on the town together" Going to the match or helping Keith move his disco gear. A great guy and a good friend, He will be sadly missed.
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Gary Williams posted a condolence
Thursday, May 12, 0001
Firstly I want to say that Paul's untimely death has affected so many people from so many different places and that is a testament to the high regard Paul is held in by all that knew him. Paul and I grew up in the northern part of Norwich a beautiful city a couple of hours drive north east of London,Paul was a few years younger than me but we knew of each other as we supported the same football team and later on in life we went to games in the company of Nick and Shane who also lived local. It was at this time that we became good friends with the same interests in football,scooters and music the three main ingredients of young English men and many hours were spent chatting about these things to and from football. Paul moved across the pond and although the distance was huge we still met up when he came back home for visits and met in pubs for a few beers. Paul unexpectedly picked me up from Newark airport in jan 2007 and drove me to my hotel and then onto Carnegies delhi for a club sandwich and then downtown for a few beers and the usual talk of football,scooters and music. Paul was very happy with his life with Steph and the boys and the move to Nashville was in his words " a safer environment for his family" I will mss my good friend and will shed a tear on the odd occasion for him too as people like Paul 'Woody' Woodcock are hard to find in his day and age. RIP Paul
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Nick Gilks posted a condolence
Thursday, May 12, 0001
I am so grateful that I had the chance to call Paul a friend. Always there when needed to offer advice, comfort, support and most importantly laughs. I can honestly say I would not be where I am today were it not for help, and encouragement he gave me. We had some great times over the years following the Hammers, despite some truly abject performances we still kept laughing and singing. "Go easy, step lightly, stay free!"
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mike nolan posted a condolence
Thursday, May 12, 0001
Dear Stephanie, Dylan and Caledonia. Paul was always a gentleman whenever I had the pleasure of his company. My thoughts are with you all. I don't know what else I can say. My he rest in peace. Manchester Mick. A bubble blower.
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Marlo Solomon posted a condolence
Thursday, May 12, 0001
To Caleb and Dylan,
We are very sorry about your Daddy. All our love.
Morgan and McKenna Solomon
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Tracey Edwards posted a condolence
Thursday, May 12, 0001
Many fond & fun memories of a very dear friend. See you again in the Great Gig in the Sky Woody. 10/10 73 88 and all that old Jazz X
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Andy Berryman posted a condolence
Thursday, May 12, 0001
I always remember spending Saturday mornings in the city with Woody going through the vinyl in Ace records and the other record shops that were about then. Many a happy hour sitting round his parents house listening to The John Peel show on the radio and playing some really obscure music. Wonderful memories of some really good times.
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Brenda posted a condolence
Thursday, May 12, 0001
I did not know Paul well but he was always pleasant, and kind man with a smile on his face. He seemed to have a kind heard whenever I talked with him. So very sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers to the family.
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Chris Earley posted a condolence
Thursday, May 12, 0001
Met Paul through friends on the CB Radio back in the 80's and always known him as Woody.Many laughs will not be forgotten,10-4 good buddy see you at the beer festival in the sky.
R.I.P Paul, condolences to family.
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Chris Hutchison posted a condolence
Thursday, May 12, 0001
Things that stand out in my mind: Paul's kind & jolly demeanor, genuine bright smile. I was quite disappointed when Paul & Steph moved from Ardmore(Philly) to Tennessee because of distance. I knew I would miss them & I did. And now, I miss them a gazillion times more!!! I'm so incredibly grateful to have had the opportunity to see Paul & family a few months back. Remembering the good times: Philly, K.C., & in DC!!! May the light & love of those both near & far lift this family up high. My sincerest condolences.
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Caryn posted a condolence
Thursday, May 12, 0001
Woody - Will never forget meeting you at that hostel in Budapest over eighteen years ago with Teapot, and hiking to the top of Castle Hill. And traveling to Eger to the wine caves. And meeting up again in San Francisco visiting Ron and Dana. And again in Pennsylvania. So very sad to lose you, but if it isn't too appropriate, I smiled just a little bit when I heard you were on your scooter. Outside of the arms of your wife and boys, the scooter was the place you belonged. Scooter on my friend...
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Rob Ridley posted a condolence
Thursday, May 12, 0001
I first met Paul back in the Summer of 1987 when I was an Undergraduate in Norwich. Like Chris and Tracey, I came into contact with him throught he CB Radio scene, which was still hanging on by a thread in those days. I still remember walking down Magdalen Road to meet up with him for the first time. It was such a delight to knock around with Paul and his friends, so much more grounded than the University crowd I had spent two years mixing with. We shared a love of music, though with fairly different tastes, but were both willing to go and see just about anyone play live. I worked with him during Summer and Easter Vacations, and bought my first CD Player with the proceeds. I remember visiting Tracey's apartment with him, only to have her confounded cockatoo perch on my head for 15 minutes to the delight of her and Paul, with Tracey exercising what I still believe to this day is the world's filthiest laugh. I remember helping him move out with his father to a new apartment in the Cathedral Close, spending 90 minutes trying to figure out how on Earth to get his bed out through the front door of his old house, knowing it had to fit somehow, but being damned if we could figure out how. That Christmas Paul came up with me to Newcastle, only to drop a contact lens on the floor of the Newcastle Mayfair on New Years Eve. He insisted we look for it, though had we ever found it after it had been trampled on by 2000 odd drunken Geordies, I'm sure it would have been the size of dust bin lid. I left Norwich in 1989, but visited Paul the following year, then again in 1994 he paid me a visit in Manchester where I had moved the previous year. He dragged me out on a wet Saturday in the tail end of winter to watch his beloved West Ham play Manchester City in quite possibly the dullest nil-nil draw I have ever been unfortunate to witness. It didnt matter, we went for a few pints, talked crap, and I think began to realize that we were slowly growing up a little. Paul always made an effort to keep in touch, and when the Internet came along, it made it easier to do, even if not more regular. So, after another 9 years, and having moved all the way to Florida, Paul, this time together with Stephanie, paid a visit to me and my recently wedded wife Ann Marie. Paul had the previous year paid Ann a visit in California. I can't help but think he was carrying out a long range reconasiance mission for me on his own initiative. It was almost as if these visit were timed to correspond with life events, or our progression to being real grown ups. This summer after another decade long hiatus my wife and I were delighted to host Paul and his family for an evening as they past through our new home town of Albuquerque. This time he brought with him the full set, Stephanie, and his two boys. I don't think I have ever seen him moe content, and even for someone of his generally relaxed dememour, more throughly at ease. There was a genuine sense of "I've reached where I need to be" but with no sense of smugness or self-satisfaction. We'd both come a long way in a quarter century. And yet perhaps not so far, we both still competed in the display of the most archane of knowledge and tried to catch one another out through some oblique pop cultural or historical reference. The biggest smile of the evening from Paul came when I characterized Albuquerque as being the Norwich of North America. To those unfamiliar with either city that wont mean much, but to those who know either place, I'm sure a wry smile would be in order. As I said, in some ways we hadn't moved or changed at all. Paul was my dear friend, and I will miss him far more than our irregular meeting would suggest. I think we understood what made each other tick much more than is usual in the age of mass communication, easy long distant travel, and virtual friends. Paul's life has been cut way to short, he hadnt even started to complain about inflation, yound peoples music or immigration yet, as it seems we are all destined to do as we age. My heart grieves for Stephanie, Dylan and Caleb, and selfish though
