downsmail.co.uk David Hart


DAVIDHart (7 1 ), ofVintersPark,diedearlier this year. He leaves Eileen, to whom he was married for over 5 0 years, his two sons, Rus- sellandNeville,daugh- ter-in-law Emmajane andtwo grandchildren, Isabelle and Finley. David was raised in


south east London be- fore he and Eileen moved to Maidstone, living on Vinters Park for over 4 7 years. David was well


known in the property sector in Maidstone, working in estate agencies and lettings. For the last 1 5 years heworked as an usherat the Crown Court in Maidstone, gaining praise fromthe judges, staff and the public. Russell said; “My father loved music, and


was an avid fan of Tony Bennett, seeing him perform many times. He loved his garden and took great pride in its appearance.Mum and Dad loved days out and their many Greek island holidays. “He enjoyed socialising and was well


known to staff at the Hilton Hotel and the LivingWellHealth Club. “He will be remembered as a sociable,


warm, and genuine man who loved to help others.Hismischievous sense of humourwill be sorelymissed.”


MalcolmBak er


THE death has been announced ofMalcolm Baker (7 5 ), anoted architectwho designed the Fairviewand Riverside homes on St Peter’s Street. He livedmost recently in Bearsted, but


spent almost 3 0 years inAylesford. Originally fromYorkshire,Malcolm


gained his professional qualifications at the University of Sheffield. Hemovedwith his young family toDoha


inQatar for three years,where heworked on the redesign of the city’s skyline. His search forwork then took the family


to the south of England,where he joined FairviewHomes. Malcolm was married to Barbaraand fa-


ther to Michael and Elizabeth. His family praised hisartistic skilland his loveand care. He also leaves four grandchildren.


ShahnawazAk ram


SHAHNAWAZ “Shany”Akram(4 9 ) lived in Sheals Crescent,Maidstone. Heworked as apharmacistwho offered


free advice toworshippers at hismosque. Shany ran clinics for peoplewho


struggledwith the English language and asked only for voluntary donations.At the pharmacy he ran in EastHamhe offered multi-faith services. His public-spiritedwork brought himto


the aention of anumber of notable people, and amongst those aending aservice to honour his life atMaidstoneMosquewas BradfordMP ImranHussain. Shany leaves hiswife,Nosheen, daughter Aizaand sonNoshin.


Sylvia Slend er SYLVIASlender (7 9 ) lived in anumber of locations in theMaidstone area, including Barming and Bearsted.Nine years ago, she moved toQueenborough, Sheppey,where she died. Born inMaidstone, she grewup in Mangravet as Sylvia Raymen; one of seven children in her family. Shemarried John in December 1 9 5 7 and they had five children. Her daughter-in-law


Jane said: “Sylviawas very active,more so in later lifewhen she became acarer after


John died in 2 0 0 1 . She visited people in their own homes and laterworked in care homes. “She finally stoppedworking in 2 0 0 9 ,


when shewas 7 0 . “When she left school, she did kitchen


work and still did farmworkwhile shewas raising her children. Shewill be remembered as acaring, giving personwho liked simple things. “She loved gardening and visiting the


county showand going on visits by bus. She was active until the end of her life although she broke her hip in 2 0 1 5 and this limited what she could do.” Sylvialeaves her four surviving children


(one son pre-deceased her) and 1 0 grandchildren, one ofwhomwas born two days after she died


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There isn 22 EllisOvery


CHEF EllisOvery (2 1 )was killed in a motorcycling accident just days before he was due to take part in acharity ride. Ellis grew up inMat-


fieldandworkedinTun- bridge Wells before working at theWho’d a Thought ItpubinGrafty Green. Ellis was due to take


part in amemorial mo- torcyclerideonWednes- day, June1 3 .Manyofhis friends completed the


rideandsaidonsocialmediathat theyhaddone this inhishonour. CurtisAllcornpostedonFacebook:“Lastnight


we gatheredto remember youand pay our re- spect. It showed just how many people you were loved byand howmany of themwould doanything for you. Fly high brother, ride in paradise and rest in peace x” Ellis’s friend,HarveyReade, shared details


of afundraising page aimed at raising £5 ,0 0 0 for his funeral. He said: “I've known you sincepre-school.Youwere the brother I never hadandIwillalways love youandremember you for the amazing kindman youwere.”


Richard Perk s


RICHARDPerks (8 5 ), of Lenham,was a local builderwith areputation thatmeant he never had to advertise forwork. Born inMaidstone, Richardmoved to PlasHeath as athree- year-old, and remained there until he and Brenda, to whomhewasmarried for 6 0 years,moved to Lenham. After leaving


Maidstone Technical School, Richard trained as acarpenter


and joiner beforeworking as abuilder. Richardwas father to Tracy andAndrew.


Brendasaid: “Richardwas aquiet and thorough personwho developed astrong reputation for hiswork.He played football forUlcombe and cricket for Boughton Malherbe.He opened the baing for the village teamfor anumber of years.We had a wonderfulweekend awaywith the family to celebrate 6 0 years ofmarriage.”He leaves hiswife, children and grandsonsOliver, Henry, TomandHarry.


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