Thursday, December 16th, 2010 No. 6,479 ^ news and views from the Centre of the Kingdom www.clitheroeadvertiser.co.uk Price 75p •T^ 1 V


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Family’s touching tribute to globetrotting businessman


, • by Julie Magee


a b u s i i Te s s m a n : from Ribchester who died following a crash


-in Pehdle Road, Clithe- ■ roe, has been described as an “inspiration” by; his family.- Christopher Paul Gal-:. lagher(58)haddrivento-


■Clitheroe with'his^, son';' Thomas (28), to run er-' rands when he fell ill at the wheel of his Rover car: at around 11 a.m; on Sat- urday.yy^-r,


Firefighters had to cut-


both men free from the • vehicle, which had over-; turned on the bend near


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'^i»4 «THERE, are just,two days left of this year’s Christmas Toy Appeal,'but that’s time to drop in your donation to either the Clitheroe Advertiser


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Now in it’s seventh year,'vye have had a jgreat response from our wonderful town and surrounding coinmuhities and extend our gratitude to each and every' ; person who has coritrlbufed. There’s also still time to join in the festivities on ¥;ft;».?; aChristmas Day at the Salvation Army’s Christmas lunch. • Full story, page


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r Goosebutts: Eane, and • Mr- Gallagher'was sub­ sequently airlifted to the


•> and Times office,in King Street, or to the Salvation Army shop in Lowefgate.'


: Royal Blackburn Hospital : . where he later died. A successful local busi- .


> nessman, Mr Gallagher : ,:was the managing direc- - tor o f Chris Gallagher:


. and .Associates .Limited, a management resources ■ - company) in Water Street,,!


CHRISTOPHER- GALLAGHER (S)


Ribchester. Throughout his career, he.was a pro­ lific traveller and visited more than 75 countries worldwide;- '


... ■ “My/father was very


self-driven.and spent his life travelling the world, mostly in international sales,” explained his eld­ est son Sean (31).- : “Promoting British business interests abroad


.was his main focus and he was very proud of the- work he was doing over­ seas.”


, ■ Well known in the local .• V .; business community, Mr


■ Gallagher and his wife, Glenys, brought up their-


. two sons and daughter Jade (26) in Grindle- ton before-moving to


■ 'Ribchester.- His sudden, death has come as a com-! plete shock to his family,-


-with Sean describing his father as having been a fit


- and healthy m a n ; - “He.vyas a keen swim-


; m'er and used to regularly visit Stonyhurst College’s swimming, p o o l ,” ex­ plained Sean. - , , - , - “He always said that he>


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thought the Ribble 'Valley! was one of the most beau-; ■


' tiful places in the world,- which was quite'shme-


' thing when you consider how much my father trav-


■ elled,”. Sean added. . - “He was an inspiration!


and we’ve been lucky to have him asbur dad.’!./ { ' • A funeral service will-'


- be next Tuesday, Decern-! , ber 21st, at 3 p.m. at St / ' Peter and St Paul’s Pres-


' byteriah Church on Stydd l in e in Ribchester. -


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