The article about my dad and his death can be found here:Link
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Death of Dick Peverill
A FORMER stonemason and well-known Bicester character has died, aged 78.
Douglas Peverill, of Duxford Close, was known to Bicester Advertiser readers for his regular letters.
Across the years Mr Peverill, known as Dick, fought for action on many different local issues including Bicester's community hospital, pedestrian crossings, alleyways and improvements to the town's pavements.
Mr Peverill was born in Bucknell and spent all of his life in North Oxfordshire, living in Cropredy, Wardington, Middleton Stoney, Ambrosden and, for the past 17 years, in Bicester.
He learned his trade as a stonemason with Norman Collison builders, now Ambrosden Court.
The father-of-three left many permanent reminders of his work in the Bicester area, including the building now occupied by Lloyds TSB in Sheep Street, a bungalow in Piddington and two houses in Marsh Gibbon.
Widow Betty, 71, said: "He was quite a character. We have had in the region of about 75 cards from all over with some people saying they will miss his letters in the Bicester Advertiser.
"He liked to get things done. Everybody knew him."
Last summer, Mr Peverill was featured in the Bicester Advertiser complaining that potholes and high kerbs on the town's pavements were forcing him to drive his motorised scooter on the road.
Mrs Peverill said: "I noticed this week they are doing the kerb drops in Queen's Avenue now, it won't do him any good now but it will do someone else some good."
Town and district councillor Les Sibley said: "He was a character, no two ways about that. Whenever he wanted anyone to put forward a case on behalf of residents, he would do it in a forthright and robust manner.
"He kept local councillors on their toes about issues, he was forever writing letters. He used to write to me on regular occasions, bending my ear."
Mr Peverill died in Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital on July 23, after battling heart problems for many years.
He leaves behind his wife Betty, three children, Kevin, 50, Karen, 37, and Christopher, 32, and seven grandchildren.
His funeral took place at Banbury Crematorium on Wednesday.
He made the front page of the local paper (the print edition). Wherever he is, I know he's smiling about that.....
Good on yer, dad. Good on yer.