 My good friend Allan Morton recently gave me the sad news of the passing of Steve Hanson aka Ruby. We both share happy memories of Steve at the Green Lane Gallery pub in Derby, and for myself, subsequent reunions at the Crown. Steve was a loyal reader and became a special friend especially after he read Scruffy Chicken. We discovered an enjoyable common remembrance of Paul Sharpley aka Mr Toad the colourful and entertaining Music Master at Clarendon College where Steve was a student in 1970s Nottingham. Many of the gay community in Derby will remember and miss Steve Hanson - a welcoming and friendly host at the Green Lane Gallery. Today, we are all a little poorer. Good night, dear friend. Narvel Annable Ruby / Steve's funeral will be held on the 15th of July at Marketon Crematorium, at 1.30pm in the larger chapel. His family say that all are very welcome to attend the service and join afterwards in the The Crown Inn Derby, where he spent many happy hours. They state no flowers please, but instead donations to Marie Curie or Treetops who were such a support to Ruby in his illness. Comments are closed.
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