Hello Claire, whilst I knew Chris was very unwell as another forum member had told me, Chris and I did have a private message discussing his health issues only a few weeks before his early demise. I only learned yesterday of him moving on and of his funeral, of course you and your family have my profound sympathy.
Even if I had known of his funeral I could not attend due to two reasons, living in Spain being one of them and a present health issue also means I cannot travel at the moment. Despite not having met we had conversed over the forum over the years, there was the occasional crossing of swords with neither of us wanting to give quarter but the outcome was always a friendly one. One of his comments was about my Land Cruiser not being used 'off road', although he along with other forum members knew better, so a bit of fun for sure.
There is not much I can say Claire that has not already been said, so I will finish here. X
RIP Chris 'Super Moderator'.
Regards
Dave