Michael Watts Obituary
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Anita Dunne
May 28, 2018
Michael and I go back a long, long way, to the Seventies, when we met - on Valentine's Day! - at a London club. I was in PR, and heard a loud voice holding forth, in a very amusing fashion, about how awful we PRs all were! The upshot was that he gave one of my clients a terrifIc write-up in his column, and that was the start of a long relationship which only ended with his sad death. He ended up as one of my very best friends, and he is already much missed.
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Diana Donald
March 22, 2018
Michael was a friend since 1958 when we both lived in Nottingham. He was the only person from my youth with whom I retained contact until January 16th when he emailed that he was on his way to have a blood test and a chat with a doctor. It was some time later that I discovered he had been admitted to the Royal Marsden Hospital. He introduced me to trad jazz, Jeeves and good grammar ! He moved to London before me and sometimes invited me to attend film premieres and evenings out, he was kind and always behaved in a gentlemanly way. We exchanged Christmas cards even when I lived in the USA and once we hooked up on the "net" we were in very regular contact. I shall miss him so much as he was the only person who never failed to respond to my emails. His resilience during his fight against cancer was amazing, no self pity, not complaining despite some awful procedures, all endured with tremendous courage, good humour and alone. He emailed me, in considerable detail, about his last Christmas with his sister and brother in law and wrote it was "just what the doctor ordered", his deep affection for them was always very clear. Thank you Michael for your ongoing friendship, although we hadn't met up for years it was enough to know that you were there. I hope you have found pain free peace. God bless you. With love, Dinny
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