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GREENSBORO -Alan Dransfield, 69, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, December 19, 2007, while in Jacksonville, Fla., on a business trip.
A service of remembrance will be held 3:30 in the afternoon Friday, December 28, at the Hanes-Lineberry North Elm Funeral Home.
Alan was a native of Oldham, England and a graduate of Downing College, University of Cambridge, England. For 34 years, he worked for Ciba-Geigy in Manchester, England and then in Greensboro. At the time of his death he was employed by United Color, Newtown, Pa.
A devoted husband, dad and grandad, he is survived by his loving family; wife, Eileen; sons, Dr. Mark Dransfield and his wife, Amy of Birmingham, Ala., Dr. Tim Dransfield and his partner, Dr. Cooper McDonald of Boston, Mass.; and grandsons, Sam and Jake Dransfield of Birmingham.
The family will visit with friends following the ceremony.
In lieu of flowers, requests that memorial donations be made to The Salvation Army, P.O. Box 5310, Greensboro, NC 27435.
"Say not in grief 'he is no more' but live in thankfulness that he was"
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Anne Pickles
January 3, 2008
Dearest Auntie I, Mark and Tim and families.
No words can convey enough our deepest sympathy to you all at this terribly sad time.
I feel so grateful to have had an Uncle as special as Uncle Alan, and feel incredibly privileged to have cherished memories from my own childhood, and that my own family, too, had the opportunity of spending some special moments with him. His broad smile will always be remembered, I'm sure by all whose lives were touched by him.
Much Love to you all, Anne, James, Grant and David
John Love
December 28, 2007
My deepest condolences to the entire Dransfiled family. I regret I never met Tim's father (of whom he spoke lovingly so often), but judging by the son he raised, he must surely have been an exemplary human being. We have lost a special person.
Kathleen Sweeney
December 28, 2007
Dear Eileen,
I am so very sorry to hear of your loss - Tim speaks often and with tremendous affection of his dad and you. My thoughts and prayers remain with you and your family.
Ron & Rosemary Hutchinson
December 28, 2007
Dear Eileen,
Our thoughts are with you and your family on this very sad occasion.
We will remember Alan as a person with a great zest for life. He was one of those rare people, who was able to combine a fun loving peronality with a high intellect, hard work and much business savvy. He will be sadly missed.
Sincerely
Ron and Rosemary
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Jack & Joan Knowles
December 27, 2007
Dear Eileen,
Out thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. My last memories of Alan will be the mischief he was dying to cause at the Brits Party and that big school boy grin of innocence! What a special couple you have been, and I will always remember your warm welcome to us as we settled into our new life in Greensboro all those years ago.
Love to you all, Jack & Joan
Diane Borgmann
December 27, 2007
Dear Eileen,
I'm so sorry to learn of your loss. I don't think I will be able to attend the service for your husband, but I want you to know that you are in my thoughts and prayers. Please call if there's anything you need.
Regards,
Diane Borgmann
Sally Chapman
December 27, 2007
Eileen: Please accept our deepest sympathies. Our hearts go out to you and your family at this time. Alan was a wonderful, fun-loving man who always made the room light up when he entered. We will miss him dearly.
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