So sorry to hear that Ken the barber has passed away

[Dorothy]

Apologies if this is wildly inappropriate and I have done a search but can't find any other threads, so I hope I am not repeating an old subject. But I do just feel the need to say a word about Ken.

Ken had the barbers shop near the ironing place and the cycle shop just up from Goose Green.

My husband was in there today. It has been quite a while since Ken cut his hair so he asked the lady in the shop how Ken was - and, very sorrowfully, she told him that he had died.

This is a terribly sad because he was clearly not an old man and had, I believe, only recently retired.

We always took our little boy to Ken for his haircuts because he was so patient with him and somehow always managed to get him to sit still in the chair. And he did a lovely cut, even on a 4 year old! He always remembered our daughter, too, when it came to handing out the lollies.

As a family we are very sorry to hear of his passing and our sincere condolences go to his widow and family.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

That is sad, he was a lovely chap.

[LadyTaTa]

Oh how sad, sincere condolences to Ken's family. My boyfriend gets his hair cut there and said Ken wasn't well, so I was very sorry to read this. Such a nice post though, Dorothy.

[Odyssey]

Are you referring to the Turkish gentleman who's shop was very close to Locale and next door to Rebecca's (Impress) Dry Cleaners?

If you are, apparently he had been suffering with cancer for some time now and had sold the business on because of this.

If so, he was an extremely nice person with whom I always had a laugh with each time I was in there.

This is very sad and my sympathies go to his family.

[Vik]

Not inappropriate at all Dorothy.

Thank you so much for letting us know,very sad indeed, Ken was a lovely man, very kind and friendly and a real gentleman.

He cut my husband and sons hair and always made us feel very welcome and loved the children.

We're very sorry to hear this, much love to his family.

[expat]

RIP Ken, cancer sucks!

[Ann]

I've used Ken several times for my son and had no idea he was ill. He was a genuinely nice bloke, the sort whose business you like to support. His wife was always lovely, my thoughts and condolences for her and her family.

[jonathan11]

Thank you for the message Dorothy

Ken was such a great guy and I am so sorry about the loss. He had a great sense of humor and always seemed so happy and full of life. He will be missed very much by all of us who knew him."

[HAL9000]

Very sad news. A genuinely nice guy. RIP