LTB 489/15 Mr Garry Barker Branch Asst Sec North Anglia

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LTB 489/15 Mr Garry Barker ??" Branch Assistant Secretary North Anglia Branch


To: All CWU Branches




Dear Colleague

RE: MR GARRY BARKER – BRANCH ASSISTANT SECRETARY NORTH ANGLIA BRANCH

It is with great sadness that I write to inform you that Garry Barker, Assistant Secretary of the North Anglia Branch of the CWU, passed away peacefully in the early hours of Saturday morning at West Suffolk Hospital. Garry had been battling cancer since the start of this year.

Garry served the union for many years having been active in the Union since 1976. He became a Branch Officer in 1985 and held many other positions at branch and regional level. Over the years he also played an instrumental role in bringing the branches together in the area through mergers.

He was a very well respected branch officer within the branch and also at CWU Headquarters. He will be sadly missed by all his friends and colleagues in the union.

At this sad time our thoughts are of course with Garry’s wife and his children – and close family and friends. I have on behalf of the CWU conveyed our deepest sympathy and condolences to them.

When further information becomes available regarding funeral arrangements, branches will be informed.

If you have any enquiries on this LTB, these should be addressed to the General Secretary’s Office at gsoffice@cwu.org quoting the reference GS1.3/LTB 489/15.


Yours sincerely


Dave Ward
General Secretary

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Funeral Arrangements for Mr Garry Barker Assistant Secretary North Anglia Branch




To: All CWU Branches






Dear Colleague,



RE: FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR MR GARRY BARKER, ASSISTANT SECRETARY NORTH ANGLIA BRANCH

I write further to LTB 489/15 in which I advised branches of the sad passing of Garry Barker, Assistant Secretary of the North Anglia Branch of the CWU. We can now advise branches that the Funeral Arrangements are as follows: -

Date: Thursday 6th August 2015

Location: West Suffolk Crematorium

Address: Risby, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP28 6RR

Time: 15.45.


The family have extended a welcome to Gary’s friends and colleagues and have requested that the wearing of bright colours and trilby hats should be encouraged.



Any cards of condolence can be sent to: Judith Barker, 12 Ely Close, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 2NA or by emailing Garry’s son Thomas barker.thomasw@gmail.com

If you have any enquiries on this LTB, these should be addressed to the General Secretary’s Office at gsoffice@cwu.org quoting the reference GS1.3/LTB 503/15.

Yours sincerely




Dave Ward

General Secretary