William Begy Tribute for Grandad and Former Leader of Rutland County Council St Mary Greetham Rutland
I remember when I was younger I couldn't say grandad so I always called him rara Roger. He always use to take me on trips and in our last one I remember going down the motorway and looking at the number plates to see what countries the cars came from. He taught me lots of things - he used to always tell me I held my cricket bat wrong and I never believed him until Sids my Leicestershire county coach said that my rara was right.
Rara was always there to help me. He would help me with my homework and if I got stuck I would call him and he would explain it to me. Even when he was poorly in hospital before Christmas he helped me with current affairs for my Oakham school interview.
When I was little he used to shake his face and his jowls would wobble and make me laugh. As I got older I would help him with his jigsaws which were 1000 pieces and very tough. I loved jigsaws when I was younger and I think I liked them because my rara did.
When I started to play for county my rara would come and watch me. I remember one day he had a very important meeting and couldn't come to watch me play. Half way through the match he turned up. He had made his meeting shorter so he could come and watch me play for Leicestershire.
My rara was a very important man in Rutland and did lots of things to make people's lives better. But to me he was just my rara Roger and I miss him and I will always love him. Every time I look at the stars the brightest one is him shining down on me.
I remember when I was younger I couldn't say grandad so I always called him rara Roger. He always use to take me on trips and in our last one I remember going down the motorway and looking at the number plates to see what countries the cars came from. He taught me lots of things - he used to always tell me I held my cricket bat wrong and I never believed him until Sids my Leicestershire county coach said that my rara was right.
Rara was always there to help me. He would help me with my homework and if I got stuck I would call him and he would explain it to me. Even when he was poorly in hospital before Christmas he helped me with current affairs for my Oakham school interview.
When I was little he used to shake his face and his jowls would wobble and make me laugh. As I got older I would help him with his jigsaws which were 1000 pieces and very tough. I loved jigsaws when I was younger and I think I liked them because my rara did.
When I started to play for county my rara would come and watch me. I remember one day he had a very important meeting and couldn't come to watch me play. Half way through the match he turned up. He had made his meeting shorter so he could come and watch me play for Leicestershire.
My rara was a very important man in Rutland and did lots of things to make people's lives better. But to me he was just my rara Roger and I miss him and I will always love him. Every time I look at the stars the brightest one is him shining down on me.
