Leslie (Les) George Upjohn – January 15, 1931-September 16th 2017

Les Upjohn passed away on September 16th 2017 and his funeral was held on Tuesday, October 3rd at the parish church of St. Mary Magdalene & St. Andrew, Ridlington, conducted by Revd. John Taylor.

Before Les came to Ridlington, he lived for a short while in Oundle, where he was a lecturer at Tresham College, Corby (Social Studies – working with disadvantaged young people). Before that, his main career was policing. Les’ career began when he lived in London, as a member of the Port of London Police. Looking to take his policing out of the capital, he saw and applied for a vacancy with the Cambridgeshire Constabulary and moved with his wife Peggy and daughter Jenny to serve all around the Fenland Division.

Les’ move out of London to rural Cambridgeshire and Rutland was a blessing for those communities and for his family. Undoubtedly, we have benefited from his retirement into our community in Ridlington. Les brought with him his active Christian outlook which was evident in all he said and did.

As church warden, Les quietly went about managing services, keeping the church and church yard in good order and helping whoever he could. When he retired from this role, he remained on the Church Parochial Council, giving sound advice and more than taking his share of the workload.

As we all know – you wanted Les as your friend and on your team. He always gave of his best and was 100% reliable in doing whatever he promised. And now he is at rest in heaven alongside his beloved Peggy.

 

Les’ daughter, Jenny and his brother, Mike would like to express their thanks to Les’ friends and neighbours for the support they gave to Les throughout his illness and at the Service of Thanksgiving for his life.