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Sad Day...06.03.10

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on 6th March 2010 at 07:53 AM (821 Views)
Sadly a very close friend of mine has just passed away, John Strutt a masive bird keeper and unbeleivable caring man died of heart failure in the early hours of Tuesday March the 2nd at the age of 74.

If you ever met this larger than life character you would know just what a loss to the parrot world this is, he is famous in the Cumbrian area for his free flying parrots and we have worked on and off together in assisting parrots since the 90s'. I was always amazed to see his fabulous collection flying through the Cumbrian skies and he had everything from Budgerigars to Scarlet Macaws all of which flew free at some time or another.

John lived for nature and his charitable work was testament to this, he loved everything from a Butterfly to a Blackbird and all inbetween, he had even set aside 1000s of acres of land which he had purchased to allow it to go back to nature, what a wonderful man.

The parrot world will no doubt miss him but not half as much as his friends and parrots.

Rest in Peace John........
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  1. Janeyjane_UK - 6th March 2010 08:25 AM
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    Sorry to hear that, Steve. I hope there is somebody around to continue his legacy and memorialise his contribution to nature. The world needs more people like that.

    Jane
  2. Torgwen - 6th March 2010 12:30 PM
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    Sorry to hear of your loss Steve, and the loss to his family & friends and of course the parrots. There is a link on this page to a video from BBC report: ("The Eden Jays") http://www.bbc.co.uk/cumbria/content/articles/2007/04/13/eden_jays_video_feature.shtml and some info on http://archive.thisisthenortheast.co.uk/2002/04/09/139498.html
  3. Torgwen - 6th March 2010 12:31 PM
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    If you copy & paste the links they will work.
  4. Caroline - 6th March 2010 01:21 PM
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    Very sorry to hear this sad news. I didn't know him personally but have always wanted to meet him and see his place. He did some wonderful work and to have seen tose birds flying free in that wonderful countryside must have been amazing. May he rest in peace
  5. bluebell woods - 10th March 2010 12:27 AM
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    The world is a sad place without John Strutt, that is for sure. A truly wonderful man, such a pity there are so few people out there like him. I send my deepest sympathy to Steve as it is tough to lose such a close friend.
  6. billrobbo - 11th March 2010 06:33 PM
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    So sad.Sorry mate
  7. Jackie Bridge - 12th March 2010 09:49 AM
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    Sorry for the late posting but somehow I missed it. I'm so sorry about your friend John, he sounds as if he was a really nice man and did a lot to help parrots.