Chris
A winning smile, the kindest heart is how you’d always find him,
A thoroughbred but no dark horse is how you would describe him.
With his fair share of joie de vivre, to many quite paternal,
An author of “State of the nation” - yearly Christmas journal,
And while most delighted reading this - a cheery, festive note,
Others were moved to remark “Him and his bloody boat!” ?
A nautical enthusiast, watch-leader traits endowed,
A captain of the Flying Horse, old Cook would be quite proud,
He took us all on oceans blue, inspiring every true man,
To tell us all “I’ve been there, seen it, done it with Chris Neumann.”
But now it’s time to say goodbye, our dear and trusted friend
Too soon, too soon, too soon we cry, it’s much to soon,
The end.
Darren, Sally, Alex and Guy Griffin
22nd March 2010