Tom Harris was born and bred in the parish, as was his father before him, and he spent all his life in Badsey. He was, as were so many of his generation of Badsey men, a market gardener, and it was only when ill-health compelled him that he gave up his ground. During recent years he and his wife lived in one of the new bungalows opposite the Silk Mill, and it was during this time that Tom underwent a number of serious operations. It was, however, only very recently that he had to give up riding his bike. We send his widow and family our deep condolence in their bereavement.
Published in the December 1978 parish magazine.