Arrangements for the funeral of Richard Powell
Wednesday 28th August 2019, 11.45am
Redditch Crematorium
A service to celebrate Richard’s life is being held at Redditch Crematorium at 11.45am.
All are invited back to Fletcher’s Bar in Kings Heath after the service for refreshments, and to share memories of Richard.
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I would be so pleased to attend the funeral and then meet at Fletchers to celebrate the life of Richard.
I went out with him in late 70’s before Helen. We have always remained as friends which was great.
He was a lovely man and I am heartbroken for him and for you Jeanette and family and my heartfelt
wishes go out to you all at this very sad time.
May he rest in peace and always remain in all our memories.
Kind regards
Sandra Smith
It was so devastating to hear the news of Richards sudden and unfair passing. My memories of Richard go back many years to when he worked at Shape so guess that has to be very late 70’s or early 80’s and before Richard decided to become an Architect eventually to join BM3 with Dave Jones.
I worked well with Richard who was a most
understanding and caring person always willing to develop practical and workable solutions to any issues that arose on the numerous projects we worked on.
Notwithstanding he was always a great friend and enjoyed many social evenings over many years.
God Bless you Richard we will all miss you so very much. A Legend.
Rest my friend.
John Dyson
I am much saddened to learn of Richard’s death. He was a student of mine in the 80s, and one of those who confirmed my view that mature students are likely to be more responsive and better learners. He came to university with knowledge and experience, and I was impressed by what he achieved later with BM3. We occasionally ran into each other at the Prince of Wales or other places, and it was always good to meet. I am very sorry that he has left.
Like so many others I was shocked and deeply saddened to hear of Richards passing. I knew him from Shape days, meeting him first around 1976. Over the intervening years we worked on numerous housing projects after his qualification as an architect. We also had great fun socially and Richard was always fantastic company whether it was sailing in Devon or having a few beers in the pub. I personally have some fabulous memories of time we shared together and am very sorry not to be able to attend his funeral to help celebrate his full life which impacted so positively on so many people. Richard was a legend and will be greatly missed by his family and his many friends.
Tony Bowron
I am so very sad to hear the shocking news about Richard. I remember meeting him in 1993 when I got a job at Gloucestershire Housing Association and Chris Kenny said I had to be vetted by the team at BM3! There were so many fun times over the years – usually involving a few beers, a few fags and the occasional spot of work!! He was one of a kind!
Donna Baddeley
Very sad to hear of the passing of Richard. First met him at Shape around 1978-79. . We loved working with BM3 such a great firm and Richard was a most talented Architect. A real fun character who will be sadly missed but long remembered. May you Rest in Peace.
John Walker
I was so sorry to learn of Richards passing- i only learnt how ill he was in the past 2 weeks. I met Richard in 1980 when I joined Shape as a fresh faced young housing assistant in my first job. I couldn’t have met a more encouraging group of colleagues and have kept in touch ( not as often as I should have) over the past 39 years but will never forget the opportunity afforded to me to meet people like Richard- with such a great love of life and fun.
A great loss and condolences to Jeanette, Frank and Bella x
Dave and I would love to come to share memories of Richard.
I was so lucky to have reconnected with my dear cousin Richard (and Jeanette) at a very sad and difficult time earlier this year. We spent some time reminiscing and sharing old photographs of our combined families. I have known Richard for 60 years, and he always came over as a very gentle, humble and caring man. One memory that always comes to mind when I think of Richard is when we all spent Christmas together at Barnt Green when I was about ten years old. I remember looking up to this tall, dark, handsome cousin who was playing ‘ These boots are made for walkin’ ‘- by Nancy Sinatra on his guitar. It all had a slightly hippy edge back in the late 60’s. I feel so lucky that circumstances made us reconnect again and will cherish these memories of my cousin Richard.
May you Rest in Peace, and love to Jeanette, Frank, and Bella.
My thoughts to Richard’s family, friends and colleagues.
Like everyone else I was shocked and deeply saddened to hear of Richard’s passing.
I met Richard in 1998 when I started working in the West Midlands.
We worked on many schemes together and I grew to respect him as an architect and to genuinely like him as a person.
He was always a gentleman and a caring, gentle person.
I will miss him and am sad he did not get the opportunity to enjoy his retirement to the full.
His memory will live on in the buildings he designed, the communities he helped to develop and the memories in the hearts of people he touched.
Farewell Richard.
Richard Powell stood out from the crowd … tall, lean, striking looking … with a great taste in overcoats, flowing hair and a wonderfully loud laugh ! … He was also very much his ‘own man’ .
I first met Richard in 1977 and maintained a close friendship with him all these past years … experiencing as others have his sense of humour , jokes and wild company.
We met in court , he was surrounded by women … towering above them … it was in fact a netball court … he was playing for Shape, and I for Copec …it was to be our only sporting endeavour… Richard was too ‘cool’ for sport… but so often sporting.
He once ‘scraped me up’ after a car break down in Harrogate… we repaired to Hales Bar and drank ‘bloody Mary’s’ until our legs went numb… I didn’t eat a tomato for nearly two years !
Richard was always convivial… and often conbibial … and most often, such bloody good company … as I said he was very much his ‘own man’ … and will be so sadly missed.
Requiescat in pace .
With love Mike Pritty.z
Top Bloke. We co owned a small boat and sailed together many moons ago not to mention the odd libation here and there.Always Happy Days.
Sadly missed.
Heartfelt feelings to Jeannette and family.
Peter Lugsdin
I was devastated to here the news about Richard. To say he was a legend would be a bit of an understatement. He was a talented Architect and his love of a good beer was well known. I had the privilege of many “sessions” with Richard putting the world to rights and I will cherish the many memories I have of him. God bless you Richard. Rest in peace my friend and don’t forget to meet me at the pearly gates with a beer when my time comes.
I am so very saddened by the news of Richard’s passing and very sorry I can’t attend the service. I have fantastic memories of a kind hearted man with a wonderful dry sense of humour. He made me feel calm in his presence and would always make me smile through some stressful study times. He was someone you could rely on and reach out to knowing you would come away with a great sense of reassurance and positivity. He would lean into me and cut to the root of the issue and make it all seem so insignificant.
Our time together in Oklahoma on our university exchange will stay with me forever….so many memories linger and they are all great thoughts.
Richard … there are many unique and amazing things in this mixed up beautiful world but when they built you they broke the mould for sure!
Love and laughter always X
I was an employee at BM3 for a short term and did not spend much time with Richard however in that short term come find out and can confidently say say he was a top man and very down to earth individual.
My condolences and heart felt sympathy for the family.
So sorry to hear that Richard has passed away. I worked closely with him at BM3 for many years upto 2005. He was a one of a kind. Rest in Peace Richard.
Deepest condolences to the whole family.
I too first met Richard, when I began working for Shape Housing Association in !980 on the Sparkbrook project. Richard was the development manager and I was a Housing assistant.
He was a fellow Yorshireman, from Rotherham. My first impressions were that he was a hippy , public school boy who was mainly interested in having a good time.
Over the years we had a few confrontations. One of the major ones was when I challenged him over the way he was treating a female colleague, Helen White. I thought he was bullying her and told him so. Little did I know that they were in a relationship with Helen !!!!! I felt a real plonker.
Richard never held it against me and I grew to respect him and greatly enjoy his company.
Looking back on those days, we achieved a great deal and the Sparkbrook project , which refurbished some huge HMO’s, build a New Build Estate and South Road House, a hostal for mature single men with alcohol problems. ( I did a nostalgic visit to Sparkbrook last month and was pleased to see the new build houses and South Road House in great condition.)
Richard played a lead role in getting those schemes off the ground.
When I was leaving Shape, I had sold my house in Coventry and was living in Yorkshire at the weekends. Richard kindly offered me a room during the week at his home in
Kingsheath. He was a great landlord and I got to know Richard in a different way, He would
bring me a coffee in the morning and he was very tidy.
Even though I have only just found that Richard had passed away in 2019, I still wanted to say what a good guy he was and I appreciated his zest for life whilst making a great contribution to society.