Rest in peace, Alan Sharpe
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II'S WITH SADNESS that I report the death of Alan Sharpe. He was one of those people that you met and remembered, and was very genuine.
Most people will remember Alan from his act of bravery that got him on television with Esther Rantzen. It must have been 1996 and Alan was weekended at the Wally Stop in Eynatten, Belgium, near the German border.
Alan was in his truck when lie heard a loud explosion, and saw the restaurant on tire. Being an expara. he ran straight into the burning building. pulling out a number of members of staff and passing them through a window to safety before having to retreat himself.
He received several awards for his act of bravery as did another driver who helped on that fateful day. even being invited over to Belgium where he was presented with an award by the King and Queen.
The fact that Alan couldn't save everyone haunted him and made him very ill and he suffered for many years afterwards When I last saw him in 2004, he was still battling his demons and was even doing the occasional driving job.
The battle was won, but it would seem not the war. Rest in peace. John Hunt Mendlesham Suffolk