Today I heard from Pam Scanlon, sister of Paul West, that Paul sadly died last Thursday (08/10/2020).
Paul had been ill for some years and had lost the ability to walk.
On Thursday last he was taken from Hillbury Care Home to Wrexham General Hospital where he died that evening.
Pam asked me to inform the Pelicans (ex-students and supporters of the Missionaries of Africa) and this I have done through the present webmaster, Tony Smyth.
Paul, himself, was a great supporter of the Pelicans and Pam writes that “he loved working for the Pelicans”. When we celebrated one hundred years of our coming to Britain Paul was present at the celebrations in Our Lady Queen of Apostles, Heston and helped prepare a montage of our time at Heston parish.
I am sure many of you remember him and we will all keep him and his family in our prayers at this sad time.
May he rest in peace.
Fr .Chris Wallbank MAfr (Secretary, British Sector, Missionaries of Africa)