Gary Higgins

[DaveZH]

It is with great sadness that i must inform you that Gary Higgins passed away Wednesday 22nd January. I know he was well liked on here and used to contribute regularly. He will be missed.

Kind regards
David Higgins
(Brother)

 

[valiant]

So sorry to hear this. Gary and I always had a chat at Oundle, when it was running. A jolly chap, despite his illness. Please accept my condolences.
Steve

 

[Richie]

Hi David,
Please accept my most sincere condolances to you and the family. We had many a chat over the years, a fellow modeller who I really liked and admired his wonderful talent. He would be generally sculpting something in hand everytime I saw him. Always with a smile on his face even when life threw him a real curveball.

Another fine model maker to add to the Roll of Honour.
cheers
Richie

 

[DaddyO]

So sorry to hear that - had chats with Gary over the years and always enjoyed it when we bumped into each other

Paul

 

[Nap]

That’s such sad news , a much respected member in the British Model Soldier Society and of course here on PF

I remember his banter with folk ...always smiling and laughing and loved his modelling

All our thoughts and condolences are with family and friends as this difficult time

RIP Gary it’s with honour that I will add you to the Roll of Honour....I will move this thread there while sorting a tribute out

Nap

 

[Briggsy]

Sad news indeed and my deepest condolences to his family. I knew Gary for many years through the hobby and we always had good chats at shows. He will be sadly missed.

Simon

 

[BRAN]

Sincere condolences to his family and all his loved ones.

 

[Tecumsea]

So sorry to hear that Gary has passed on and condolences on your loss.

He was a lovely guy and we used to chat about his creations over the years-I saw him go from crutches to wheelchair and inspite of his severe diabetes he always bore his disabilty with a cheery smile, I found him quite inspirational not only for his dedication to the hobby but his attitude to life.

RIP Gary it was a pleasure to know you.

Keith

 

[arj]

So sorry to hear of Gary's passing.
Please accept my most sincere condolences to you and the family.
I had many an interesting chat with Gary at various shows and seeing his latest work was always a pleasure.
R.I.P. Gary.

Andrew

 

[arj]

For those who may not be familiar with the quality of Gary's sculpting, here are a few examples:-

United Empire Miniatures


Model Display Products



And a couple that he was working on when I met him at a Bugle Call Show:

Falstaff

I can't remember who eventually had the Falstaff for sale.

(The UEM and MDP items are still available on the websites.)

Goodbye old friend.

Andrew

 

[Nap]

Thank you Andrew

If you have more pics please email me them , I will use the ones above in the RoH

I don’t think Falstaff was ever released ...it was a large and full of character piece
Always liked the UEM piece ...in tabard

Nap