His Funeral will be held on Friday 31st January at Kent and Sussex Crematorium, Benhall Mile Road, Royal Tonbridge Wells TN2 5JJ at 2.30 p.m.

Paddy was a supporter of the Association, regularly attending the Chairman’s Lunch.

Patrick Gooch has enjoyed a varied and interesting career. He studied History of Art, and lectured at the Central School of Art and Design in London. However, marketing has long been his main occupation; and in this role he has worked for a number of international companies.

In recent years, Patrick was appointed chief executive of a Spanish government trade council; which led to the award of `Commander of Civil Merit` conferred on him by King Juan Carlos.

Thereafter, he joined his wife`s trade development company, working with European senders to the UK as well as exporters from Central and South America.

It was the tedium of long-haul business flights and time spent in impersonal hotel rooms that prompted Patrick to take up writing. Thus far, a number of his novels have been published – most combining fact with fiction, taking a different slant on actual events.
Taken from Blossom Spring Publishing © 2017

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