Hi I am Simon Jones,

I worked with Roger from 1995 to 2003 and became familiar with his practical jokes :) to my cost.

Once we travelled together to Bristol to visit a ship. I was tasked by the office to take $30,000 cash along to give to the captain. Somewhere on our journey, we stopped at a petrol station and Roger got fuel and I got out to get some cokes. We continued our journey and found our hotel.

We checked in and on opening my bag I found that the cash was missing. In blind panic I called Roger, we checked the car and concluded that the money must have been stolen at the petrol station or I had left it on my desk at work. So, I called a colleague back in the office who said that the cash wasn't there. Of course, after putting the phone down Roger confessed !, I promptly called the office. Unfortunately, my colleague had by that time alerted the whole office of my ‘cock-up'.

Upon our return to work, we were summoned to the General Manager's office and given a severe telling off for our childish antics !!!. Roger had that mischievous twinkle I his eye.

I shared 8 busy years of my life with Roger, he taught me a lot, trusted me a lot and was a thoroughly decent and kind bloke. I shall miss him and right now his passing is as yet unbelievable to me.