Harry passed away suddenly on Tuesday 14th June 2016, at age 34. We are here to share memories and remember him. Harry was loved beyond expression by his wife Flavia, his family and his friends. We would love you to add your thoughts and photos, by emailing flavia.mancini AT gmail.com
We are our sweetness and light
As someone commented ‘we adored Harry, it was difficult not to’. With his cheek and charm he won us all over. Harry was an exceptionally bright young man and had a unique approach to life. He always found time for other people. Through hard times he offered endless support and good times were so much […]
I wonder I thought to myself; I wonder who this person is. {I wonder who he really is} by Harry Chapman
Remember, remember the fifth of November, Gunpowder treason and plot. We see no reason Why gunpowder treason Should ever be forgot! Seven years, today, my sweetness and light. Flavia
Harry used to say that “the challenge is to make life simpler”. He often reflected on how to keep “two thoughts about the same thing in harmony”. How to find and keep the balance between conflicting thoughts and feelings, without either denying or radicalising them? It requires constant work because it cannot be a static […]
We remember Harry as: the first person to arrange a social occasion when we were new friends; as the source of fun when we went away on holidays and as a smart and quick witted classmate. He was an incredible person and friend, and we will miss him. Our thoughts are with you and his […]
The first time we met Harry we were on a big group trip to the music festival Sonar in Barcelona. We must have been late booking our accommodation as Sharon, myself and Harry had a raw deal at the hostel, having to change beds or rooms every morning. It was all a bit of […]
Dear Flavia, Christine, Adeline, Julia, Diana, Olivia & Jack, I have no photos of Harry to post, but I do have lots of pictures in my mind’s eye. In all of these he is smiling his inimitable, joyful & cheeky smile. A handsome, gentle & lovely young man with so much to give, but departed […]
Dear Adeline, Christine and family, Rupert passed on your very sad news of Harry’s death. We feel for you all in your sadness of a promising life cut short and from our memories a laughing happy boy no longer with you. We often chuckle about the time that Harry came to stay and borrowed Angus’s […]
When great trees fall, rocks on distant hills shudder, lions hunker down in tall grasses, and even elephants lumber after safety. When great trees fall in forests, small things recoil into silence, their senses eroded beyond fear. When great souls die, the air around us becomes light, rare, sterile. We breathe, briefly. Our eyes, briefly, […]
2004 – 2007 2014-2015
I knew Harry from his time at National Grid. We only overlapped for about 6 months but I immediately got to appreciate Harry’s great sense of humour and his generally positive nature. He left a gap when he left National Grid and we stayed in touch afterwards – we actually caught up over lunch not […]
Through good and bad haircuts…