Stuart Kennard

[ange]

Hi

I heard a rumor that Stuart Kennard had passed away. About 2 years ago you had a photo of Alf and Sue (I think) with Stuart at the bottom of the escalators in Basildon town center. I can't find it on your site now. Just wondered if anyone could confirm this sad news.

[South-Punk Admin]

I have heard similar rumours about Stuart, but have been reluctant to add to him to the Obituaries section until I have official confirmation from a family member.

The picture you mentioned of Stuart with Alf, Sue & Kim in Basildon is still on the site, at:
www.southendpunk.com/html/vandals8.html

There are also several pictures of Stuart in Mark Saunders 'Safety pins and Leopardskin' Album:
www.southendpunk.com/html/marksaun.html

[vicar]

I think this is this Stuart Kennard, 17 seconds into the Police video "Message in a Bottle"? I could be wrong though. It's been a long time since I saw him last.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLFF2P8fInI&feature=relmfu

[german1]

It certainly looks like him, but I don't remember him ever smoking.
We were classmates at school and I knew him pretty well, but lost touch around the end of the 70s. Someone told Tone he'd died of a drugs overdose in the nineties, but I've never heard it directly. I'm pretty sure he never touched drugs when I knew him, but I could be wrong about that, as well as the smoking; as you say, it's been a long time.