He was someone who brought joy to everyone and, if you knew him, played with him or worked with him, you knew what a character he was.

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If you knew him, you have a story about him.

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If you ever asked him to do anything, you knew it would be done.

BBC: Town pays tribute to dead soldier

If you didn't know Kerry before, you knew him afterward.

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If he was your teacher, you probably knew him as Mr McLaren.

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