This morning at
6.35am my darling husband Noel Lynch passed away. We were together for 9 years and
we'd hoped to have many more. This photo shows how happy we were together. We
might have seemed like opposites, but our relationship was very special. A true
union of hearts and minds. Noel appeared a quiet man at first meeting but once
you got to know him you couldn't stop him talking. You'd also discover a man of
passion and commitment to his friends and to his beloved Green Party. He spent
his last days dictating emails to be sent to Green Party associates thanking
them for their work, but we only got a third of the way through his address
book. If he didn't get round to thanking you, I'd like to say thank you on his
behalf, especially to the people who supported him in his attempts to get re-elected
to the London Assembly. Noel leaves a massive void in the lives of myself, his
daughter Michelle and family, and his family back in Ireland. They've all been
so welcoming to me as his wife. I hope that some of you can join us when covid
abates and when it's appropriate to arrange celebrations of Noel's life in
London and Ireland.
Joseph Healy @Verde1957
News today that my long-term friend and political ally @noellynchlondon has died. We spoke on Friday, and I had planned to visit him this week. He was for many years Chair of the London #Greenparty and a former #MLA A former auctioneer he was an avid collector and ran a bric a brac #shop at #GrandparadeN12 which he also campaigned to save from demolition. He was active in #Barnet local politics and Chair of the local Green Party for many years. A proud Irishman from Co #Limerick he read the #Limerickleader until his death. He was active in the Green Party Trade Union Group and the Green Seniors. Noel ran himself ragged for many years visiting local Green parties throughout London and encouraging new members. He was also compassionate and during the #pandemic and before his shop became a focal point for #homeless people receiving support. He campaigned on a wide range of environmental and #socialjustice issues and never spared himself. He will be missed by many as an authentic campaigner and man of the people
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THE GREEN ROOM (for Noel Lynch)
This shop is
so full of miscellaneous things,
Unassorted and
assorted, that,
Its customers can
barely enter,
And they must
shuffle along,
Its narrow
corridors sideways,
Canyoned in by
incredible merchandise
Hung from all
available walls,
And stacked
ceiling-high.
An inventory of its
stock would be
An epic in itself,
including:
Desiccated dinosaur
turds,
And Rubber hot
water bottles,
Fashioned to
resemble infamous politicians,
Giant butterflies
in varnished collectors’ cases
Piles of football
programmes,
Unique coins, and
fossilised fish.
Texts in every
language known on this planet,
Portraits of
Macedonian aristocrats,
Necklaces fashioned
from polished bones,
Texts in languages
not known on this planet,
And several pairs
of boots…,
And in one corner,
The shop’s owner
presides,
Like a benign
dragon in a second-hand suit.
A druid of the
discarded,
A trading spider
spinning a web of contacts,
Linking, deals,
politics, culture and commerce
With invisible
threads
Cemented by endless
anecdotes,
Joining everyone
together with shared humanity
Working to make all
our worlds better.
©PRMurry
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thanks
for this. He never stopped working for essential causes.
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Noel was a longtime
friend and I have just put it out on the web. I spoke to him only a
couple of days ago. Other friends and I were speaking to him most days. He was
making me laugh to the end.
I told him I
bought a toy pony for my grandchild, and he missed out the toy bit. We
were laughing at that and the idea of me having a pony in my little
flat!!
His wife let me
know this morning.
When was last in
London I stayed with them. I am grateful for staying with them as I had some
long chats with Noel. Fortunately, I also did recently. He was very
generous as a politician and more so as a friend. I’ll miss meeting up with him
when I am in London. He is a real loss to many for all sorts of different
reasons. RIP
Cait
How
sad. I just saw this news on FB.
Condolences to his
family and comrades.
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Oh, my goodness! I
only just spoke with him on Sunday.
This is the passing of a great and true gentleman, the like of whom I've
rarely met or will likely meet again. What a sad loss for us
all.
Ashley
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I'm sorry to hear this sad news.
Noel was a stalwart supporter of Green Left and a friend and comrade since
I joined in 2006.
RIP.
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As you will know,
Noel was Co-Chair of Green Party Seniors, and he was clear that he wanted to
remain in that role to the end. We were happy to oblige.
We only found out
recently the seriousness of Noel's condition but, even so, we thought he would
be with us for a little while longer. Noel has been a stalwart of the
Green Party in London for longer than most of us can remember. He will be
greatly missed.
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Yes, sad news indeed. l worked a lot with Noel in London Greens.
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My condolences to those who knew and valued him, an amazing
person who will be sadly missed.
Kind regards, Terry Joiner
News from Caroline Russell: Greens pay tribute to Noel Lynch,
former Assembly Member
03 August
2021
Noel
Lynch, member of the London Assembly from May 2003 to June 2004 has sadly died.
Green Party London Assembly Members Caroline Russell, Sian
Berry and Zack Polanski said:
We
are sorry to hear the sad news today of the death of Noel Lynch, who was the
fourth Green elected to the London Assembly. Standing on the list for the
London Assembly sometimes means jumping into the breach at short notice sometime
after an election. Noel stepped up to represent Londoners in 2003, taking a
full part in the work of the London Assembly until the May 2004 election.
In
just one year he was able to publish four reports – covering local shops,
plastic bags, the decline of public toilets and the need for green space. All
of these were topics where his focus was ahead of the agenda and, indeed we
continue working on these topics even now. His work behind the scenes since he
was an Assembly Member has been invaluable, and he was a friendly face for many
people new to green politics. He will be much missed.
Notes to
editors
Noel Lynch’s full record from his time in the London
Assembly:
Noel Lynch, Green Party
Constituency: Londonwide
Elected on 4 May 2000; served as Assembly Member from May
2003 until June 2004.
Responsibilities
During his time as a London Assembly Member, Noel Lynch's
responsibilities included:
- Member of the London Fire and Emergency Planning
Authority
- Member of the Metropolitan Police Authority
- Member of Culture, Sport and Tourism Committee
- Member of Planning and Spatial Development Committee
- Member of the Health Committee
- Chair of the Standards Committee
https://www.facebook.com/caroline.russell.35/videos/145094484459824
R.I.P. Noel - you will always be remembered with love and
respect in the London Green Parties; I think I may have
known Noel since
Ecology Party days but can't be sure.
Noel was a
wonderful man. He nurtured and supported so many on their political journey and
I will not forget the kindness he showed me as a newbie. His legacy will
outlast him, and he will be missed.
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Very sad indeed to
hear this
I only had an email
from him a few days ago telling me he hadn't long to live.
I replied thanking
him for phenomenal work for the Green Party.
Celebrating his
life will be very important.
Yours in sadness,
Ann
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I’m very grateful to you for passing on the sad news that Noel
Lynch has died. I’m sure that those of us who benefited enormously from Noel’s
tutelage while he was the Convenor of the London Fed. will never forget his
wise counsel to the Fed. and to each of us personally.
A sad day indeed.
Brendan
Sheerin
This is sad news. I’m sorry to read this
From: Hugo de Armas Estevez <hugocologico@gmail.com>
Dear Green left comrades,
Really sad news, I had a message from him in my messenger from beginning
of July, that I thought I had replied but it did not go out for a Wi-Fi connection
issue.
I have, like all of you, great memories of him, from my years In
the Green London federation. He had been always the best humankind that you
could meet. People like him in politics, are absolutely necessary. We will miss
him deeply; it is a great lost. He was the kindness and the goodness in
person. As we say in Spanish: “Que la tierra le sea leve” or in Latin “Sit tibi
terra levis”.
All my love to his family and all the Green London family
Great
huge from Tenerife, Hugo
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Dear Peter
Thank you for
updating me on Noel's passing.
I forward the below
for interest of GPTU Group. The branch concerned -- Worcestershire -- is my
nearest active branch of Unite Community, and I attend its branch meetings
while there is no active branch in Herefordshire yet.
You and Noel have
been great mainstays of GPTU, and while a London Fed member I overheard once
talking to a new couple of London Greens in a disparaging way about the
validity of GPTU meetings in terms of size, you and Noel were there for people.
And my great success at getting more letters published in Camden New Journal,
then Hereford Times and now also Morning Star has been largely due to Noel's
encouragement and facilitation, as at https://theonlygreenroom.blogspot.com/2007/10/benefit-claimants-need-firmer.html
and
https://theonlygreenroom.blogspot.com/2008/03/a4e-changing-peoples-lives.html
and his issuing me
a London Green Party placard board as a platform.
Your friends and
comrade
Alan
Dave Wetzel
Noel welcomed me into the Green Party when I joined in 2014. He also arranged for me to speak to new members from across London on the subject of annual Land Value Tax. My wife, Heather and I attended his wedding to Diane (and I was happy to act as his wedding day "chauffeur" in my classic car). We will miss you Comrade!
2/9/2021
I've enjoyed looking into Noel's Assembly work and seeing how issues raised by Greens retain relevance across the years. Thinking about Diane Burstein Lynch and Noel's wider family and friends.
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