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I remember going along to a community council meeting in Rotherhithe in February 2010 - for a job that I was starting in the local area - and I sat next to an extremely vivacious chap, who was charming and irreverent in equal measure and to whom I instantly warmed. This chap turned out to be Barry Mason.
Over the past year, I have got to know Barry better through work projects and through various cycling escapades. I frequently found myself being a bit bewildered, amused and impressed by his often blunt and direct way of being and talking, mixed together with a very genuine sense of warmth and love ; a smile was never far away from a scowl and he always seemed to be teetering on the edge of mischief of one kind or another.
Barry was dedicated, funny, committed, caring and surprising. I went to the farm a month or so ago and he marched me straight down to the goat pen and handed me a tiny baby kid to hold. He made witty, dry comments whilst I gushed over this little warm scrap of life who had been abandoned by his mother, but it was Barry who looked over this little one every day; making sure it was loved, cared for and nourished in the way it should be. The farm is buzzing and lively, full of new life and fresh energy and his work there seems to have been completely transformative.
He was someone that made things happen and all the comments here and on other forums and sites are testament to the amount he has achieved and the lives he has touched. I was so very sad when I found out about his death and it seems very hard to believe that someone who was so totally full of life and health should no longer be here.
He was a brilliant, bright man and I was looking forward to doing the Dunwich Dynamo with him for the first time in July. Now, I shall be doing it in his memory, as am sure will many others.
My thoughts are with his family and will also rest on his uncompromising, focused and clear sighted approach to life, work and bikes.
Thank you Barry. It was a pleasure knowing you and goodbye
Marigold x x x x x x x
