A tribute to Chris Cant
Thank you for visiting this page on or around the 4 year
anniversary of Chris's passing away.
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It is with deep sadness that The Accessible Friends
Network (TAFN) announces that our Chairman Chris Cant departed this
world suddenly on November 6th 2005, following a serious coronary.
Chris Cant lived in Hull, East Yorkshire with his
wife Christine & guide dog Tex.
He was a co-founder
of TAFN, and was a central force in it's establishment and development.
A hard working online volunteer, Chris was famed
in the blind & v i community for his incredible generosity,
selflessness, friendly nature, willingness to help others and good
humour.
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Photo
Description
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Chris had fantastic computer skills and was always
willing to help others, from running live online training classes,
to assisting beginners in need, both via computer and telephone.
He was an avid music & audio book fan, and also an online DJ, hosting
the Smooth Sounds radio
show on FTP Radio. Most of
all he enjoyed life and loved to spread his happiness around to
all.
Chris had many friends online and his death was a shock to us all. This
gentle giant's contribution to the blind community was enormous and he will
never be forgotten.
If you would like to sign
or view our online condolences book, please
click here.
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Our Sincerest Condolences to Christine Cant, and all of Chris's
family.
CHRIS CANT AUDIO FILES
Smoothsounds
show number 1 - LISTEN (M3U format, 98:08)
Smoothsounds
show number 2 - LISTEN (M3U format, 102:15)
Smoothsounds main
page
- featuring 3 blind mice! where you can hear some recordings of Chris's Radio shows.
Problems
with your computer? VISIT our archived CHRIS CANT Tec info AUDIO TUTORIALS Page
(MORE BELOW!)
SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF CHRIS'S DEATH, NOVEMBER 6TH 2007
In memory of Chris Cant on the second anniversary of his
passing.
Time goes by so quickly, yet our Chris will never be forgotten,
he touched so many lives. All of his friends are thinking of him, his
family and especially Christine at this time.
Listen
to Chris Cant talking about TAFN on Radio Humberside, 2005
Hear
Chris's "Welcome to The Accessible Friends Network" audio promo
The legacy he has left is still phenomenal & we hope you
enjoy some of the above.
Chris's Memorial Service
Details
Chris Cant's Memorial Service was
held on Wednesday 16th November 2005
in Hull, East Yorkshire. The service was very well attended, and was conducted by the Reverend Alan
Craven.
A simultaneous online remembrance service
was held in the Chris Cant Tribute Room on The Accessible Friends Network's
internet voice server from 2.10pm,
for those unable to attend in person. The online service was also well
attended, and many of Chris's internet friends including internationals were
there. Many thanks to volunteer Judy W who helped with this event.
For further details please contact the
TAFN Secretary
Pictures of Floral
Tributes to Chris
Chris Cant Tribute
Radio Shows, on demand
Thanks to For the People
radio, some tribute shows to Chris were played on Monday and Thursday of this
week, last
year. We have now made these shows available to listen to online, via
the following links:-
Chris
Cant's original Smoothsounds Page
Special thanks to VIPconduit.com, for their donation to this
website in Chris's memory.
And also to for-the-people.com radio for their support.
Description
of Chris Cant & Tex Picture:
Most people who knew Chris knew he was 6 foot
7" tall, and in this picture he's wearing a pair of trainers with reflective
strips, which the camera flash brought up very bright, so his feet are lit up!
He's wearing pressed trousers, a smart white shirt with a brown &
silver striped tie, and is crouched down with his german shepherd guide dog Tex, sitting upright between his feet. Tex looks very alert and is looking
to the side with his ears firmly upright. On Chris's face (apart
from his bushy eyebrows) is the cheeky grin that he will be so well remembered
for, and that so many blind people heard in his booming Yorkshire voice, both
on the internet and the radio. (Picture taken at TAFN's first AGM,
November 2004.)
CHRIS CANT, 1955 - 2005.
National UK Charity Chairman and Co-founder.
Computer Access Technology tech support guru and trainer.
Internet DJ, Musician and composer.
Friend to many, with a heart as big as a house.
A star that will never
be forgotten.
The Accessible Friends Network is a National UK Registered
Charity, No 1108043.
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TAFN webmaster Leon Gilbert, if you would like to comment on this page.
