A service of thanksgiving to celebrate the life and work of Reginald George Gutteridge was held on Wednesday, May 13, at St Bride’s Church, Fleet Street.

Canon David Meara, rector, officiated, said the bidding prayer and pronounced the blessing.

Mr Jacques Seneschall, grandson, read the lesson. Alexander Antonioni and Matthew and Robert Seneschall, grandsons, read poems for their grandfather. Sir Michael Grade, Mr Jim Watt and Mrs John Seneschall, daughter, gave addresses. During the service the choir performed works from Mozart and Verdi and Mr Fergal O’Mahony played the piano.

Among others present were: Mrs Gutteridge (widow), Mr John Seneschall, Mr Antony Antonioni (sons-in-law) with other members of the family.

Sir Henry Cooper, Mr Colin Hart, Mr Ray Caulfield, Mr Norman Giller, Mr John Conteh, Mr Alan Minter, Mr Colin McMillan, Mr Duke McKenzie, Mr Billy Schwer, Mr Colin Dunn, Mr Dave “Boy” Green, Mr Terry Spinks, Mr Sammy McCarthy, Mr Bobby Neil, Mr James Cook, Mr Lew Lazer, Mr Mark Rowe, Mr Johnny Clark, Mr Peter Cragg, Mr Ray Caulfield, Mr Larry O’Connell, Mr Colin Lake, Mr Billy Aird, Mr Nobby Clarke, Mr Micky Duff, Mr Frank Warren, Mr Pat Thompson, Mr Ronnie Cooper, Mr Tony Humm, Mr Micky Pye, Mr P. J. Rowson, Mr Brian Huspeth, Mr George Day, Mr Johnny Kamer, Mr Mickey Carter, Mr Stephen Powell (president, LEBA-London Ex Boxers Association) with Ms Mary Powell, Mr and Mrs Micky O’Sullivan, Mr Charlie Wright, Mr Jim Oliver, Mr John Oliver, Mr Harold Alderman, Mr Bernard Hart, Mr Johnny Barham, Mr Robbie Wilson, Mr George McManus, Ms Melanie Lloyd, Mr Bob Paget, Mr Johnny Shannon, Mr Paul Fairweather, Mr Chas Taylor, Mr Geoff Bourne, Mr Les Southy and Mr Mark Lazer, representatives of other ex-boxers’ associations in the UK and Ireland and many more friends and former colleagues.