Brian O’Connell; Updated 11th August;
Brian O’Connell has died 03/08/2016
I am so sad to tell you of the sudden death of Brian O’Connell yesterday. Brian aged 73 had been amongst friends during his weekly visit to the Rosudgeon Car Boot Sale, at the end of the sale he was making his way back to his car when he had a sudden heart attack and died.
I have known Brian who ran the very popular ‘SOUNDS Ok’ in Falmouth for almost 25 years. We became great pals during my Dig & Delve days in Swanpool Street. His son Jason is naturally devastated and we pass onto Jason and his entire family our sincere sympathies for the loss of such a good man.
Three of his closest friends Ann, Jason Wilkinson and Frank will so sadly miss the great fun character that Brian was with his ready smile and his great sense of humour. Tears of love happy memories and sadness will be shed.
He was so popular with his thousands of supporters of his Sounds ok shop in Arwenack Street selling records cds video’s and dvds. In the summer tourists used to cram into Brian’s shop selecting very rare records and collectable music. Brian was an absolute expert on music with a vast knowledge over many year.
Brian was a very nice man, a gentleman, a proud Scot, a true friend, a genuine man, loyal and the most honest business person I have ever met in Cornwall.
We will all sadly miss you Brian.
Goodbye son!
Geoff and Louise.
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Now 2 pictures;
Tribute to Brian;
From: “B Sables” withheld @gmail.com
Date: Aug 6, 2016 10:21 PM
Subject: Brian
To:
Hello Geoff, Devastated by the news about Brian. For years I’ve bought records CDs and DVDs from sounds ok, always leaving on the price labels now when I pick up one of these CDs, DVDs to play l will always remember Brian one of Falmouth’s stars now shining in heaven…and sorely missed.
Birdy x
Tribute and memories of Brian by Ann Parker;
I first met Brian back in 1995. I had started selling Music and Films and had a stall in the Truro Flea Market at Hall for Cornwall. I also had started to sell online.
I ventured into Sounds OK to see if there was anything interesting I could buy and sell on. Brian was very interested in what I was doing and gave me a great deal of help and advice. He showed me how to grade vinyl amongst other things. Cd singles were doing well online at that time and Brian had a plentiful supply so every week I would go down to the shop and buy plenty. Brian always used to give me a good discount and always ask how things were going. I spent a small fortune in there every week and years later things would reverse and he would buy from me and ask my advice!!
Brian and I had a friendly rivalry with dvd selling. Every week I would bump into him in town, normally when I had just finished scouting the Charity Shops. He would say, ” I don’t believe it, have you been in all of them?” and look in my bags to see what I had bought. If we got to a shop at the same time, we would start at different ends of the shelf and laugh and tut at what we were finding. I normally beat Brian to the better stuff and would tell him he should get out of bed earlier!
Every week at Rosudgeon Car boot I would be Brian’s last stop and he would buy from me and tell what he had been up to that week. He loved eating out and would describe everything he’d had on his plate and tell me the price. He thoroughly enjoyed his All-day breakfast and Coffee at the Garden Centre recently with Frank and Maria and thought it was a bargain at £6.99!
He loved a night out and I often bumped into him enjoying the music and having a dance.
The last thing we spoke about was holidays. He loved Portugal and Greece and told me he was going to book a trip the next day, probably to Falaraiki!
Dear Brian, I will miss him so much. He would come up and say “Well hello there!” It won’t be the same without him. He loved Falmouth and Falmouth loved him. The town won’t be the same without him.
Ann.
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Here is the clip of us dancing!
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Further Tribute 10/08/2016
Carole (withheld)
Wed 21:42
Absolutely saddened to hear the sad news about Brian. When I lived down West he always bought DVD’s from us on the boot sales. He was always so polite and lovely and always asked how we were. My thoughts are with his family, so, so, sad.
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