A brief Memorial to  Ginger Marks It is with massive sadness (and we apologise for leaving this announcement so long after hearing the dreadful news) that we have to make the awful announcement that Ginger (previously known to the Authorities as Bill Francombe) passed away in late 2007 in New Zealand, after a very brief illness. Quite obviously, though the remaining Band Members (those who are still in contact with each other, as unfortunately rather too many band members prove to be untraceable to date) are sad beyond question, special empathy though has to be laid on to Bill’s family, his mum and dad , brothers and sisters, wife and kids. As far as the Pants are concerned, Justin, being Ging’s kid brother, carries the burden more deeply than we mere fellow collaborators can imagine. This very obviously also goes for Ginger’s parents; his other brothers and sisters; his beloved missus, Marion and his two daughters, of whom he was so proud. We are all missing the old sod beyond question! Cheers Bill, we loved knowing you, what a pity we didn’t get around to organising that reunion that we’d talked about in NZ! Ginger’s Fender pays respect. Hold on, it’s a lower third, no, a top sixth, sod it, it’s three fingers and one thumb Bill (Ging) and his wife Marion. Ging enjoys the forbidden fruit, “well it’s hardly going to kill me is it?” Ging and his mum, his parents were very tolerant of us all in the old days. Ging and his old mate Robin, they became chummy during Ginger’s career as a Brain Surgeon to King Faisel of Saudi.

A brief Memorial to
Ginger Marks

It is with massive sadness (and we apologise for leaving this announcement so long after hearing the dreadful news) that we have to make the awful announcement that Ginger (previously known to the Authorities as Bill Francombe) passed away in late 2007 in New Zealand, after a very brief illness.

Quite obviously, though the remaining Band Members (those who are still in contact with each other, as unfortunately rather too many band members prove to be untraceable to date) are sad beyond question, special empathy though has to be laid on to Bill’s family, his mum and dad , brothers and sisters, wife and kids.

As far as the Pants are concerned, Justin, being Ging’s kid brother, carries the burden more deeply than we mere fellow collaborators can imagine. This very obviously also goes for Ginger’s parents; his other brothers and sisters; his beloved missus, Marion and his two daughters, of whom he was so proud.

We are all missing the old sod beyond question!

Cheers Bill, we loved knowing you, what a pity we didn’t get around to organising that reunion that we’d talked about in NZ!

Ginger’s Fender pays respect.

Hold on, it’s a lower third, no, a top sixth, sod it, it’s three fingers and one thumb

Ginger Marks photographed in Walton on Thames

Bill (Ging) and his wife Marion.

Ging enjoys the forbidden fruit, “well it’s hardly going to kill me is it?”

Ging and his mum, his parents were very tolerant of us all in the old days.

Ging and his old mate Robin, they became chummy during Ginger’s career as a Brain Surgeon to King Faisel of Saudi.