31-10 2022 16:35
wrote:
Sending heartfelt condolences and thoughts to Tony and family. Val was incredibly welcoming when I joined Essex, especially as part of the Mentor team, which she really believed in and built great relationships with tutors, always seeking to draw out of them the best. I learned more about her when she had to reinterview for semi-retirement - but more so bumping into her in daily life - in the street once, at concerts or at the station - rarely have I met someone for whom music, the possibilities and joys of music, is so intrinsically part of them alongside such boundless gentleness and care. Everyone who has met her will have grown from catching her contagious kindness - she will be missed hugely, and will be remembered fondly and with joy.
31-10 2022 16:35
wrote:
Sending heartfelt condolences and thoughts to Tony and family. Val was incredibly welcoming when I joined Essex, especially as part of the Mentor team, which she really believed in and built great relationships with tutors, always seeking to draw out of them the best. I learned more about her when she had to reinterview for semi-retirement - but more so bumping into her in daily life - in the street once, at concerts or at the station - rarely have I met someone for whom music, the possibilities and joys of music, is so intrinsically part of them alongside such boundless gentleness and care. Everyone who has met her will have grown from catching her contagious kindness - she will be missed hugely, and will be remembered fondly and with joy.
