Dear April,
Thank you for letting us know. I am sure cards from all of us will help a little
and perhaps we should continue to send them whilst he is in hospital as it will
be a long haul for him. Maybe it will help a bit if he knows we are thinking
about him.
Ann
Date sent: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 11:40:10 +0100
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From: "Carlucci, April" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Geoff Armitage, British Library Map Library
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> All
>
> I'm very sorry to have to let you know that Geoff Armitage, our reading room
> supervisor here in the BL Map Library and known to many of you for his work
> in British cartobibliography, was seriously injured last week in a road
> accident near his home in Sutton, Surrey. He was hit by a car which ran a
> red light, and sustained serious injuries to his pelvis, as well as other
> injuries. He is in hospital near Sutton, but is expected to be moved soon to
> another hospital with a team specialising in severe orthopeadic injuries. We
> expect he will be away from the Library for several, if not many months, as
> he will have to undergo probably a series of operations to overcome the
> injuries to his pelvis.
>
> His wife Sally says that he's doing better in the last few days and
> suggested that it would do him good to hear from people. If you would like
> to send a card or letter at this time, you can send it to him at home:
>
> Geoff Armitage
> 11 Horse Shoe Green
> Sutton
> Surrey
> SM1 3LS
>
> We'll keep you posted on how he's doing. Many thanks for your concern.
>
> April Carlucci
> British Library Map Collections
>
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