Dad was buried in Suffolk, a place he loved, on Friday October 7th, after a small family funeral in our local church. It was a lovely service. All of his children were there, and all of his grandchildren too. We went back to the family home afterwards and had a celebration of his life. A few tears and a lot of laughs, just as he would have wanted. He would have been so touched by all your messages of condolence and support. It's been a huge comfort to Mum and an absolute joy to all of us, knowing how his work seemingly touched so many people all over the world. He was a quiet and gentle man and also, perhaps surprisingly, a modest one. He really would have been flabbergasted by the amount of press coverage etc his death received.

On a lighter note, just after he died in Portugal, and things were pretty grim to be honest, we saw a comment on BBC news and thought we'd share it with you on this page, as it made us laugh a lot and Dad would have absolutely loved it. "If Saint Peter asks your name, don't tell him Croft!..." (Thanks to Steve Barnett)

We will of course be organising a memorial next year, don't know where yet or even when, but will keep you all posted when we do. Thank you again, everybody, for all your kind messages of support, they meant so much to us all.

Penny Croft

The family of comedy legend David Croft OBE are sad to report that David died peacefully in his sleep at his house in Portugal earlier today. He was a truly great man, who will be missed by all who had the great fortune of knowing and loving him. We know that he would have been proud that you had all been watching.

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