Donald (Stacks) Plenty

[Sandy Sanders]

Who remembers the song Brothers in arms, by Dire Straights?

[Richie]

Who remembers the song Brothers in arms, by Dire Straights?

Great song Sandy, infact everything by dire straits was good

[Simon]

I'm a big fan of Dire Straits as well and that song is very poignant at times.
I don't think I met Stacks back then, but it's very sad to hear of his passing.
R.I.P

[thomash123]

Very sad news indeed.

It would have been great to meet up with him at a reunion but sadly it was not to be.
Regards to all his family.
RIP

[loftysmudge]

I didn't know "Stacks" but from all the posts on here he was a great bloke and a good "oppo" to a lot of ex Lowies.

RIP Shippers.

[loftysmudge]

Great song Sandy, infact everything by dire straits was good

Agreed Richie, a brilliant band, wasn't Brothers in Arms the title track of the album. We have got Alchemy on CD, another brilliant DS album.

[loftysmudge]

Who remembers the song Brothers in arms, by Dire Straights?

Reckon that song would be a fitting epitaph for any of us ex servicemen.

[IFG]

We have been informed by his son Toby that Donald (Stacks) Plenty 'crossed the bar' on the 28th May 2016, aged just 60 after a short illness. He served onboard Lowie as an AB Gunner during 1975-1977 and many of our members knew him well and kept in touch by visiting him from time to time.
Stacks who lived in Wells, Somerset suffered a major stroke in 2015 which rendered him needing 24 hour care.
His son says he was a 'free spirit' and until he fell ill was always happy as long as he had someone to share a drink with and discuss the issues of the day.

The cremation will be on the 10 June 2016 at Mendip crematorium at 1500.

RIP Stacks.


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RIP Shipmate.

[Ianmac]

Sandy & Jacqui Sanders, Johno Johnson and myself attended Stack's cremation this afternoon at the Mendip Crematorium, nr Wells, Somerset.
We were made very welcome by his son Toby and he got a good send off on his final draft.
RIP

[loftysmudge]

Sandy & Jacqui Sanders, Johno Johnson and myself attended Stack's cremation this afternoon at the Mendip Crematorium, nr Wells, Somerset.
We were made very welcome by his son Toby and he got a good send off on his final draft.
RIP

Good that someone was able to go and represent the Association at the funeral.