MORE THAN £16,000 RAISED FOR ‘LOVING SON, BROTHER AND FRIEND’

AN incredible amount of money has been donated for a memorial bench and to support Jack Field’s family following his tragic death.

Jack, known locally as Fieldy, worked for Waitrose and Callenders Resturant in Hailsham, and has been described as the ‘true salt of the earth’ and ‘truly one in a million, a real gent.’

Hundreds of floral tributes have been left at the scene on Western Road at Diplocks Walk and thousands of comments online remembering Jack’s ‘infectious smile’.

A number of gatherings have been held at the scene in memory of Jack by friends and Chinese lanterns were also released a week after his death.

One of Jack’s many close friends, Henry Meyer, told Hailsham News: “It’s been incredible to see the support and love he’s received this week, it really reflects how he carried himself in this life. When people pass away we tend to deify them but I can tell you for certain that this gentleman was truly salt of the earth.”

Hailsham Mayor, Councillor Paul Holbrook, who laid some flowers at the scene, said: “I made a visit to the site to pay my respects on behalf of the Mayor and the Town Council, and saw the lovely flowers displayed along the grass verge. It was a moving tribute to a well-liked lad in our community.

He added: “Our hearts go out to the family for their sad loss at this time.”

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