Here is the text of an email received 13th October 2001 from Juliet, his
daughter....
I have to tell you that very sadly, my
father died in the early hours of yesterday morning, 12th October.
It
was very sudden and unexpected, but he died peacefully in his sleep, something
to be thankful for.
He had suffered a heart attack about a year ago and
had been making excellent progress, after a second setback a few months ago.
He had been leading a very full and normal life right up until his last
evening, when he had attended a Probus lunch and then a PCC meeting. He
went to bed happily, but did not awake.
The following appeared in the Daily Telegraph of 17th October:
POYNER.—.Eric
- peacefully at home on
October 12th. Eric,
formerly
Headmaster of Price’s
School,
Fareham, and later
Principal of
Price’s Sixth-Form
College. Dearly
beloved husband of
Betty, much loved
and loving father of
Andrew and
Juliet, father-in-law of
Josephine and
David, and loved and
devoted grandpa
of Amy, Rachel,
Georgina, Alice,
Hamish and Joseph.
Funeral at 2p.m.
at SI Peter’s Church,
Seaview, Isle of Wight
on Friday, October
19th.