UPDATE
DETAILS have been posted of the funeral arrangements for Ao Po Grand Marina manager Simon Grant. He will be farewelled over several days from Monday, October 26, and his ashes scattered at sea in Phang Nga Bay on Thursday. For more information, go to www.aopograndmarina.com or call Adam Frost 0n +66 (0) 81 9796636
Original Report
SIMON GRANT, the genial manager of the Ao Po Grand Marina, died in hospital after a motorcycle mishap yesterday afternoon.
His boss and good friend, marina managing director Kasern Chiarasomboon, told Phuketwan today that Mr Grant had just taken delivery of a new Honda 750.
Details of the circumstances of the mishap have yet to be revealed, but Mr Grant, 45, apparently came off the motorcycle as he drove away from the marina, on Phuket's east coast, about 3pm, near the air park.
He was taken to Bangkok Phuket Hospital in Phuket City, where he died about 6.30pm.
Mr Grant, who was single, was wearing full protective gear, Khun Kasern said. He preferred to ride the motorcycle rather than take the marina's four-wheel drive.
Reports said Mr Grant's motorcycle was virtually unmarked.
''We will miss him enormously,'' Khun Kasern said. ''He started work here in August 2008 and we had a mutual respect and liking for each other.''
Khun Kasern said Mr Grant's younger brother was on his way from Zimbabwe to Phuket.
Mr Grant spent a lot of time living and working in Australia before taking up the job at the Ao Po Grand Marina, where he was the only expat employee.
The Ao Po Grand Marina was Phuketwan's Phuket Innovation of the Year for 2008.
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Posted by Graham on October 23, 2009 12:26