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<p>Following the death of former Liberal Democrat leader  Paddy Ashdown, aged 77, the Suffolk Gazette offers this tribute by resident obituary Haiku writer Richard Standen.</p>
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<p><strong>Lord Ashdown stands down</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Marine, Politician, Spy</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Lib Dems salute you.</strong></p>
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<p><strong>The Right Honourable, the Lord Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon, CH GCMG KBE PC</strong></p>
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<p>Born: February 27, 1941, New Delhi, India</p>
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<p>Died: December 22, 2018, Yeovil, United Kingdom</p>
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