Clare, Countess of Euston and His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Suffolk, is one of the many who has paid tribute to Mike Lynch, the British tech entrepreneur, who lived at Pettistree near Wickham Market.
Mike's body was one of those found during the recovery of the Bayesian yacht they were on - which sank off the coast of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea. It is believed that members of Mike's family and business were also lost in the tragedy.
Here is the full statement from Clare, Countess of Euston, HM Lord-Lieutenant of Suffolk on the death of Deputy Lieutenant Dr Mike Lynch OBE.
I join with so many others in mourning the shocking loss of Mike Lynch and all those who tragically lost their lives in Sicily this week. Mike was one of Suffolk’s most inspirational citizens.
He was quite simply a genius, a global leader in his field but so much more than that. A kind and compassionate man who was always ready to help, hugely generous, the best of friends, but it will be his warm and wonderful smile that will be impossible for me to forget.
Mike was an exemplary Deputy Lieutenant of Suffolk serving both our late Queen Elizabeth II and our present King Charles III.
Our heartfelt sympathy and condolences are with Angela and his whole family at this terrible time.
Clare, Countess of Euston, HM Lord-Lieutenant of Suffolk
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