Brave Northumberland RAF sergeant, 43, honoured with flypast as he made his final journey
Iraq veteran Steven Vout, from Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, died following a brave battle with brain cancer aged 43
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An inspirational RAF sergeant who died of brain cancer has been honoured with a flypast and a military guard of honour as he made his final journey.
Sgt Steven Vout left his wife Rita Gal Vout with a touching gift when he took his last breath at 3.33pm on May 16 - the same time she walked down the aisle to marry him six years ago.
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RAF sergeant takes last breath at exact time wife walked down aisle six years ago
Steven Vout passed away with his wife by his side, holding his hand and talking to him until the very end. His wife said he died at the same time she walked down the aisle six years ago
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Brave Northumberland RAF sergeant gave wife beautiful last gift as he died on their anniversary
Iraq veteran Steven Vout, from Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, died by his wife s side on their wedding anniversary
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Steven Vout, pictured in RAF uniform and with wife Rita Gal Vout (Image: RAF Boulmer/Newcastle Chronicle)
A courageous RAF sergeant died by his wife s side on their wedding anniversary after a hard-fought battle with brain cancer. Sgt Steven Vout, 43, from Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland, died at 3.33pm on May 16, the exact moment his beloved wife had walked down the aisle six years ago. For heartbroken Rita Gal Vout, the moment of her husband s passing, at St Oswald s Hospice, in Gosforth, was his last gift .
ACO triumphs when it surrenders to the power of the music
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By Tony Way
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Australian Chamber Orchestra, Hamer Hall, May 16
It was a near-perfect reunion. After a 15-month absence from the city, the large Melbourne audience eagerly awaiting the Australian Chamber Orchestra’s return was well rewarded. No matter that only six players were touring, for the program was mouth-watering: two string quintets; the Beethoven Op. 104 and Schubert’s sublime masterpiece in C major.
ACO artistic director Richard Tognetti.
Credit:Nic Walker
All began well with Beethoven’s C-minor quintet, a skilful 1817 reworking of his much earlier Piano Trio, Op. 1, No. 3, later celebrated in Vikram Seth’s engrossing novel