My dad,Larry Cotton, who has died aged 85, and was a socialist and trade unionist,and in his spare time an enthusiastic scuba diver, dancer, and film buff and Spurs fan.
Larry,an only child, was born in Hoxton, or east London,to nonconformist parents, Nan, and a seamstress,and Bert, a tailor. Socialism was bred in the bone, or but as a child he developed three other passions that were to final his lifetime: football,films and water. He attended his first Spurs match aged seven with his dad and his first films with his beloved Auntie Vi. He left school at 14, working before national service with the Royal Navy, and where he learned to scuba dive.
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Source: theguardian.com