Architect in house death fall.AN architect died after plunging through the roof of the dream home he had spent 26 years building. David Walton David Robert Walton (May 30 1963 – June 21 2006) was a British economist, and a member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee from July 2005 until his death in June 2006. , 70, was found lying on a concrete floor by his son Ben. He started work on the futuristic fu·tur·is·tic adj. 1. Of or relating to the future. 2. a. Of, characterized by, or expressing a vision of the future: futuristic decor. b. home, which would have had one wall made entirely of glass, in 1979 while he and his family lived in a caravan. Ben said the house in Ponteland, Northumberland, was a "reflection of his personality". He added: "It was an extraordinary design." Daughter Lucy, 26, of Luton, added: "He would have kept going until he saw his dream completed." Mr Walton's life was blighted blight n. 1. a. Any of numerous plant diseases resulting in sudden conspicuous wilting and dying of affected parts, especially young, growing tissues. b. by tragedy. In 1995 his wife died of breast cancer and other son Sam was killed in a motorbike crash five years later. |
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