Peter Owen, 88, died after a battle with pneumonia, heart problems and kidney failure. Mr Owen, from Billericay, was governor at The Billericay School and deputy editor of the Echo as well as a member of the Rotary Club of Billericay Mayflower, as well as a keen gardener. His wife Sylvia Owen, 85, said: “I was with him when he died as was one of our daughters and he died peacefully. “We miss him very much and the family is coping. There’s been someone with me all the time. “He was with the club for 31 years, he was also chair of governors at the Billericay School from 1993 until 1998 and was a governor until he died.