Mark Douglas Madgwick (12 Dec 1960 - 9 Sep 2026)
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- Location
- Bury St Edmunds Golf Club Tut Hill Bury St Edmunds IP28 6LG
- Date
- 25th Sep 2026
- Time
- 1pm
In loving memory of Mark Douglas Madgwick who sadly passed away on 9th September 2026. Family flowers only, donations if desired to St Elizabeth Hospice.
Mark was born in Ramsgate on 12th December 1960. His parents Harry and Sheila Madgwick had 3 sons: Christopher, Peter and Mark.
He grew up in and around Surrey. His passion for maths, horse racing as well as his contempt for authority developed at a young age and remained central to who he was till the end.
He also developed a love for good food, as his father was an excellent chef, and his mother wasn't.
Mark left school to work at Weatherbys and there made many friendships which have lasted over the years.
I met Mark when we both arrived at Kingston upon Thames polytechnic to do an Accounting degree.
He shined at many pursuits: drinking, drugs and rock and roll. But with his boyish charm and easy manner he was always liked and trusted, especially by those in charge.
His friendship group is still as sound now as it was then, many of whom made up the KDRT running backstage at Reading festival for many years.
We started dating in our second year and quickly realised we loved one another and wanted to build a life together.
We did the India experience in the early 1980's and then settled in Suffolk in order to be near Newmarket. In 1986 he started his own business which provided and continues to provide for his family. Being self employed allowed Mark to be precisely who he wanted to be; eccentric and eternally late but exceptionally helpful and generous and always with grace and good humour.
We married in 1986, have 3 fantastic children, Jake , Helen and Joe and recently our adorable grandson Lyle. Mark was an excellent Dad and was very proud of all of them.
He loved life, his family, his friends, his work, horses, dogs, boxing, theatre, music, food, red wine, crass jokes, mischief and the chance to make people’s lives that little bit better with his help.
I will miss my beloved Sparkle for always.
Annette Madgwick
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A heart and zest for life of unimaginable dimensions. Admired, respected, adored by everyone who knew him. Kindness, generosity and fun flew out of him. So lucky to have known him.
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No computer guru will ever be in the same league as dear Mark
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I am hoping that the Racing Post will publish this tribute to the Legend who was Mark Madgwick:
I owe Mark of Frontrunner Computer Systems a huge debt of gratitude. He was the maestro of computer programmes for racehorse trainers. In the heady days of the manual typewriter he appeared with a new beast, namely the computer. With its endless wires and plugs, there is was, all set up, but how to work it with absolutely no skills whatsoever. And so for nigh on 40 years, working for various trainers in a secretarial role, Mark was my saviour, always mending, fixing and rescuing me from the depths of gloom and panic when I had pressed all the wrong buttons and seemingly all was lost forever. However, with his inherent good humour, patience, skill and expertise he always fixed everything and all was well. He was available 24/7 and never let you down - possibly his "I'll ring you back in 2 minutes" did not always come to fruition, but at some point he undoubtedly came to the rescue. He was always amusing, good tempered (how he put up with his rabble of secretaries hounding him never ceases to amaze me) and he absolutely loved his racing. His unbounding generosity at Christmas was something to behold - whole hams and/or copious amounts of much needed alcohol when, in all honesty, the boot should have been on the other foot. I take slight comfort from the fact I was recently able to impart some of these anecdotes to him personally via WhatsApp.
I for one shall miss his enormously and my heartfelt condolences go out to his wife and family.
Rowie
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A lovely tribute for a truly wonderful man
Love Christian, Grace & Thalia x
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Madge saved my life - twice. The doctor said I had a swollen gland in my neck and prescribed a nasal spray Madge said oooh that’s cancer. He was right - the medic was wrong. The other time was when I begged him to get me into royal ascot with this dolly girl who looked like one of Mrs shillings model. The man on the desk said sorry your names not on the list. Rang madge at weatherbys and he said he knew it was there because he’d written it himself - d r Johnson and one other. Went back and man said not you again. I asked him to look more closely and when he did his whole attitude changed a hundred apologies he said. I never knew the queen had horses in partnership. Madge had. Struck again. There never was a better mate.
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Special memories of a dear friend xx. He will be missed by so many. Thoughts with Annette and the family
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Mark will be missed by many
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Mark was consistently just a great human being!
Condolences to Annette and the children we are so sorry for your loss
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Mark and Peter
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Peter,Christopher and Mark
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