Peter Champion, a councillor for Whitehorse Manor ward from 1990 to 1998 and an Alderman of the London Borough of Croydon, died on Monday.
The former Labour councillor had been unwell for a number of years and had been cared for by his wife, Toni Letts, a councillor in Selhurst ward.
Peter Champion topped the poll in both his winning council elections and was a back bencher during the first ever Labour administration in Katharine Street in 1994.
“Peter will be sadly missed by family and friends alike,” Tony Newman, the leader of Croydon’s Labour group, said today.
“He was a dedicated local councillor and was a key member of the team that helped secure that first ever historic Labour administration in Croydon in 1994.”
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Peter was a very special man who dedicated his life to helping others. We will miss him a great deal.
Our thoughts and prayers are with Toni and family at this difficult time.
Very sad news. Being an Alderman and a good councillor for eight years in Croydon, Peter Champion will surely be missed by his family and friends. My deepest condolences are with his family.
Peter was such a nice man, as well as being a good councillor. He was very brave in fighting illness in recent years, strongly supported at all times by Toni.
My deepest condolences to Toni. Peter was a great and valued colleague.
I never met Peter, but I am proud to have known Toni for a number of years and I send her and the family my most sincere condolences.
Peter was a friend and a colleague on the Council when I was first elected in 1994. Both Toni and Peter were mentors to me in those early years. He had a great sense of fairness and equality for all in his Council work and his job looking after the most vulnerable members of our society. Peter will be missed by all who knew him, especially his children and Toni.