The family of a former Eastwood mayor have paid tribute to an 'incredibly good man' who loved his community. Peter Butler, also a former councillor on Broxtowe Borough Council, was happily married to his wife for 63 years.
He lived in Eastwood and died at the age of 83 on Tuesday, March 15, at Queen's Medical Centre - the day after his 63rd wedding anniversary. He died from sepsis, with Mr Butler having had issues with his lungs. And for the last two years of his life he had lost nearly all his eyesight due to cataracts and glaucoma in his left eye.
Mr Butler was mayor and a councillor in 2005 until 2006. His family said he would have stayed on for longer if his health hadn't have deteriorated. He suffered with a heart condition and was given a pacemaker.
