We received a couple of heartwarming calls following the tribute The Royal Gazette paid to Willard (Pommy) Lightbourne in our Notebook Column last week.The first was from his wife Gwyneth. She was quite sentimental and especially reflective on the coverage this writer gave in The Bermuda Recorder newspaper to her marriage to Pommy back in 1955.Later a call from the public relations spokesman for the North Village Band, (NVB) Mrs. Cynthia DeSilva. She had hoped that for the sake of the historical record, we had mentioned more about the special place Pommy had in the band, the tribute it paid him on the day of his funeral at the First Church of God, North Shore Pembroke, and later at his graveside at St. John’s Anglian Church where he was laid to rest.Significantly enough, the NVB augmented by the Somerset Brigade Band, rendered three selections at the funeral service. They were “Let There be Peace on Earth”, “Abide with Me” and “Holly”. Following the service the combined bands led the big procession to St, John’s graveside, playing the NVB’s signature tune, “The North Village Band,” written by its Bandmaster Major Toki Dill and “War Veterans.” Rendered at the committal were “Crimmond” and “The Lord is My ShepherdPommy was in his 86th year when he passed away January 11.He was the youngest member of the NVB when he joined in 1937, playing the ”E Flat” horn. In November a year ago NVB honoured Mr. Lightbourne with a special musical at which he was presented an inscribed plaque, noting his Outstanding and Dedicated Service” as its longest member. The NVB has a history dating back some 125 years.