Stefan Simms 23rd May 2024

I was at home one evening on the sofa, I had my AirPods in my ears chatting away on the phone, catching up with a friend. I opened WhatsApp to send something over, as I opened WhatsApp I saw I had been added to a group. My initial thought was, what’s this, whilst still chatting away oblivious to what was about to unfold. I remember, I couldn’t make out what the display picture was and saw there were a bunch of unread messages, So I clicked onto the group out of curiosity whilst still chatting away on the phone. I was expecting to quickly figure out what the group was about and carry on with what I was doing. I scrolled through the messages, reading some, skipping some, my eyebrows scrunched up as I read more… I was slowly coming to the realisation that this was actually something serious. I stopped responding on the phone to my friend and my attention was now completely on what I was reading. I was scrolling for answers, the news was definitely something I didn’t see coming, very left field. I clicked onto the display picture to enlarge it and hopefully get clarity, and there I saw… 1961-2024, I just froze in disbelief and shock whilst staring at the reality. My deepest condolences to the Chambers family. I know yearsss have passed since we’ve all connected but Sonia definitely played a big part in my childhood, from encouraging me to play the drums to helping us hone or build new skills during the ‘Solid As A Rock’ days. Very positive role model and I only saw a fraction of her projects. May she rest in peace 🕊️🕊️🕊️