They remembered him as "a great athlete" who "loved cycling and music", and as "a very private person".

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Holding is a very private person, almost reclusive.

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GARCIA-NAVARRO: I'm a very private person, she says.

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On the other hand, she may be a very private person ( Margetson only has 60 friends on Facebook, after all.) And the Guardian story does not clarify what exactly her role is at the airport.

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Rita Tetsill said she had known Mrs Taylor more than 40 years and described her as a "proud and private" person who was "very popular".

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Perjury about a purely private matter should at the very least lead this body to question whether no matter how seriously we take the person's violation, for example, of the witness's oath, the drastic remedy of removal from office is the proper response.

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