Tributes paid to ‘well-respected’ Hailsham councillor

According to Hailsham Town Council, Chriss Triandafyllou was initially admitted to hospital following a fall and it was whilst he was in hospital receiving treatment that he died from a heart attack.

Town mayor Paul Holbrook offered his condolences on behalf of Hailsham Town Council. He said, “We are all greatly upset by the news that our friend has passed away.

“Chriss was a popular and well-respected town councillor, having served the community for four years and caring passionately about Hailsham and its residents.

“I know I speak for all my colleagues at the town council, as well as the wider community, when I say that Chriss will be sorely missed. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family at this sad time.”

Town clerk John Harrison said, “I can only add to the many wonderful messages which have already circulated about councillor Triandafyllou - this is such a huge loss for everyone who knew him.

“As a town councillor from 2011 to 2019, he worked tirelessly on behalf of the community that he was proud to represent and contributed significantly to the various council committees on which he served during his term in office.”

A town council spokesperson said councillor Triandafyllou was a well-respected and active member of the local community, having been elected onto the town council in May 2011 and re-elected for another four-year term in 2015.

The spokesperson said councillor Triandafyllou was instrumental in the campaign to install potentially life-saving public access defibrillators outside key buildings in Hailsham in 2016.

Councillor Triandafyllou represented Hailsham South and West Ward, served on various committees, including the town council’s finance, policy, resources and staffing and communities committees, the former of which he was chairman for a number of years.

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