Don't think that was him John, it was 2002 when we first saw him, he would go into Alex supermarket to buy his beer, we were staying at the Marina at the time and some mornings he would be there while we having breakfast. He often wore a football shirt can't remember the team though.
We always said hello to him as we went on to the beach and he would nod hello back. Think by the afternoon he was gone.
The bloke you are thinking of of could be Bill though, especially if his wife was a nice lady ha ha ha !
Val x