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Jimmy used to work as a consultant for travel agent Thomas Cook and helped city charities raise thousands of pounds.
Nigel Hards, now the chairman of Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, worked with Jimmy in the early 1990s at Thomas Cook.
He said: ?I worked with him quite closely for about four years.
?He was a very complex character. The person on the TV screen and on the radio was a very different person to the private Jimmy Savile.
?He did lots of things for lots of people that he would not talk about, as well as his publicised charity work.
?He was a great ambassador for Peterborough. He helped launch the Charity Six road race, and lots of top runners, including Steve Ovett and Steve Cram came along, just because he was involved.
?He was heavily involved in helping set up a children?s medical health charity in the city, by raising a quarter of a million pounds.
?He was also instrumental in bringing Princess Diana to the city as part of Thomas Cook?s 150th anniversary.
?He was also a very intelligent man and was a member of MENSA.
?I once asked him what he did at Stoke Mandeville Hospital as a volunteer.
?He said he liked working the night shift at the mortuary, because he thought it would be easier for loved ones if he was there when they came in.
?He also said it was the only place in the hospital where he could smoke his cigars, as the inmates didn?t complain.
?There will never be anyone like him again and he will be missed. It is a sad day.?
Reg Briggs (79), of Chaucer Road, Peterborough, worked in the security control room for Thomas Cook when he met Jimmy.
He said: ?I met him a couple of times when he worked here.
?He was always happy to have his photo taken, and he would always have a chat.
?I remember he came in and asked where a cleaning lady was, as he had heard she wanted a picture with him. He was a nice man, a real character.
?I still have a couple of pictures of me with him, one at work and one at home.
?They always get a bit of attention.
?Hearing of his death brought back some of the memories. It is sad to hear the news.?