[Ql-Users] John Mason

2015-01-07 Thread John Gilpin
Hi Everyone, It is with great sadness that I have to advise you of the death of John Mason shortly before Christmas. John was QUANTA Chairman immediately prior to Sarah Gilpin, our present Chairman. He was also a QUANTA Honorary Member. John leaves a wife (Jane) and other family members to

Re: [Ql-Users] John Mason

2015-01-07 Thread Norman Dunbar
On 7 January 2015 11:16:26 GMT+00:00, John Gilpin wrote: >Hi Everyone, > >It is with great sadness that I have to advise you of the death of John > >Mason shortly before Christmas. > >John was QUANTA Chairman immediately prior to Sarah Gilpin, our present > >Chairman. He was also a QUANTA Honorar

Re: [Ql-Users] John Mason

2015-01-07 Thread Dilwyn Jones
John Mason was a long serving Quanta member, committee member and Chairman who donated a lot of time and effort to Quanta, acknowledged by his becoming an honorary member. Never reluctant to defend his corner, he saw through reforms, edited some newsletters and worked hard for Quanta even if (as

Re: [Ql-Users] John Mason

2015-01-07 Thread Darren Branagh
This made me more than a little sad. John was a lovely man. I always remember him telling me stories of his travels in Ireland not long after he first got married, including the time he mentioned he was a bit hungry to a guest house owner, and they brought him into the kitchen for a roast chicken