Jon Mellor
We have recently learned of the death on 14 December of Jon Mellor. He was a member for more that 50 years.
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This page contains notices announcing the recent deaths of Club members, often with details of their involvement with the Alpine Club and, occasionally, with information about their funeral/memorial arrangements.
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More complete obituaries for members are compiled in the Alpine Journal. Suzanne Strawther (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) is the current Alpine Journal Obituaries Editor. If you would like to contribute to an obituary, please contact her directly.
Rod Smith
It is with great sadness that we report the death of Rod Smith following a fell walking accident in the Lake District.
Rod served as Alpine Journal Obituaries Editor until last year and the Club is deeply indebted to him for his long and diligent service.
Our thoughts are with his friends and family at this difficult time.
John Cleare
The Club is deeply saddened to announce the death on 6 October of John Cleare, a previous Vice-President. John was an Alpine Club member for over 60 years and his contributions to the club are legendary. A Memorial event at Charlotte Road is being planned and details will be announced in due course.
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Kevin Doran
We are saddened to learn of the death on 1 August of Kevin Doran. He was elected in 1982.
Ronald 'Ronnie' Faux
The Club was saddened to learn of the death of Ronald 'Ronnie' Faux at the age of 88. Ronnie had been a member of the Club since 1991.