element. He could speak for hours. He was always likely to speak even on his President’s Night for an hour. We just could not stop him and he always spoke for a long time even at lunch times. Val was a nice chap. I did not realise he was a strict Headmaster. I met one of his pupils at Horchurch Grammar. He informed me that Val used the cane quite a lot and I was very surprised, because he did not seem like that to us. However, he is still alive and occasionally visits the Club. He now lives in Cheltenham. I still get the Christmas and birthday cards from him. I think Val is slightly older than I. How he manages it, I don’t know. His daughter also lives in Cheltenham. She says he is very happy, so we may see him one day.


Next was George Fleury. George was a very keen Rotarian and was Chairman of several committees at different times. He was also very keen on becoming District Governor. He tried for a number of times, but was defeated When District was divided into four divisions, George was Chairman of District 13 East. The Club had to arrange functions, such as the Christmas party and other fund raising events and George was a great help as an electrician. I remember there was some trouble with George and the council over the Christmas tree lights. He died a few years ago, after living in Shenfield. His wife is still alive and we hear from her at Christmas.


Ron Green came into the Club. He was a great friend of Harry Chandler, and his wife Whynne was a Headmistress. Ron was a dentist; he bought a practice in Station Road, Upminster and was there a long time. Ron was an extremely nice quiet person and we had a very happy year under him. Everyone liked him, but unfortunately Ron died quite young. His wife lived in Hornchurch to a great age. We will always remember Whynne; she was very brave and used to come to all the Club events even when she went blind. She knew me by my voice and always called me over when she heard it. She was a very nice person. She died not very long ago.


Next was Hugh Bone a shopkeeper. He had a shoe shop in St. Mary’s Lane. His wife was Swedish and he was a very nice man. He eventually went to Sweden, but kept in touch with us for quite a long time.


Ken Rose was next. He was a chemist. He was also a very popular President who eventually went to Canada. There again, we heard regularly from Ken and he came home several times. He always came to the Club when he was over here. His wife died before Ken, who has also now died.


Tom Shuttleworth was the next President. He was an optician in Hornchurch. Tom was probably one of the most outstanding Rotarians at


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