News has reached IIMS of the death of two full Institute members in recent months. IIMS would like to pay tribute to both individuals through obituaries written by close friends of each man.
OBITUARY PETER GREEN MIIMS
Written by his close friend of many years, Simon Parkinson
My first encounter with Peter was around twenty years ago in Palma, Mallorca. My work partner and I had been asked to remove some sub-standard filler on the keel of a boat on the hard in one of the local boatyards. In our normal cavalier fashion we decided on the rather unorthodox method of attacking it with some axes we had lying around in the back of our van. Much to our horror, thinking there was nobody around and aboard, we heard shouts coming from inside the boat. This large, jovial faced man appeared on the deck, laughing and exclaiming that in all his years in the industry he had never seen anyone working on a boat with a felling axe! From that moment onwards we became firm friends and reminded each other of this incident for many years to come.
The best way to describe Peter was as a large man with a great love of life and all things nautical in particular. He was passionate about sailing and owned many sailboats throughout his life. Peter took me under his wing and was invaluable to me as I was able to take advantage of all the knowledge he had acquired in all aspects of the nautical industry.
I know of several young surveyors, still wet behind their ears at that time, who have Peter to thank for getting them on their feet.
Sadly, several years ago, Peter suffered a stroke while on a surveying job in Pisa, Italy. He lost the ability to walk unaided and his speech became badly affected. After many weeks in hospital he was nursed by his loving and amazing wife Margret, who single-handedly looked after him. Margaret
assisted this bear of a man in all his daily movements to and from rehabilitation, through to countless other things. Before the stroke Peter and his wife Margret were one of the most active couples I knew, always with projects on the go and travelling to far flung corners of the globe. After Peter’s illness, his handicap sadly put an end to most of this, but he was still able to get down to his beloved sailboat in Holland and with a little help get out on the water.
To the very end Peter never once complained about his situation or lost his joie de vivre. The world is indeed a lesser place without Peter; but I am convinced that somewhere in the great beyond he is sailing his boat on a flat calm sea with a stiff breeze.
Peter is survived by his wife Margret, his two daughters and three grand children.
OBITUARY TERRY REYNOLDS MIIMS
A tribute to marine surveyor and IIMS member, Terry Reynolds, who passed away in late 2017 written by his friend of many years, Peter Dawson.
When approached to pen this tribute to Terry Reynolds, my first thoughts were: How do I fit a large life into a short article? How do I follow in words, the footsteps of a larger than life character in the marine industry?
I knew Terry first as his lawyer and then as his friend. He was one of the first and most loyal supporters of my then fledgling maritime law practice and we voyaged together through litigation that would have destroyed a lesser man.
Terry was the second child and only son of Gwen and Eric (Capt.) Reynolds. He was born on 3rd August 1950, and grew up with his sister Philippa on an apple orchard in Mariri, Tasman. At school he was a member of the shooting team, competed in rowing and successfully managed to
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