Crispin Alastair Poland Henderson G4FAM / GM4FAM 26th January 1955 - 23rd August 2012
Cris' funeral was on Thursday 30th August 2012 at 1pm, at his home on the Black Isle. The radio amateur community was represented by Jim Fisher GM0NAI, Gordon Paterson MM0GPZ, Gavin Taylor GM0GAV, Willie Mackenzie 2M0WMJ, Adrian Young MM0TAI, Sandy Murray 2M0JAT and Chris Tran GM3WOJ. Cris is buried in the Tore Burial Ground, only 200m from his antennas.
The following Radio Amateur friends of Cris send their condolences to Dolina and Jade and all of Cris' family :-
Dave Lawley G4BUO Phil Smeaton G0HSS/VK4BAA Don Field Jim Martin Andy Hewitt Ian Moore Richard Allisette GU4CHY Andy Summers |
John Dunnington G3LZQ Robert Carpenter Don Beattie David Ferrington M0XDF Stuart McQuillan MM0BSM Phil Daniells GJ4CBQ Martin Atherton Chris Burbanks G3SJJ Bill Tracey Nigel Cawthorne Ian Pritchard Charles Wilmott M0OXO |
Andy Cook Gary Hinson Paul Bigwood David Lurcook G4ERW Tom Wylie Neil Thackrey Gordon Paterson Jim Atkinson Col McGowan MM0NDX Bill McDicken GM4XMD John Webster MM0BQN Oscar Oyarzabal YV5ANF Tom Dugec 9A2AA |
SSB FD 1983(?) - Cris G4FAM operating G3RCV/P (Thanks Andy G4KNO)
Gary G4iFB/ZL2iFB and Cris G4FAM operating G3GRS/P in NFD 1991. (Thanks Chris G3SJJ)
CQ WW SSB - October 1997 - Some of the GM7V team in the pub after the contest.
Left-to-right : Stewart GM4AFF, Tom GM4FDM, Alistair GM4BAP, Ron VE7NS (standing), Chris GM3WOJ, Jim GM0NAI, Keith GM4YXI, Cris GM4FAM, Steve GM0GEI
Some of the GM7V team October 1997 - in a field at Martin 2M0ALS's farm on the Black Isle, before the contest.
Left-to-right : Keith GM4YXI, Tom GM4FDM, Cris GM4FAM, Steve GM0GEI, Chris GM3WOJ, Jim GM0NAI
Some earlier and other more recent pics of Cris can be found on Nigel G3TXF's website (thanks Nigel and Stu MM0BSM) :-
http://www.g3txf.com/dxtrip/3DA_G3TXF/3da.html
http://www.g3txf.com/dxtrip/GMDX-Apr-11/GMDX-Apr-11.html