R.I.P-Val White:
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BAA electronic bulletin No. 00519 http://www.britastro.org/
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It is with great sadness I have to inform you that Val White, editor of the
Handbook and until recently a member of Council, died peacefully at home on 23rd September after a long and courageous fight with cancer. Some of you will have met Val at meetings or on solar eclipse trips with her husband Andrew. She was a delightful person, always warm and friendly and willing to help.
Val was first elected to Council in 2003 and brought a calm, level-headed
presence to our discussions. She could be relied on to give an honest opinion and I valued her advice and judgement. With a degree in Astronomy and Pure Maths, she was the perfect volunteer to take on editing the Handbook which she has done for the last 6 years. With great skill, tact and persistence she has steered it through the transition to a digitally produced format and as a result reduced its production costs considerably. In doing this she was helped and supported by Andrew.
In the October Journal, in my From the President article, there is an appeal for someone to take over editing the Handbook. When I wrote that we did not expect to lose Val so quickly. Throughout her illness she continued to work on the 2011 Handbook and it will stand as a lasting memorial to her commitment and dedication.
Her passing when she still had so much to offer is a great loss to the
Association but a much greater one to her family and friends.
Our thoughts and condolences are with Andrew at this very difficult time.
David Boyd, President
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Colin James Watling
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Real Astronomer and head of the Comet section for LYRA (Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth Regional Astronomers) also head of K.A.G (Kessingland Astronomy Group) and Navigator (Astrogator) of the Stars (Fieldwork)
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