Richard Sanderson President 2025-26
Tribute to Richard Sanderson by the Sanderson family 7th September 2026
Read by Revd. Sarah Long at Richard’s funeral 7th September 2026. Richard’s earliest memory was a painful one. Aged about 3, he had gone with his mother and grandmother to visit his great uncle William in Chester. Richard was fascinated by a strange yellow and black insect on the lawn and tried to pick it… Continue reading
Geoff Green
Tribute – Geoff Green
EULOGY: CATHERINE PASEK, CELEBRANT Geoff was born in the Halifax General Hospital on Monday the 24th of March 1940, the first child of Clifford and Eleanor Green. Seven years later little brother Stewart arrived completing the family. Geoff’s first home was in Southowram and then they moved north to Illingworth. Geoff was asthmatic, a condition… Continue reading
Tribute to Anthony Foster by Andrew Buck 23rd September 2024
A Tribute to Anthony Foster by Andrew Buck. No man’s mein so contradicted his true character as that of Anthony’s. First encountered he appeared dour, taciturn and uncommunicative. In reality he was gentle, kind and, while undemonstrative, highly empathetic with those in distress, as I experienced when Leslye had her stroke and at the terrible… Continue reading
Tribute to Donald Booth by Charles Gledhill 1st August 2023
GOOD MORNING LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THIS MORNING WE HAVE WITH US ONE OF OUR MEMBERS WHO WILL BE LEAVING HALIFAX FOR PASTURES NEW POSSIBLY WITHIN THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS. THAT MEMBER IS our ex-speaker finder Donald Booth. So let us meet him! Donald was born in Keighley on the 1 September 1939. (The day war… Continue reading
Tribute to Gordon Normanton (21st May 1936-1st June 2023)
Tribute to Gordon Normanton by Andrew Buck 25th June 2023 When we came to live in Halifax in late 1984 we soon discovered the nicest people we had ever lived amongst. We joined St. Jude’s in early 1985 and were overwhelmed by the kindness of many of its congregation, not least among them were Gordon… Continue reading