leslie10646 Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 It is with great regret that I must announce the death, quite suddenly, of Lance King, an early member of the RPSI and founder of the IRRS's London Area. Lance had been confined to bed for over 2 years now and received home care. Just before Christmas, he contracted a breathing issue and was admitted to Northwick Park Hospital in London, where he died on 2 January 2016. He had been due to return home and arrangements had been made for his return there, alas not to be. Lance had a considerable interest in and knowledge of Irish Railways, which he photographed with considerable skill from the 1950s onwards. He founded the IRRS London Area soon after the famous All-Ireland railtour of 1964, but less well known is that he began the London-based fundraising group known as The Syndicate, which has supported the RPSI for over forty years. A fuller tribute to his life’s work in the enthusiast community will follow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirley Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Sad news, it was people like him that has left us with the railway heritage we have now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josefstadt Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Indeed, a sad loss for all that knew him. He has left the wider railway enthusiast community an enduring legacy for which we must be grateful. May he Rest in Peace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eiretrains Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 I am sorry to hear of this news. Lance wrote a short but wonderful evocative memoir of the IRRS's 1959 railtour to Tullow, published in IRRS Journal 181, the text of which can be read here. I believe too his London Area 'Quiz Nights' will probably be fondly remembered, judging by the reports then written of in the Society's news. May he rest in peace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achill Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Very sad news indeed. I had a lot of correspondence with him through the Continental Railway Circle in the 1970s, and while I never met him, we exchanged many letters. An absolute gentleman and a very great loss indeed to the railway enthusiast community. May he rest in peace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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