Farewell Mike ...

It was a sad day at the club today as over a hundred people gathered together to pay their respects and say their final farewells to Mike Willson and show their unerring support for Judy and the rest of his family.
Mike takes a huge amount of credit for the club being where it is today. He volunteered to become treasurer of the club when our finances were almost non-existent and worked diligently over many years to turn that situation around. We should all be grateful that his provident accounting techniques now enable us to afford excellent prizes and presentation evenings that were not possible in the early days.
But behind all that no-nonsense exterior was a warm-hearted, kind, honest and generous man who would do anything for anybody with no questions asked (well ... maybe ... how much??!??).
In latter years, Mike was very active in the seniors section of the club both as seniors captain and treasurer for the seniors. Even when this cruel and indiscriminate disease had captured him, he still battled on through the pain and came to the club each Wednesday (and more) to greet all the seniors and take care of their finances.
I am proud to have known Mike for the last 15 years and to have called him my friend. Rest in peace Mike ... gone, but never forgotten.