The Livery Newsletter and Gazette Issue 29 Summer 2018 | Page 6

Appointments
lunch was and
deliciously
catered
Liveryman Henry Tuck has been elected to the Court as The
an Assistant
was installed
on by Mark Grove
and his team at Cook & Butler and we cracked
24th January 2018.
along at a goodly pace. Our guests were admirably
introduced
Members Gowned with the Livery
New Freemen by Liveryman Fran Morrison and our
Principal Guest, Tim Wonnacott gave a generous and
very humorous reply to which I responded initially
Baron Stephan von
Mr Robert Ian Burton
by drenching poor Tim in a glass of water - he was
Schilling
20th March 2018
Senior Consultancy and
24th January 2018
very kind about it (sorry Tim!). I was very pleased
Consultant
Compliance Officer
to show off the newly found Livery Grant of Arms
Mr John McInnes May
Mr Letters
Harry David
and
Patent Borovick
which have been
missing 2018
for many
20th March
Noble
Solicitor
years
-
our
Clerk
tenaciously
sought
them
out,
and
7th June 2018
Salvage Company
Mr
Rae
Anthony
Maile
the new Immediate Past Master,
Chris
Allen,
and his
20th
March
2018
Representative
Stockbroker
IPM, Mark Gower-Smith have funded a beautiful re-
presentation
and they
are now resplendent in frames
Mr Simon Mark
Millson
20th March 2018
carved
with tobacco leaves (or close to); Sandra also
Consultant
located
a huge Del
banner
not seen since 1985 and Angus
Mr Donato
Vecchio
Menzies,
to American
the Master Mariners
Manager, Clerk
British
7th June and
2018 never shy
of Tobacco
a challenge saw to it that it was displayed on the
Quarterdeck.
Lost Brethren
Whilst all this was going on, apparently biblical-
style downpours were being had all over London
- oblivious to all that drama we ended our lunch
A Freeman
of the Company
since
and
trooped and
back Liveryman
to the quarterdeck
where Coffee,
Liveryman Ronald Hector Davidson
1982 and
life-long awaited
pipe smoker,
Paul
attended
as
Cigars,
and a Cognac
us (I did
mention
that
many
Company
Dinners
as
he
was
able
to,
usually
Liveryman Ronald Hector Davidson sadly passed
our Livery enjoyed dining on the High C’s..) and
bringing
a family
member
with
him. In the Jemma
past few
away very peacefully on 14th February 2018.
which
seemed
to hit
the mark
– Liveryman
years, he had
was kindly
often accompanied
by his niece
Kate.
Freeman
provided the torpedo
cigars
Ronald became a Freeman in 1976 and Liveryman in Paul took great interest in Common Hall and would
and had had them placed in souvenir tubes with our
1979 and was a Manufacturing Jeweller in Scotland.
attend
every year, on
taking
part in of the
for the
Crest
emblazoned
it. Several
us voting
also sported
A proud Liveryman of the Pipe Makers, Ronald
Sheriffs
and
Lord
Mayor.
a limited edition Livery Smoking hat - originally
attended Livery events when he was able to. He
conceived as a sort of shooting hat, it serves its
A proud South Londoner who remained in the
had just celebrated his 80th birthday and leaves a
purpose so well as a “team” hat, that of the twenty
family home for his whole life and who chose not to
daughter, Dagmar and a grandson, Oliver.
ordered, but one remained by the close of the day!
leave and move out of London when he retired from
Thank you to the Master Mariners for allowing us the
the business. Paul was a quiet, unassuming man with
use of the venue, to Tim for being a perfect Principal
Liveryman Paul Ernest Woodley
a vast knowledge of the tobacco industry but he also
Guest, and for everyone attending and giving my
spurned technology and chose to write letters than
Liveryman Paul Ernest Woodley sadly passed away
year such a special start.
have a computer or mobile phone. He is survived by
very suddenly in March 2018.
his sister, nieces and nephew.
Paul was born in 1939 into a family of Tobacconists.
The Master
Paul’s grandfather founded Woodleys Tobacconists
at the turn of the 20th century and Paul was the third
generation to run the business, taking over from his
father and turning down the opportunity to go to
University.
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