Major Hartley Honeyman

Major Hartley Honeyman, MBE

from the Parish Magazine, January 2003

The Editor and members of the Editorial Board wish to express their deepest sympathy to Fiona, Nigel and Kate on the sudden death of their father on 2nd December 2002.

Hartley had been associated with the production of this magazine ever since its early days at the end of the 1980s. Sid Russell, our first editor, organised a team of ladies responsible for its final assembly until his successor Monty Dawson asked Hartley to take on the job with a few helpers in the early 90s.

He and his team continued to do so until Mike Eyre took over as Editor, bringing in the electronic era with him. From this point on, with the Print Room undertaking the final magazine assembly, Hartley continued to carry out the final checks before despatch for distribution.

Hartley and Diana moved here in 1969 with their young family while he was still a serving officer in the Army and from those early days, Hartley was involved in some way or other with the community, although never being in the best of health in his later years.

With enthusiasm and willingness he played a part in many of our lives. One of his great loves in life was sport, especially tennis; he represented the Army and he was a founder member of the club here before the present courts were laid down. In all things he was always smiling, kind, cheerful and a true friend; a friend we admired and a friend we have loved. Many, many other things he did, too numerous to mention, but we shall remember them.

MONTY DAWSON