15 January 2008
Gordon Wright (1944-2008)
It was with great sadness that I heard this week of the death of Gordon Wright at the age of 63, a former member and committee member of this club in the 1960s, 70s and early 80s. A larger than life figure with his ginger beard and flat cap, Gordon always sat on the front seat of the Burnley coach taking names and in those days was probably the first person that many people met after joining the club.
I personally spent many long days on the fells with Gordon, on monthly trips to the Lakes, camping weekends in Wasdale and on some of the early hut weekends to Deiniolen and Tan-y-Garth.
No matter what the weather or the conditions you could always count on Gordon to come up with a joke or a tale to brighten up the day and then after a good day on the hills there was nothing he enjoyed more than to retire to a local hostelry to enjoy a pint or two and a pipe full of baccy.
Gordon was a man who loved the mountains, a true fellsman who will be sadly missed by all the members of this club who where privileged enough to have enjoyed his company.
Mick Hirst
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