Obituary


Jack Tattersall 1924 - 2016

Members of Rochdale Gramophone Society have lost their Honorary President, Jack Tattersall who has died after a fall at home.

Jack who would have been 92 in July had been a member of the Society continuously for 64 years and held various posts in the past before being elected as Honorary President 16 years ago.

He was a great Wagner fan but was also very knowledgeable about Mozart and Beethoven. Up to last year even at his advanced age Jack had been setting out the chairs and checking the equipment before every meeting and he used to see that all was well before locking up afterwards. His services to the Society are inestimable and he was a very popular member.

It is believed that he was the longest serving member of any of the various recorded music societies in the UK.

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