Reg Townsend

[Dave Watterson]

I have just heard the sad news that Reg Townsend has passed away.

Reg was a past Chairman and past President of IAC among many other offices
he held.

That makes him sound worthy and dull. He was not. He was full of bonhomie
and always good company. A film maker and engineer at heart his movie work
may not live on but his memory will. He was one of those wonderful people
who quietly pick up the pieces when others let them fall.

Other people can write better about him and all he has done for amateur film
making in Britain. I will just say that Jan and I have lost a charming friend.

Dave Watterson

[Peter Rouillard]

"Dave Watterson" <forums@theiac.org.uk> wrote:

I have just heard the sad news that Reg Townsend has passed away.

Reg was a past Chairman and past President of IAC among many other offices
he held.

That makes him sound worthy and dull. He was not. He was full of bonhomie
and always good company. A film maker and engineer at heart his movie work
may not live on but his memory will. He was one of those wonderful people
who quietly pick up the pieces when others let them fall.

Other people can write better about him and all he has done for amateur
film
making in Britain. I will just say that Jan and I have lost a charming friend.

Dave Watterson

This really is very sad news indeed. Reg attended many Guernsey Lily Festivals
and we all got to know him as a delightful man. His sense of humour (and
inimitable laugh), his generosity - he always insisted on taking the Lily
organisers out on his last night here at his expense - he wouldn't have it
any other way, and his intelligence and talent for storytelling. He will
be sadly missed by all his friends in Guernsey and the IAC will be devastated
by his loss. Dave, I fully understand your's and Jan's sadness at his passing,
he really was a lovely man to know.

Peter Rouillard