David McCarthy (davidmcc3)

[kipford]

David McCarthy.

 

It is with great sadness to report that David McCarthy (davidmcc3) died peacefully at home on 29th June 2021. He had fought a long and debilitating illness with great courage and good humour. He was nursed and supported through out by his wife Joy.

David, late in 2014 decided to rekindle his interest in model railways, mainly the LSWR /Southern and to that end joined us at the South Hants MRC where he quickly established himself as a most able modeller. He began working on his long-held ambition, a model of Barnstaple Junction. This really was a most ambitious undertaking which though he made tremendous progress in a relatively short time sadly remains largely unfinished. Never someone to tread the well-worn path of others the whole enterprise was full of innovative and novel ideas.

David was a member of several societies The South Western Circle, Southern Railway Group, MERG, EMGS and S4 to name but a few. This reflected his wide-ranging interests.

David had his own business with Joy, building web sites. Besides rebuilding the club’s web site, he also built the EM Gauge Society website and he invariably had a prominent advertisement on the back page of the EM Newsletter. He had good administrative skills which were put to good use in helping with the organisation of our club exhibition and in taking over the leadership of one of our club layouts.

David greatly enjoyed taking part in club events, especially going away with club and private layouts to exhibitions. There is a two minute video on our club website, which he took, our club layout, Hope under Dinmore, being erected at Trainwest. He will be greatly missed by members of the South Hants MRC and I am sure the many other organisations he was a member of.

David was a dedicated family man and our condolences go out to his wife Joy and ‘the girls’.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited August 27, 2021 by kipford