A number of obituaries which were included on the original Hampshire Chess Association website are being added to the website.
Liam O’Sullivan
Liam died suddenly of a heart attack at home on Thursday 12th July 2001.
If it were not for Liam, the Hampshire Chess Association would not now exist. Several committee members resigned in 1997, and the remaining committee had to suspend the Association until a new President, Treasurer and Secretary could be found. Liam offered to take over as President, and by December 1997, the other two posts had also been filled.
He made a point of attending the HCA committee meetings whenever possible, including one occasion when he came straight to our meeting from Paris, where he had been attending an academic function related to his work in Southampton.
John Wheeler
As well as the President’s role, Liam was also the HCA Archivist from 1997 to 2000 – HCA Archivist.
Acknowledgements and sources:
- John Wheeler for Obituary