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Title: Death of Alastair D. McKelvie, SRGC Hon. Vice President
Post by: Maggi Young on June 19, 2017, 01:18:12 PM

Death of Alastair D. McKelvie,  SRGC Hon. Vice President

The Club is saddened to learn of the death, on Thursday 15th June, of Alastair D.  McKelvie, one of the SRGC’s most faithful and dedicated supporters.
No funeral arrangements are yet announced.

Alastair is survived by his wife Frances, their sons and his loving family, to whom we extend our deepest sympathy.

Please see here for more on Alastair and his long connections with the
http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=15507.msg378888#msg378888 (http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=15507.msg378888#msg378888)

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Frances and Alastair McKelvie  in 2011, after the award of the Kohli Memorial Medal and a talk by Chris Chadwell on Alastair's work in the Himalayas

Title: Re: Death of Alastair D. McKelvie, SRGC Hon. Vice President
Post by: Maggi Young on June 23, 2017, 12:55:14 PM

A memorial service for Alastair  will be held in Holburn West Parish Church,
9 Ashley Park Drive, Aberdeen  AB10 6RY   on Saturday 1st July at 1pm - to which all friends are respectfully invited.

Frances and  sons, David, Neil and Colin and the family have said that, if wished,  donations may be made to Parkinsons, UK (https://www.parkinsons.org.uk/)

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