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| Danny McColgan |
Danny was a highly respected and long standing trustee of GLC, helping to support and secure the development of our community law centre from just four staff in the early days to almost 30 today.
Danny McColgan was a Govan man through and through. Born and bred in Govan, with his father being a Govan shipbuilder, whenever he wasn’t travelling he would return to the Govan area to live. It was only in later years he moved to Irvine in Ayrshire.
He lived a long, well-lived, well-travelled and varied life gaining along the way a very broad world experience, he lived a live in the service of the UK – Soldier, Merchant Seaman and in Aviation.
He travelled the world experiencing many different cultures and perspectives. Danny lived through and experienced first-hand the world events that shaped how the world is today.
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| Danny in 1949 |
Danny was always ‘left of centre’ and was a long time Civil Service Union and Labour Party activist, he campaigned for peace, was vociferously anti-war and anti-nuclear weapons.
In World War 2 he fought at the Battle of the Bulge and Operation Market Garden. He was seriously injured during the final advance into Germany in 1945.
Danny was well loved and respected by his family, his colleagues and others. He will be sorely missed by all at Govan Law Centre and we were fortune that he served on our Board for many years. Our thoughts are with his family.
A funeral service will take place at Holmsford Bridge Crematorium, Irvine, KA11 4EF on Monday 9th December 2013 at 3pm.
So sad to hear this. I worked with Danny at Glasgow Airport in the 70s. He was unfailingly kind and I cannot recall him ever saying a bad word about anyone (even me...and I must have tried his patience on more than one occasion). One of natures truely nice people.....the world is a little colder today.
ReplyDeleteThank-you Bill.
ReplyDeleteDanny was a remarkable man and great friend for many years he will be sadly missed. I remember asking him to join the board of Govan Law Centre and was delighted at his enthusiasm to get involved. It was an opportunity to continue his fight for social justice. A true son of Govan our thoughts are with his family.
ReplyDeleteHis service is at :-
ReplyDeleteHolmsford Bridge Crematorium
Irvine
KA11 4EF
01294 214720
DATE – Monday 9th December 2013
TIME – 3pm
https://plus.google.com/110411682728857120981/about?gl=uk&hl=en
And afterwards at
The Gailes Hotel
Irvine
KA11 5AE
01294 204040
4PM Approx - directly after the ceremony in the crematorium.
http://www.gaileshotel.com/contact_us.php
Family, friends, comrades, colleagues and anyone that knew Danny are very welcome.