Hi Paul N All; As an Attendee I couldnt agree more with your statement,
The Funeral was a Tribute to Jack's Stsnding and his Role as a Mentor
to So Many of us . His legacy will carry on with so many. One of these
is my Psysuedonym , of Matron (F T M ) but thats 's another story.

Cheers Matron, in NTL "W " currently at Box hill not to far from
Kenmare st & Bach to N T L on Wed.

P/ S The Box Hill High school Has made a great if Unwitting
contribution, to the Rail & Tram Fan cause , so many of you went for
lunch at tHe Level Xing, the tales are myriad, cheers Greg o' F

> This morning, along with a big crowd of mourners, I attended the funeral

> service of pioneer Victorian railway enthusiast, Jack McLean, who died

> last week.

>

> Jack was famous among the railway enthusiast fraternity but probably not

> as well known by tramway enthusiasts. His specialty was timetables and he

> was a founding member of the AATTC (Australian Association of Timetable

> Collectors).

>

> One of the eulogies was delivered by Roderick B Smith who is well known to

> TDU readers. David Langley and Victor Isaacs were among the other

> speakers.

>

> I went to Box Hill High School with David and Jack's son Stephen

> (1950-1989). Jack's other sons Andrew and David told some colourful and

> entertaining stories about their late father. I felt that everyone present

> learned something about Jack that that they hadn't previously known.

>

> It was interesting in the discussion after the service to realise there

> are quite a few TDU "lurkers" who appreciate the banter here and the

> general informality of the postings. I thought that was really good and it

> goes to show how popular this board appears to be.

>

> Paul in Melbourne

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