Dear Angus,
I'm so sorry to hear about Ian's death. It was always a treat to meet
him, I shall always remember that chuckle with great affection.
every sympathy to family friends and colleagues.
Suzanne
On 11 Sep 2006, at 23:10, David Dawson wrote:
> Angus
>
> A great shock. I am sure I speak for all of us on the list when I
> offer my condolences to his colleagues and family.
>
> He will be missed.
>
> David
>
> David Dawson
>
> Museums, Libraries and Archives Council
> Victoria House, Southampton Row, London WC1B 4EA
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Museums Computer Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
> Of Angus Kneale
> Sent: 11 September 2006 18:24
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Ian Morrison
>
>
> I am very sad to have to tell you that my friend and former
> colleague, Ian Morrison, died suddenly last week of a massive heart
> attack while on holiday in the USA.
>
> I'm sure many mcg members will remember Ian as a long time and
> active member of the group - he administered the email list for
> many years, was (I think) the original webmaster and served on the
> committee.
>
> Ian was employed at the National Museums of Scotland as Scottish
> Museums Documentation Officer from 1989 until September 2004,
> taking early retirement after NMS's restructuring. During that
> time he travelled widely providing help and advice on collections
> documentation to museums in Scotland, and developed the Museum
> Inventory System (MIS), a simple MS-DOS based database which was
> provided free of charge. Another significant part of the SMDO's
> original job was to look at ways of creating a national database of
> museum collections in Scotland, which led indirectly to the
> creation of the Scottish Cultural Access Network
> (SCRAN) in 1996, for whom Ian worked part-time as Data Co-ordinator
> until June 1999.
>
> Ian was also a trustee of the Bennie Museum in Bathgate and a
> member of the Board of mda from 1994 until May 2003.
>
> Ian's passing is particularly shocking as he was still young,
> healthy and looking forward to a long and busy retirement.
>
> If you remember Ian, why not spend a few moments and visit his website
> < <http://www.iomorrison.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ian.htm>
> http://www.iomorrison.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ian.htm> - he tells his
> own story much better than I can.
>
> He will be missed.
>
> Angus
> --
> Angus Kneale
> Collections Systems Manager
>
> National Museums of Scotland
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> Edinburgh EH1 1JF
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> Fax +44 (0) 131 247 1312
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