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Gordon Urquhart: 1958 – 2012
24 Feb 2012 in Heritage, Highland
Ewan MacRae and Gordon Urquhart on the top of Ben Nevis
Gordon Urquhart worked with HI~Arts from 2006 until 2008 on the Heritage North project, along with his colleague Ewan Macrae, and we retained regular links with him thereafter.
Gordon was devoted to the history and heritage of the Highlands and Islands. One lasting project which he launched while with us was the Forestry Memories programme in association with Forestry Commission Scotland and the Centre for Historical Studies, UHI.
Sadly Gordon passed away unexpectedly on 10 February 2012 whilst living in Zambia, where he was supporting his wife Anne as she worked as a volunteer for the Tropical Health and Education Trust (THET).
In memory of Gordon we are seeking to raise £500 towards a Memorial plaque in aid of The Highlanders’ Museum Redevelopment Project at Fort George. This seems especially appropriate given Gordon’s work in researching military history.
Any monies raised over and above the £500 will be wholly donated to Anne’s charity organisation, THET.
If you wish to donate to the Gordon Urquhart Memorial Plaque please use the PayPal Donate button below.
Gordon was so supportive and encouraging of everything I did, so it’s an honour to donate towards his memorial plaque. I paid via paypal balance as it transpired I’d left some funds in my PP account – it turned out it was the money Gordy sent me for a copy of our EP! I had to smile. RIP lovely man.x
Happy to donate, Gordon deserves a lasting tribute. A compassionate man with a great sense of humour, I will miss my exchanges with him on facebook, he always made me smile. My thoughts are with his family xx
Happy to contribute. So sad I can’t make it to the funeral on Wednesday. My thoughts will be with Gordie’s family though. Him leaving so suddenly is a huge loss for so many people. Kay xx
Happy to give a donation to what Gordon felt important — he was a great communicator, full of life, had the occasional (justified) rant and an all-round entertainer. Everyone knew him at school and facebook was his best platform of late….will be sorely missed by many. RIP. Kate x
I went to school with Gordon and have not seen him in over 30 years but we regularly corresponded via Facebook. I already miss his love of life. This plaque is a tremendous idea. Best Wishes. Ian Beaton
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