Very saddened to hear this.  He was something else entirely, and the world
needs more like him.

t.

On Mon, Sep 16, 2019 at 1:03 PM Mike DeLong  wrote:

> Richard,
> I appreciate the notification, and like most oldtimers on the list, I am
> greatly saddened by this news. I never had the pleasure of meeting Jeff in
> person, but many years ago we exchanged several emails as he helped me with
> a complicated (for me) joinery problem. He was a very gracious and
> knowledgeable gentleman and I too will toast his memory on October 11th.
>
> Even Jeff's usual "Wazzat then" was an educational interlude as it made
> many of us use the descriptive names instead of the unremarkable numbers of
> the Stanley planes.
>
> My prayers are with Jeff's family,
> Mike
>
> On Mon, Sep 16, 2019 at 9:18 AM yorkshireman@y... <
> yorkshireman@y...> wrote:
>
> >
> > Galoots - old and new.
> >
> > I’m saddened to be reporting the passing of one of our elder statesmen.
> >
> > I received the following from his son
> >
> >
> > "I thought you would wish to know, and Mum wishes that I pass the message
> > on, that Dad passed away peacefully in his sleep on Sunday morning, aged
> 91.
> > We’re planning a celebration of his life on 11th October, details to be
> > confirmed.”
> >
> >
> >
> > Jeff Gorman was a stalwart of the porch, always happy to pass on his
> > expertise, and with a wry sense of humour.  His training leads us right
> > back to Edward Barnsley, though I seem to recall that ‘hands on’ was not
> > Barnsley himself but his foreman.  He and I used to pull each others legs
> > about him ‘nearly’ qualifying as a Yorkshireman, for he was a Lancashire
> > Lad originally, and only lived in Yorkshire for several decades. I don’t
> > suppose the border is more than 15 miles from his house.  I had the great
> > pleasure of visiting him at Ackworth, to deliver a holdfast sent from our
> > favourite Alaskan blacksmith via the galactic OldTools IronShifters
> > delivery service, back in the days before everything went digital.  He
> > suffered a ‘cerebral episode’ a few years ago, which left him unable to
> > continue his articles in a UK wooddorking magazine or follow our talk on
> > the Porch.
> >
> > I’ll move his rocker to the honoured side of the porch, and drink a glass
> > to him, and the others in that corner, on October 11th.
> >
> >
> > A Number 27?   Wazzat Then?
> >
> >
> > Even though he hasn’t been active here for a while,  I’ll still miss him.
> > I’ve passed back our sympathy to Adam Gorman.
> >
> > Richard Wilson
> > Yorkshireman Galoot
> >
> >
> >
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