I posted something about this in uk.tech.rocketry, and thought I'd post
here too.
John Stewart, of the Paisley Rocketeers Society, died peacefully this
Easter Monday afternoon.
John was one of the founders of UK rocketry in the 20th Century. He will
be fondly remembered, and sadly missed. This year would have been the 70th
Anniversary of the Paisley Rocketeers Society.
Regards,
Kevin Cave.
Jerry Irvine - 29 Mar 2005 02:34 GMT
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> Kevin Cave.
Isn't that the oldest rocket club in the world, from Scotland?
Jerry

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Dave Grayvis - 29 Mar 2005 03:12 GMT
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No jerry, the Chinese had rockets long before the Scottish.
Roy Green - 29 Mar 2005 03:54 GMT
Ah, but did the Chinese have rocket clubs???
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> No jerry, the Chinese had rockets long before the Scottish.
Do they have a "declared" rocket club?

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I believe that is the case. I last saw John at last year's IRW. Still
competing in the Aquajet competition.

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Mark Johnson - 29 Mar 2005 16:53 GMT
> I posted something about this in uk.tech.rocketry, and thought I'd post
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> be fondly remembered, and sadly missed. This year would have been the 70th
> Anniversary of the Paisley Rocketeers Society.
I am very sorry to hear that. I never had the privilege of meeting John,
but our NAR section's secretary corresponded with him a number of times over
the years. He was also featured in Sport Rocketry and its predecessors
a number of times. I'd have to go magazine-hunting at home, but I distinctly
recall a picture of John with some of his multi-stage Aquajet rockets
from sometime in the past 15-20 years.
Mark Johnson
NAR Trustee, retired