James Arthur CHISSLETT: 1919-2008 |
| My Uncle was born on December 16 1919, the large age gap between him and my Father being attributable to the fact that Grandfather was away in the Royal Navy for a few years. The time he attended Heath is something I never asked him, probably because I never thought I would be writing his obituary, but I assume he must have attended during the 1930's. I have great memories of an Old Boys dinner at the school in the 80's which Jim enjoyed enormously. |
| His working life was taken up with The Halifax Building Society, initially based in Halifax then moving to Manchester. Before his retirement he moved to Leeds and bought a house in Collingham where he spent his last years. |
| He married Constance Ackroyd in 1951 and they had a daughter, Helen, who was born in 1953. In 1982 he was presented with a Grandson, Andrew James, of whom he was extremely proud. Although always a supporter of Rugby Union his great pastime was golf, a game he played well into his eighties. He was Captain at one club and President at another. I think one of his saddest days was when he finally sold his golf clubs and cart. |
| His wife sadly passed away in 1990 and Jim's last few years were plagued by a blood disorder cheerfully endured. He managed to remain virtually independent right to the end when he was taken ill and admitted to hospital, dying peacefully his sleep after a week on December 2, two weeks before his 90 th birthday. |
| Tony Chisslett |
| Added: May 2009 |
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