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Geoffrey Drought
Obituary of Geoffrey Drought, teacher; born July 9, 1933; died September 21, 2007. Geoffrey Drought, who has died aged 74, was a teacher and senior local government figure, whose lifelong passion for education enriched the lives of many in Scotland.He was also a raconteur, fisherman, sportsman, churchgoer and family man, who will be remembered for the warmth of character and wit he brought to communities in which he lived and worked.
As depute director of education for Tayside Regional Council between 1975 and 1985, Geoffrey secured a reputation as one of the most effective education officials in Scottish local government.
In retirement, after a brief spell in Devon, he moved to live in Gilmerton, by Crieff in Perthshire, where he became a central figure in the Episcopalian Church community.
Full story at The Herald.
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