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Bill Barnett
Bill was born in 1927 and died 11 days short of his 75th birthday in 2002. In that time he had what appears to have been a full and interesting life. Called up into the Army in 1944 the next 3 years were spent ‘globe trotting’ at HM’s expense. Demobbed, he and a friend joined a travelling circus and he became a ‘jack of all trades’. |
| When tired of this he came back to York and worked as a driver/warehouseman. He met and married Dot the love of his life and had 2 sons and a daughter. By now he was working in the building/construction industry up and down the length of the UK and occasionally abroad as a machine operator,- at which he was a ‘natural’-, and was sought out by major players in that industry. Away from work his major loves were his family, socialising, gardening, stamp collecting, and railway modelling. From this latter he and a group of friends formed NCAM at Starbeck and Bill was the guiding light for many years. If there is a train heaven Bill is no doubt looking down with a degree of pride and pleasure at what he was instrumental in achieving. Bill was good company and always ready to help with problems but wasn’t too keen on fools. Testimony to his personality was demonstrated by the big turn out at his funeral. He is still spoken of kindly despite the passing years. |
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