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DAVID DOW JOURNAL OF THE INSTITUTION OF
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AGE: 74

CHRISTOPHER JOHN BLEACH DIGEST
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IN JANUARY, Cardiff Crematorium was packed with family, FEBRUARY 2019 CBI calls for shake- system
up of apprenticeship
friends and colleagues celebrating the life and work of the
late Chris Bleach.
Born in Cardiff, Chris graduated with a degree in Chemical
Engineering from Birmingham University before embarking
FOUNDED 1863
on a career in gas engineering. ROYAL CHARTER 1929
Beginning his career in the East Midlands, he later joined BLAZING
Wales Gas as a Planning Engineer before ultimately being A TRAIL
appointed District Engineer for Cardiff. The apprentice pipeline
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Europe and South America. PATRON PRODUCED AND DESIGNED
Later, Chris became CEO of IGEM, overseeing the move Her Majesty The Queen BY SYON MEDIA
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“never really retired”, working extensively overseas, in Italy Steve Edwards www.syonmedia.com
in particular, until relatively recently. BSc MIGEM
IGEM member Tudor Jones paid tribute to his friend, ©
saying: “With his boundless energy, great sense of humour PRESIDENT ELECT
and love for his family and local community, many channels Antony Green
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of service beckoned him.” MIW
He was a long serving Justice of the Peace, an officer of Published by IGEM
the local hockey association and a former Chairman of the VICE-PRESIDENT T: +44(0)1509 678 159
Tommy Cooper Society, for whose defibrillator fund he raised Duncan Wong E: general@igem.org.uk
CEng MIGEM
large sums of money. IGEM House,
“There was warm applause as the eulogist placed a red fez HONORARY SECRETARY 26 & 28 High Street, Kegworth
on his coffin,” added Tudor. Gordon Davies Derby
“Chris’s many friends and colleagues send Mary and her CEng FIGEM DE74 2DA.
family their deepest sympathy with warm memories of his CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Registered Charity No. 214011
inspirational enthusiasm and his devoted life of service.” Neil Atkinson
CEng FIChemE HonFSE ISSN 1755-5477
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