Cluny Gillies (31 Dec 1931 - 23 Nov 2024)

Thank you Cluny. I appreciated working with you at Furnistore and Anne at the poetry group.

Cluny was someone I remembered clearly from my childhood - he always seemed to be such a really good person, and the lovely words of his tribute echo this so clearly. Love to his two daughters, Alison and Katharine, who did such fine work looking after him in his last years.

I have fond memories of Cluny when we worked together at the Architectural Press - never forgotten.

Fond memories of Cluny during our Architectural Press days together. Betzy

Sorely missed by all who knew him.

Cluny, my cousin, was a very fine man, gracious, caring, adventurous with many other attributes. He was an inspiration and example to me when we spent time together when I was a child and again in London when in my twenties (1958-62) when he took me all over the place on the back of his motor bike. No helmets or leathers then and while fearful at first I learnt to trust his ability.

I will never forget so many happy days with Cluny and Elizabeth supervising Alison Katharine and I playing various dressing up games or walking us all up redstone hill even if we didn't want to go followed by home made
soup and a educational talk by Cluny about all we had seen on the walk . Fun days and Alison and Katharine are a credit to all their parents stood for .

Neighbours doing neighbourly things - we loved meeting you and your family, God Bless xxx

Regretfully we never had much family contact , but Cluny and Elizabeth did come to our Wedding April 1971 , one of the few family that attended and we were so honoured. We did visit Redhill on one occasion and remember being so fascinated by Clunie’s occupation which he described as a print architect. We also remember being quite amazed when at lunch at Redhill. Clunie not saying anything disappeared for a short time only to return with a bottle of white wine which he had gone out specially on his bicycle to get and just to please us. Our short family contact was always so entertaining and regret not having more family contact .

Had to look up 'Sustrans'. Never a cyclist, always a walker.

Cluny once told me that the real bargains were the items you bought in sales even though they were still too expensive. Over the years this has proved to be true. My contents of my wardrobe are the proof of this. Thank you, Cluny, for this life lesson.

Thinking of you all and sending much love.

An absolutle pleasure to have known Cluny may he rest in peace.