Mij Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 Sad news tonight that former High Bailiff, Weldon Williams, has passed away, aged 90. He served as Deputy High Bailiff from 1977 until 1988, and was High Bailiff from 1988 until 1995. Born in Wales, he moved to the Isle of Man in 1968, fell in love with the island and never left it. No one who met him ever forgot him, for all the right reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homarus Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Weldon had a lovely smooth voice, especially when uttering those immortal words "" There will be a conviction"" ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 was he the one that crashed a car because of a wasp or bee and got away with it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mij Posted September 26, 2017 Author Share Posted September 26, 2017 I don't think so. I knew him very well and never heard that story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 or was it the sneezing crash? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Power Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 A good man, met him quite often at one point and always found him amiable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrie Stevens Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 11 hours ago, Mij said: Sad news tonight that former High Bailiff, Weldon Williams, has passed away, aged 90. He served as Deputy High Bailiff from 1977 until 1988, and was High Bailiff from 1988 until 1995. Born in Wales, he moved to the Isle of Man in 1968, fell in love with the island and never left it. No one who met him ever forgot him, for all the right reasons. I used to clean his office along with those of Deemsters Corrin and Cain so it was a long time ago. He was allowed to smoke in (I am not sure if it was Government Offices or the Courthouse as I did them all at some stage)....Anyway, he of all of the people in that building was allowed to smoke indoors when there was a "No smoking" rule. As a result the cleaners called him "Smokey Joe" and of course his den needed extra effort cleaning. There was a large stand alone electric fan on a pole blowing all the time and the windows also were always open. I suppose this was the concession "Smoke but use a fan to blow the smoke through the windows". I think he smoked a powerful pipe or it was something pungent anyway although he had gone home for the day by the time we cleaners arrived. I suppose an example of "Don't do as I do. Do as I say!". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mij Posted September 26, 2017 Author Share Posted September 26, 2017 Barrie Stevens I don't know who you are thinking of. He didn't smoke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
censorship Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 2 minutes ago, Mij said: Barrie Stevens I don't know who you are thinking of. He didn't smoke. You must be new here...Barrie makes things up to appear interesting. It stops being entertaining really quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piebaps Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Barrie caught talking shite again...................who'd have thought it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torry loon Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 1 hour ago, Barrie Stevens said: I used to clean his office Barrie you are this: A fuckin' star, mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forestboy Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Think Andrew Williamson was the smoker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Down Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 1 hour ago, Mij said: Barrie Stevens I don't know who you are thinking of. He didn't smoke. Barrie Stevens = Walter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 25 minutes ago, Torry loon said: Barrie you are this: A fuckin' star, mate. Barrie Shite...he's a famous stringer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ham_N_Eggs Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 13 minutes ago, Neil Down said: Barrie Stevens = Walter Barrie and Buster - peas in a pod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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