R.I.P. Tony Smith

[telectrix]

some of the longer term members remember Tony. Very knowledgeable, controversial, but a true gentleman. I have just heard that he passed away a couple of weeks ago, following a long period of health problems. sadly missed.

 

[ipf]

Sad news, tel.
So well informed, astute and experienced with info and advice.
I heard he was unwell.
RIP Tony.

 

[Lucien Nunes]

Tony Smith was a proper industrial electrician, using the term in its fullest sense as a practitioner of electricity. His experience and knowledge were both broad and deep, his outlook was distinctly pragmatic and he was a decent bloke to boot. RIP Tony.

 

[Strima]

Bugger, RIP Tony. His extensive library of motors etc was a real help.

 

[ruston]

He was a great, kind man. He gave me my Avatar, it was one of his machines from his quarry days.

 

[Lister1987]

Not sure I had the pleasure bit still sad to hear. Told my college lecturer about Tony Cable's passing and he was surprised to hear.

 

[Rockingit]

As the longer members will know, Tony and I simultaneously locked horns and held hands whilst we modded and admin'd over on another forum for a long time, often chatting on the phone late into the night not only about technical stuff but members, politics of the day and other joint interests we had. He was as irrascible as he was generous and stubborn as a mule, but boy was his head full of stuff.

I remember his signature on here: "We take our knowledge to the grave, until then give it freely". And that, he did.

RIP matey, was an honour.

 

[GMES]

Oh no, I kept threatening to call him over the last few months but alas I didn't get round to it.
We have spent many hours on the phone away from here talking about anything and everything.
I even had the pleasure of taking him to one of my customers to show him a 1940 Ellison switch panel, he was like a child in a sweet shop, he then spent the next 24 sending me all the information available about it.
Some people occasionally got the sharp side of him but away from the forum he was a gentleman that would give and share anything he had.
Rip you Grumpy Git. TONY..

 

[7029 dave]

That is sad news RIP, we never hit it off he once called me a cable monkey. lol

 

[derek]

Perhaps it is about time someone removed the insulting moniker that Tony was assigned by someone with administration privileges, it certainly doesn't fit in with the site's claimed 'be nice' policy? Obviously as it is an insult I am not allowed to actually say what his moniker is.

 

[ferg]

I completely missed this thread.
Sad news indeed.

Like others I spent hours on the phone talking all sorts of rubbish with him
I lost touch with him a few years ago when a change in lifestyle meant no more being up late putting the world to rights.

I went out to meet him before we lost touch and I'm glad I did.

RIP Tony.

 

[davesparks]

Having been out of touch for a while I have only just seen this thread.

I had the honour of meeting and buying Tony a drink once, and indeed he bought me one in return, I even got a hug from tbe grumpy old guy.

He was a brilliant electrician and a gentleman.