The
Organ Society of Western Australia (Inc.) recognises people in the community who have made an extraordinary
contribution to organs and organ music in Western Australia by
conferring on them Life Membership.
The process of Life Membership is explained in the Constitution:
Life
Membership shall be conferred by the Annual General Meeting at its
discretion upon a member of not less than five years' standing, in
recognition of outstanding service to the Society. Nominations for Life
Membership shall first be considered by the Committee, and, if agreed,
recommended to the Annual General Meeting. Such nominations shall be
included in the notification of business of the Annual General Meeting.
Those who have been conferred Life Membership are recorded in the roll of honour shown hereunder:
| Date |
Name |
Citation |
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Mr. Frank Dawson |
Died 1998
Past president (1979).
A remarkable musician and a quiet achiever. |
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Mr. Dudley Bastian |
Foundation Member |
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Mr. Doug Miller |
Past president (1982) |
| c 1970 |
Dr. Robert Baker |
Foundation Member
Noted for his commitment and efforts to rejuvenate the Organ Society of Western Australia in the 1970's. |
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Rev. Alex Bateman |
Past president (1980). |
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Dr. Bill Loneragan |
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| 1997 |
Mr. Leonard Richards |
19 September 1914 to 20 April 2003
Member and Committee Member of the Organ Society of Western Australia from July 1982 until his death.
President 1987 to 1990 and 1999 to 2003.
The "Len Richards Memorial Prize", set up in 2003, is given by the
Organ Society at the Fremantle Eisteddfod in recognition of the
years of service Len gave to the Society and the advancement of organs
and organ music in Western Australia. The prize is the Junior
organ prize of that event. |
| 2002 |
Mr. Bob Elms |
Order of Australia Medal 2006.
In November 1972 Bob published the Gazetteer of Western Australian Pipe
Organs, a documentation of the organs and history of organs in WA.
The Gazetteer was updated and re-published in 1999, 2003 and 2004. It is now the basis of the on-line compendium of organs in WA maintained at the OSWA web site. |
| 2010 |
Mr. Paul Hufner
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17 November 1918 to 30 August 2010
"It is difficult for us,
privileged to draw WA's newest stop the "Cornucopean", to realise how
meagre were resources for organs and a courageous builder in the middle
decades of the last Century. Not only has he the distinction of putting
organ building on a commercial basis in WA for the first time, placing
a real pipe organ within reach of many parish churches but also setting
standards of craftsmanship. As the pipe organ heritage here
rejoices in ever more exciting instruments and gifted players it is
surely fitting that the Society acknowledge Paul's contribution to it
all."
Dr Jim Rowlands.
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