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Former member of the NUR’s Head Office Staff, Len Gullen died on June 30 at the age of 75. Len will be best remembered as the chauffeur to the union’s NUR’s general secretaries, Sid Greene and Sid Weighell. On leaving school at the age of 14, Len worked as a Tool Makers improver and Lorry attendant. Then following National Service in Africa in 1949 he joined the Eastern Region of British Railways, and worked through the grades of Goods Porter, Loader, Checker (acting) before becoming a Road Motor Driver. He was a Branch Collector for Tottenham Branch during that time. He commenced employment with the NUR in 1953 as a Head Office Porter at the original Unity House, a position he held until his appointment as Head Office Chauffeur in 1960. From 1983 to his retirement in 1989 he was the Enquiry Clerk on Reception at Unity House and was the first point of contact for members visiting Head Office at that time. 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Visit discount directo- ry www.benefits.co.uk for Buy On Line Travel Insurance, Airport Parking, Holidays, Mortgages, Electrical goods, Finance, Home & Car Insurance and more. Provided mostly from well-known major suppliers. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING To advertise contact Elaine Smith at Landmark Publishing Services Telephone: 020 7692 9292 TURKEY - ALTINKUM Luxury 2 bedroom apartment on complex with facilities ready august 2004 contact details. www.turkeyapartment.org.uk ring Craig on 07767 672 608 OBITUARY OBITUARY 35 Former NUR general secretary Sidney Greene passes away FORMER NUR general secretary Lord Sidney Francis Greene passed away on July 26 at the age of 94. Sid Greene served as NUR general secretary from his election in 1958 to his retirement in 1975, one of the longest-serving in the union’s history. Always smartly dressed, Sid joined the railway service in 1924 as a porter and was a member of Paddington No2 branch. He was a new delegate to the 1937 annual general meeting and attended the union’s 1939 special general meeting in Conway Hall, London and voted with the minority for strike action over pay. Sid was elected an executive committee member from 1941-43 and was an organiser from 1944-53 and served in the Newcastle, Doncaster, Manchester, Cardiff, Bristol, Nottingham and London districts, and also served as a road transport organiser, until his election as Senior Assistant General Secretary in 1953. Sid became NUR general secretary following a terrible car accident in Stalingrad in the Soviet Union which killed the union’s president Tom Hollywood and general secretary Jim Campbell. As runner-up in the pre- vious election for general secretary, Sid led the union until fresh elections were organised and was elected unopposed. During his time as general secretary, Sid was a member of the General Council of the TUC General Council 1957 to 1975, chairman of the Economic Committee and TUC President in 1970 and founder member of the National Economic Development Council 1962 to 1975. He was a Justice of the Peace, awarded the CBE, knighted and later became a Life Baron, Lord Greene of Harrow Weald, CBE. Amongst other positions held were Directorships of the Bank of England (1970 – 1978) RTZ Corporation (1975 – 1980) and Times Newspapers (1975 – 1982). Sid continued his interest in the union and in 2002 attended the opening of the new Unity House. General secretary Bob Crow described him as being “mentally still very much at the top of his game”. Sid is survived by three daughters.