Sad News of the death of David Mowle

[Maggi Young]

David Mowle of Hest Bank has passed away. David was very well known in the Club for his talks, writing and attendance at all manner of SRGC and AGS activities. Particularly known for his love of androsace and  crocus his enthusiasm for the study and observation of his plants gave him great insight into the needs of the plants and so their successful cultivation.
David was predeceased by his wife Jean in 2011. He and Jean were active in many local organisations and will be sorely missed  in the Hest Bank community as well as by his many friends in our club.  Our sincere condolences are sent to the family of David, his children and grandchildren especially at this  sad time.

David's funeral service will be on 26th August at 14.00hrs at St Luke's Church, Slyne with Hest, Shady Lane, Slyne, Lancaster LA2 6JG

[Darren]

Sad indeed Maggi, and thank you for letting the forum know.

It was David who first encouraged Susan and I to join the AGS and SRGC and, most importantly, the North Lancs local group. We first met David at the Holker Hall garden show in May 1995 when he was manning the Hardy Plant society stand but wearing an AGS sweatshirt and we got into conversation. David arranged for the local group to contact us when their season started in the September and presented us with a plant (Androsace rigida) at our first meeting. When we subsequently joined the group committee David was group president and hosted many committee meetings at his home in Hest Bank, where Jean always served a lovely buffet tea afterward.

David will be greatly missed by all of us.

[David Nicholson]

I never met David but have enjoyed his writings over the years, he was a wonderful Plantsman.