The Livery Newsletter and Gazette Issue 32 Spring 2020 | Page 10

Appointments
Liveryman Fran Morrison has been elected to the Court as an Assistant and was installed on 18th September 2019.
Members Gowned with the Livery
New Freemen
Ms Susan Patricia Stocker
IT Manager
Professor Mallory Factor
Professor of International
Politics
Mr Jonathan Fell
Investment Manager
Mr Pieter Vorster
Financial Analyst
18th September 2019
22nd January 2020
22nd January 2020
22nd January 2020
Ms Jeannie Cameron
Business Consultant
Mr Pieter Vorster
Financial Analyst
Professor Mallory Factor
Professor of International
Politics
Miss Katherine Woodley
Events Director
18th September 2019
18th September 2019
22nd January 2020
22nd January 2020
Lost Brethren
Liveryman Enrico Bassi | 1938-2019
Known affectionately as Rico to his friends and Ico to
his wife Doreen, a proud Welshman with Italian parents,
Rico was a giant of a man. Rico was admitted to the
Company as a Freeman in 1996 and Gowned in the
Livery in 1999.
After completing his National Service (he achieved the
rank of Captain in the army) he went to work in his
parents’ restaurant but decided he hated catering! He
sought his fortune in London and joined The Gallaher
Group working his way up to Head of Personnel. He was
Chairman of London Welsh Rugby Youth, Chairman
of the Board of Governors of St Vincent’s School, Ealing
and was a season ticket holder at QPR for 42 years.
His colleagues wrote of him: Rico’s personality was as
large as he was; he was a warm, empathetic, principled
man who revelled in developing and mentoring
young talent. The success of Gallaher Ltd in the 90’s
could be traced back to his recruitment and personnel
development strategies, for which most of the senior
management owe a debt of gratitude. He will be sadly
missed, his was the voice of reason, common sense and
fairness which gave the business its moral compass”.
Liveryman Barrie Alton | 1942-2020
Barrie was admitted to the Company as a Freeman in
1984 and was Gowned in the Livery in 1990.
Brother of Past Master Anthony Alton, Barrie ran the
family wholesale and retail tobacco business around the
Nottingham area, whilst Anthony had charge of their
cigar manufactory on Derby Road.
Barrie had until recently been living in Cornwall but he
and his wife Anne moved to be near family. They were
renting in Maidenhead whilst house hunting.
The end was sudden and unexpected: he started feeling
unwell on Monday 10th February and after consulting
his doctor was hospitalised where they found he had
advanced acute myeloid leukaemia.
Liveryman Barrie Alton passed away on 14th February
2020.
Liveryman Enrico Bassi passed away on 27th May 2019.
Past Master Fiona Adler
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