| Fahy, Tony |
This photograph was taken on Langkawi island in Malaysia in March 2002.
On
Apil 12th, 2017 Tony wrote:
Dear Peter,
It was a shock
to look at a photograph of myself from
2002 – wow, and also from Malaysia!
You asked for a
date of birth. Nowadays, I
prefer to mark other people’s birthdays than my own.
I’m a Second
World War baby – born on 7 November,
1939.
A Scorpio.
Tony
On
13th
October, 2011 Tony wrote:
Dear Peter, Wim and former colleagues,
Thank
you
Peter for keeping in touch and for
reminding all of us ‘grey beards’ and ‘grey curls’
about the GEAR
Plus
contact file.
First,
Peter,
let me congratulate you on your
great energy in producing yet another book on Mr.
Daim.
I
really admire your relentless intellectual curiosity and
energy in
being so
active in your semi-retired state. I note
that you are
also
supporting Greece by holidaying there as you have been
doing for many
years. Those of us in the unfortunate ‘bail
out bucket’ of
the EU
appreciate the patronage and help of the partner
countries.
It’s
also
great to hear from the other former
colleagues, and, as Wim said, the good
memories of the old
GEAR
days live on.I think that when we learn about the
activities of
our
former colleagues, it can act as a stimulus
to do
more in our
own lives as we are now being told that, all being well,
we may
live longer lives than our parents.
Here
is a
quick summary of my own CV.
Aged 71, I am now fully retired from all revenue
earning
activities. We have two grand-children
living in
Sweden.
.
I’m
a long standing member of
the local county Choir – we sing classical music –
religious and
secular – and
hold public performances about twice a year.
I sing bass
(having
been a tenor I was moved to the basso line two years
ago).
.
I’ve
been interesting in wine
all my life and helped to found a Wine Club in the south
Dublin area.
I have chaired the Club for a number of
years but am now an
ordinary (drinking and tasting) member. I meet
with a groups of
friends
for ‘liquid’ lunches at intervals!!
.
I
try to keep fit by
walking regime every day – I need to get our every
day, hail,
rain or
shine – for about an hour.
.
I’ve
become interested in
cooking in recent years as Eva continued after I
retired. I
have a lot to learn, of course, but I enjoy the
challenge and am
considering
doing a cookery course at a Cookery School soon.
.
Having
an interest in history
and politics keeps me in touch with the wider
world.
History
can also be a reason for taking holidays in
particular
places. Next week, for example, we are
off to Sicily
for one
week.
.
Our
daughter is married with
two young children in Stockholm. We find
ourselves visiting
Sweden
a couple of times a year and we also host the family
here on their
Irish
holidays.
My
best
wishes to all my former
colleagues. It’s good to keep in touch
so thanks
again Peter
for managing the GEAR Plus site.
Kind regards,
Tony Fahy, Dublin