Hello Jody, Ted Brown wants to post a message about the death of
Arthur Cunliffe. The text is below.

Sincerely,
Paul Bellamy

  "I received a call from Noreen, wife of my friend and committee
colleague for many years, that her husband, Arthur Cunliffe, died
after a short illness. In posting this message, she specifically asked
me to say that she does not want to receive any form of contact or
condolences and to respect her wish to be left with her thoughts at
the present time.

  "Arthur joined me on committee in 1994 as a post holder. The
following year Recording Secretary Reg Waylett left the committee
and Arthur took his place. Reg frequently published Register articles
and Arthur continued to do so. Arthur had been involved with a register
of cylinder musical boxes from its beginnings and it became his
research passion until his death. It was a tour de force, reaching
over 15,000 listings.

  "In 2004 I formed a publications sub-committee with the help of Paul
Bellamy when David and Lesley Evans took over as editors. Arthur wanted
to produce a book about the Nicole family. Paul became the author and
Arthur contributed a chapter on his musical box register, giving Paul
a digital copy for further research.

  "In 2006, Arthur was elected President with Paul as his vice
president. They were one of the longest serving society presidential
pairs. In his last year of office, Arthur was under serious medical
investigation and resigned as president just a few weeks before the end
of his last year of office. Fortunately, he recovered to live for many
more years into his 90s and continued with his work on the register."

 [ Articles about Arthur Cunliffe's "Register Of Cylinder Musical Boxes"
 [ are indexed at https://www.mmdigest.com/Archives/KWIC/R/register.html 
 [ A description of the A D Cunliffe Cylinder Musical Box Register is
 [ at https://www.mbsgb.org.uk/look-learn/musical-box-register/ 
 [ -- Robbie