Mike Thornton HFSCTE IN MEMORIAM
It is with great sadness that we report the death, in early March, of our colleague Mike Thornton at the age of 77. Mike had been in telecommunications for over 40 Years having studied electrical and electronic engineering at Watford College of Technology from 1967 to 1970. His first major post in our industry was with Carlton Cabletime where he served as Network Engineering Manager for 5 Years from 1983. In 1994 he became Managing Director – Network Engineering for Comtel before becoming a Network Consultant with Omne Communications in 2001. 2003 saw a major change for Mike with the setting up of Countryside Broadband, a wireless broadband local loop operator in South Oxfordshire providing internet service for the rural community. In 2004, in parallel with his work with Countryside Broadband, Mike was director with Genius Gates Systems, a company that manufactured GSM based intercom and remote-control systems for automated gates. Mike was a major supporter of the Society, having joined as a member in 1989. In 2009 he was awarded an Honorary Fellowship and joined the Executive Committee later that year where he served until 2020. Mike was elected Vice President of the Society in 2014 and again in 2019. In 2017 he was elected as president where he served for two years. During the latter years, his role included special responsibility for developing overseas contacts with other sibling organisations as well as a hands-on trainer in RF and digital networks.
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