Obituary

Harry Hill 1939 - 2010

 Glasgow branch with regret record the death of our comrade Harry Hill. No matter what any one may say Harry was "a character". Even inside a Glasgow branch of the sixties that was full of characters Harry was unique. He had left school at 15 years of age, but long before he had met the Socialist Party he had already seen through the nonsense of religion. In fact the first time I went to Harry's home, just round the corner from my own hovel, I was astonished at his collection of The Thinker's Library. Harry was a unique person one of his great loves was taking "the piss" out of religion although he once said to me "even better is taking the piss out of atheists. They think a world without religion but based on property would work."

 Harry was only officially a member from 1964 until 1974 but long after that he would attend our indoor and outdoor meetings and was a whole hearted supporter of the SPGB. He was particularly adept at arguing the basic party position with new contacts. A measure of Harry's support for the ideas of world socialism can be gathered from the fact that although he was suffering from a long-term fatal illness he attended our joint Edinburgh/Glasgow day school in May a couple of weeks before his death. To his beloved wife Lydia and all his comrades and friends Glasgow branch extend our sympathy. We have lost a good man.

Glasgow branch

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Socialist Standard Online edition                                      July  2010