January 13, 2015 at 7:46 pm
Businessman, property developer and former chairman of Wolves football club, Sir Jack Heyward OBE died today. He was 91 years young.
What does this have to do with aviation.?… Well it was his generous donation of £500,000 that helped get Vulcan XH558 back into the skies – just when all seemed lost.
Thank you, Sir Jack!
Rob
By: charliehunt - 16th January 2015 at 16:56
NPTH gets my vote John.
By: 1batfastard - 16th January 2015 at 16:00
Hi All,
Cant add anything that hasn’t already been mentioned except RIP Sir Jack you’ll be missed by all but most by all the wonderers. 🙁
Geoff.
By: John Green - 16th January 2015 at 15:46
bravo24/Charlie
I don’t know what you two think but, I really like that. “Nit picking tripe hound” ! NPTH. I think that we all should adopt this epithet into ‘official’ Forum language. What do you think ?
Regards,
John Green NPTH
By: charliehunt - 16th January 2015 at 05:53
Well I’ve been called many things, Bravo but not that!;) Why should I bleat? You are as entitled to your opinion as I am to mine.
By: bravo24 - 16th January 2015 at 02:15
Power I am with you. The man was golden. We will hear no doubt in the near future more of his generosity. With regard to Charlies posts it would appear as we say in the black “He is a nit picking tripe hound” That’s why he is up near 9000 posts. And no Charlie there will be no reply from me to any bleating from you about my post.
Cheers Power down the hatch!!
By: powerandpassion - 15th January 2015 at 11:39
Sounds like a fantastic person and I think the most appropriate thing for me to do is knock the top off a beer in his memory.
By: charliehunt - 14th January 2015 at 21:04
“A rich person who ACTUALLY did something……..” Implies that the rest did/do not. So a bit of rephrasing would not have gone amiss.
Anyway we are least agreed on Sir Jack’s considerable generosity.
By: trumper - 14th January 2015 at 20:57
I am more than aware of that, John, but was commenting on Trumper’s implication that Sir Jack was a lone philanthropist amongst the rich.
I never said he was a lone philanthropist :p i said he was a rich person who did something good with his money unlike alot of others who are also rich but don’t seem to do any good with it [unless it gets them some publicity or a tax refund 🙂
By: charliehunt - 14th January 2015 at 17:34
I am more than aware of that, John, but was commenting on Trumper’s implication that Sir Jack was a lone philanthropist amongst the rich.
By: DaveF68 - 14th January 2015 at 17:28
Hayward Hall at the Museum of Army Flying as well.
By: John Green - 14th January 2015 at 17:19
We don’t need to widen the subject Charlie ! It’s about Sir Jack and HIS philanthropy.
By: charliehunt - 14th January 2015 at 16:09
A rich person who actually did something constructive and positive with his money.
Without detracting from Sir Jack’s estimable generosity of spirit he was/is not alone:)
By: gedburke3 - 14th January 2015 at 15:41
Hi all,
Sir Jack Hayward was also a major contributor to the Battle of Britain Monument in London.
May he rest in peace.
Gerry
By: Seafuryfan - 14th January 2015 at 10:14
I’m glad I clicked on this thread to be educated on this fine man. A shining example of philanthropy at its best.
By: trumper - 14th January 2015 at 09:30
He was also ‘Union’ Jack Hayward. As well as giving half a mil to the Vulcan, and saving his beloved Wolves when they were in the 4th Division in a ramshackle stadium, building them a new one with £30m of his own money, and then selling the club for a ten pound note, he also paid for the SS Great Britain to be saved, rebuilt a hospital after the Falklands War, and bought Lundy Island and gave it to the National Trust. There are few men like Sir Jack, and the World is now a poorer place without him.
A rich person who actually did something constructive and positive with his money.R I P Thank you to him as an ex serviceman and a benefactor.
By: Wulfie - 14th January 2015 at 05:20
He was also ‘Union’ Jack Hayward. As well as giving half a mil to the Vulcan, and saving his beloved Wolves when they were in the 4th Division in a ramshackle stadium, building them a new one with £30m of his own money, and then selling the club for a ten pound note, he also paid for the SS Great Britain to be saved, rebuilt a hospital after the Falklands War, and bought Lundy Island and gave it to the National Trust. There are few men like Sir Jack, and the World is now a poorer place without him.
By: bravo24 - 14th January 2015 at 00:27
Sir Jack was Sir Wolverhampton. Loved by everyone who knew him for his love of the town (City). Wolves was his team in reality always was always will be.
God bless and happy landings.
Bravo 24 on the South bank.
By: David_Kavangh - 13th January 2015 at 23:48
He was also an RAF veteran. He saw service as a Glider pilot in Burma.
By: bravo24 - 13th January 2015 at 21:36
Lets hope the boys do it for him tonight as at this moment it is 2-2. Come on me babies!!!
By: Wyvernfan - 13th January 2015 at 20:07
Indeed, Charlie, I’m sure a mod will do the rest! 🙂
Rob