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William James Pirrie the royal victoria hospital plate Description: Belfast July 2006 "THE ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL FEMINA FECIT THE BOARD OF MANAGEMENT OF THE ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL ON 18TH JUNE DESIRES TO RECORD THE PROFOUND SORROW WITH WHICH IT HAS HEARD OF THE UNEXPECTED DEATH OF VISCOUNT PIRRIE. THE SAD TIDINGS WHEN FLASHED OVER SEA AND LAND STARTLED THE CIVILIZED WORD FOR IT WAS EVERYWHERE RECOGNIZED THAT A COSMOPOLITAN PERSONALITY HAD PASSED OFF THE STAGE OF TIME. LANGUAGE FAILS TO EXPRESS ADEQUATELY THE UNIQUE POSITION OCCUPIED BUY THE DECEASED PEER IN THE SHIPBUILDING AND COMMERCIAL LIFE OF MANLKIND. BUT THE CITIZENS OF BELFAST. WHERE HIS MAMMOTH VESSELS WERE BUILT CAN APPRECIATE POSSIBLY BETTER THAN MOST. THE GENIUS AND CAPACITY OFD THE MARVELLOUS BRAIN THAT NOW RESTS FROM ITS LABOURS BUT WHOSE SPLENDID IDEALS OF CRAFTSMANSHIP ARE STILL THE ENVY OF THOSE WHO PLAN AS WELL AS THOSE CO TO SEA IN SHIPS. HIS OWN BUSINESS, HOWEVER, DID NOT EXHAUST HIS MANFOLD ENERGIES. THE DEBT THIS HOSPITAL OWES TO LORD AND LADY PIRRIE IS GENERALLY RECOGNIZED. FROM ITS INCEPTION WITHOUT INTERRUPTION THEY HAD TOGEHTER FOSTERED ITS INTERESTS WITH UNREMITTING CARE AND PRINCE.Y CENEROSITY. THE BOARD REALISING THE GREAT LOSS IT HAS SUSTAINED, AND AT THE SAME TIME REMEMBERING THE GRIEF OF THE GRACIOUS LADY WHO HAS FOR LONG DISCHARGED WITH RARE EFFICIENCY AND ACCEPTANCE THE DUTIES OF PRESIDENT OF THIS HOSPITAL WOULD TENDER HER ITS RESPECTFUL SYMPATHY, ACCOMPANIED WITH THE PRAYER THAT GOD WILL UPHOLD AND COMFORT HER UNTIL THE DAY BREAKS AND THE SHADOW FLEE AWAY. 1924" Submitter :webmaster - More Photos from webmaster Last Update: 2006/7/31 17:44   Hits: 10647   Comments: 0

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