A RIBBLE VALLEY dentist who had been a member of Clitheroe Golf Club for 30 years has died suddenly.
Born and brought up in Rossendale, Mr Geoffrey Wood attended Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School where he was head boy from 1949-1950.
He trained as a dentist at Manchester Victoria University's Turner School of Dentistry, qualifying in 1956 and then working as a house surgeon at the dentistry school in Moss Side, Manchester.
He married Anne Nuttall in 1957 and the couple had three children – Kay, Gillian and Peter.
>>You can leave your messages of sympathy hereMr Wood was in practice as a dental surgeon for 52 years. He bought Holts Dental Practice in Waterfoot in 1956/57 and the family settled in Read in 1975.
He was highly regarded by professional colleagues in the British Dental Association and was chairman of the Burnley branch for three years in the late 1960s. He went on to be elected President of the East Lancashire and Cheshire Branch in 1975/76.
He continued to work until his death and was a locum for Irene Gott at her dental surgery in Wellgate, Clitheroe.
A keen golfer, Mr Wood was a member of Rossendale Golf Club for 50 years. He captained the club in 1971 and was president from 1979-1982. After a brief spell at Whalley Golf Club, he joined Clitheroe Golf Club in 1975 and was also a member at the golf club in Pwhelli, North Wales.
An active member of Rossendale Round Table, he went on to join the 41 Club and was president of the Rotary organisation in 1986. He also enjoyed ballroom dancing in West Bradford and was a keen gardener.
Mr Wood died at Preston Royal Infirmary and leaves his wife, children, sons-in-law Duncan and Peter, and grandchildren Ian, Charles, David, James and Leonie. Mr Wood also has a brother, Bert, and sister Kathleen.
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