Renowned Scunthorpe district angler Tom Wilson of Messingham dies at 91

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Monday, January 21, 2013
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Tom Wilson, the Scunthorpe Telegraph's angling correspondent for 25 years, has died at the age of 91.

A master angler who started fishing at the age of four, Mr Wilson was president of Scunthorpe Angling Association for 40 years.

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For 22 years he wrote the angling column for the Scunthorpe Star before joining the Scunthorpe Telegraph in the mid-1980s.

Funeral arrangements will be announced later.

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A full tribute piece will be in this week's Scunthorpe Telegraph.

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  • Profile image for allenby

    by allenby

    Monday, January 21 2013, 6:02PM

    “Remember him well from Tech Col in the early seventies.”

  • Profile image for mallyg1

    by mallyg1

    Monday, January 21 2013, 2:10PM

    “Tom was also a lecturer at North Lincs tech college when I was an apprentice back between 1976-1980. He was always friendly and very helpful”

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