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Dec 21, 2019 · Picture: Jeremy Burrows. Ian McCrorie, who has died at the age of 78, was a force of nature. To former pupils of Greenock Academy he was a long-standing chemistry and guidance teacher whose ...
Jan 4, 2020 · IAN McCrorie, who has died aged 78, is not in Wikipedia’s list of famous people from Greenock, but it cannot be disputed that he gave more to the town than many who are on the list ever did.
- Matt Vallance
Jun 15, 2012 · Ian’s father taught Primary 7 at Greenock Academy until 1951. Ian was a pupil there from 1946 till 1959 (in the Nelson Street building) in both primary and secondary departments. He was Head Boy of the school in session 1958-59. School Career. There were three paths which Ian’s career could have taken. He always wanted to become a teacher.
Dec 5, 2019 · Died: December 5, 2019. IAN MCCRORIE, who has died aged 78, is not in Wikipedia’s list of famous people from Greenock, but it cannot be disputed he gave more to the town than many who are on the list ever did. He spent most of his life in and around Greenock Academy.
Remembering Ian McCrorie MBE In the long history of Greenock Academy there were few people who dedicated so much of their entire life to the school and club as Ian McCrorie. Ian very sadly passed...
Dec 6, 2019 · TRIBUTE has been paid following the death of Ian McCrorie who was much-loved and highly-regarded in many aspects of life in Inverclyde including education, music, Clyde ferries and steamers and the church. Mr McCrorie, who taught chemistry and was assistant rector at Greenock Academy, was 78 years old and lived in Greenock all his life.
IAN McCRORIE Council member Ian McCrorie MBE died on 5th December 2019. His obituaries characterised his life as ‘popular teacher, chorus master and Clyde maritime historian’. In the Church Service Society, it was his musical expertise for which he was elected to the Council, and it was in this capacity at many of its meetings that