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Colonel (ret'd) W.H. (Humph) Sheridan, late RCCS, died of heart failure on Tuesday at the age of 81.
Humphrey was a first rate engineer, a good field unit commanding officer, an all round good officer, a true gentleman in the best sense of that word, a trusted mentor and a dear friend. The world was better for his being here; I will miss him
He had some innovative training ideas, more than one of which I copied, including the one about detachments not being able to have all the 'comforts' of their trailers until every detachment member could back the trailer into a tight spot in the woods, in the dark. It made corporals teach their younger det members how to do things right, the first time.
He was also not afraid to "speak truth to power," I was 'shadowing' him (at his invitation) one exercise when he, patiently, explained to the brigade commander why his (the general's) wishes were not going to happen ... little things like the laws of physics got in the way; the brigade commander wasn't happy but he accepted a bit of a very polite but very firm 'dressing down' from a major. That example also helped me in later years.
My thoughts go out to Kathleen and the family.
Humphrey was a first rate engineer, a good field unit commanding officer, an all round good officer, a true gentleman in the best sense of that word, a trusted mentor and a dear friend. The world was better for his being here; I will miss him
He had some innovative training ideas, more than one of which I copied, including the one about detachments not being able to have all the 'comforts' of their trailers until every detachment member could back the trailer into a tight spot in the woods, in the dark. It made corporals teach their younger det members how to do things right, the first time.
He was also not afraid to "speak truth to power," I was 'shadowing' him (at his invitation) one exercise when he, patiently, explained to the brigade commander why his (the general's) wishes were not going to happen ... little things like the laws of physics got in the way; the brigade commander wasn't happy but he accepted a bit of a very polite but very firm 'dressing down' from a major. That example also helped me in later years.
My thoughts go out to Kathleen and the family.