Yesterday night was the dinner in memorial of Dr Jack Miller, a fellow in college who passed away earlier in May this year.

Dr Jack Miller is one of the prominent alumni members of Churchill College Boat Club, who has been involved in the club since inception, and was a regular figure at the Steering Committee meetings, Boat Club Dinners, and possibly most well known for pushing off crews at the start during bumps. He will be missed dearly.

Listening to the speeches made by the various people during the dinner was really quite inspiring - to know that someone has been so enthusiastic about his work, and to have touched so many lives throughout his lifetime. And he was one of the leading GeoPhysicists in the field, with his expertise in GeoChronology (dating rocks). Somehow even though I didn't know Dr Jack for a long time, he's definitely been missed, especially by his absence in pushing us off during bumps.

The dinner was really good though, and very interesting indeed. We went through a normal 3/4-course dinner, followed by a re-shuffle to a different set of tables for a 2nd round of cheese/port/wine and speeches. The entire dinner was accompanied by no less than 5 different types of wines served, along with some 6 varieties of cheeses. yummy...

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