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FUNERAL TRIBUTES

years as project manager, commissioning one of the largest
waste disposal plant, that removed the majority of Madrid’s
domestic waste. He then returned to the UK where he
managed many projects the biggest being the installation
of the escalators and lifts on the London underground
Jubilee line extension, worth £53 million. After working
abroad and away in London Mike decided he didn’t want to spend anymore
time away from his family now having Emma and Andrew at home.
Mike decided to go into teaching, doing a PGCE at Southampton University
and a placement at the Queen Elizabeth school in Wimborne - the identical
path his daughter Emma followed exactly 20 years later. After quickly realising
teaching teenagers was not for him, Mike left teaching but continued to use
his PGCE in training for many years. Mike’s final career change was to
Hamworthy Engineering where he was a project manager and then technical
training supervisor. Mike manufactured several furnaces and taught others
how to work them. He did this both in Poole and on oil rigs all over the world.
One story in particular Mike liked to tell was when he took a flight to Denmark,
a small aircraft to a helipad where the helicopter then took him to the oil

G P Lewis platform where he fixed the problem in less than two minutes. Mike’s career
has taken him to over 43 countries, and after getting denied entry to Nigeria
Interior/Exterior Painter & Decorator because of a South African stamp he decided to get a second passport.
Although Mike had a very busy career, he still had time for many hobbies. In
1990 we joined the Winfrith sub-aqua club, becoming BSAC trained sports
All aspects of painting and divers. We had many dives off the south coast of England and out in Gozo, but
decorating undertaken including our favourite dives were with the Seals in the Isle of Scilly.
Domestic, New builds, Refurbs Another annual trip that Mike enjoyed was our skiing trips to France. Mike
and Commercial. struggled a bit with mobility because of the metal plate in his leg from a
motorbike accident. However, this did not stop him and you would not want
Qualified and with over 30 years him to be behind you while coming down the slopes! Along with rugby and
experience, will offer friendly motorcycling Mike’s main hobby was being green.
advice if needed. The house is an encyclopaedia of green energy. If anything is to go wrong
 1st class finish If you require a job done hassle free now, no one would have any idea how to fix it. Mike installed Solar thermal
and Solar PV panels, an air source heat pump and a rain water harvesting
 Free written quotes by an honest, friendly tradesman system. Anyone that visited had to have the tour around the property before
please give Gavin a call on
 Fully insured 01929 471704 or 07977 being allowed inside for further lectures on the importance of green energy.
His only weakness was his cars. For his 70 birthday the family brought Mike a F
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 No job too small or big 047314, Email: type Jaguar which was thoroughly enjoyed for about a year before selling it to
 No VAT get an electric Jaguar to go with the green look.
g.lewis515@btinternet.com.

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