I am sorry to inform you that former long standing member of Weymouth Chess Club and the Dorset county team, Geoff Hunwicks has died.
He was born on 17th August 1950 and passed away on 10th January 2022, at the age of 71, after a short illness, in The Gambia, west Africa.
Geoff had been in The Gambia since 2001 after he set up a home for children with learning difficulties - the first of its' kind in the African nation.
Previously he had worked at the Adult Training Centre in Weymouth, Dorset, where he helped people with learning difficulties after moving to the town in the 1980s.
Geoff also represented Team GB on the international stage for race walking prior to moving to Dorset.
He played for many years at Weymouth Chess Club and his last grade was 118 in July 2002.
RIP
Geoff Hunwicks
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