Ian Cully died on 25th January 2025 near Paris, aged 80. The funeral took place on 12th February at Église du Cœur Immaculé in Suresnes.

Louise Lamy advised that ‘he was my manager in various posts at Poitier, France (Schlumberger Industries) and in Caracas, Venezuela (Wireline) in the 1908’s (‘Il a été mon patron dans différents postes à Poitiers (industrie) et à Caracas (Wire line) dans les années 80’)

After qualifying as a Chartered Accountant, wIan ent on to work at major firms, travelling the World – UK, India, Singapore, Indonesia, Venezuela, the Middle East, Australia, Japan, Africa and the US. Ian worked for Schlumberger from 1973 until 1984.

He was a longstanding and valued member of the Standard Athletic Club and a keen member of the cricket team, causing bewilderment amongst opposing batsmen with his Burmese brand of spin bowling. Still under the sports heading, he was once a cunning squash player and became a keen golfer when Villarceaux became the main venue for new and existing SAC golfers. More importantly no doubt, Ian was a major figure on the SAC Management team, serving for many years as Club Treasurer at a time when the Club was fortunate enough to have many more members than at present. https://www.saclub.org/news/244-club-news/member-news/3189-ian-cully-11-08-1944-25-01-2025-rip