u Tony Yates, former manager and director of the Scrivens GroupÕs manufacturing and wholesale division Mersona, died on June 21 after a short illness. He was 76 years old.
Mr Yates moved from Lessar Brothers to Scrivens in 1948 to create a new Rx facility for the group, recruiting four colleagues. By the time he retired in 1986, he had a staff of 60.
Friend Tony Hewitt said Mr Yates had a reputation for great integrity and straight talking. ÔHe was intensely loyal both to his fellow directors and to the staff who worked under him.Õ
Mr Yates is survived by wife Marion, and three sons who qualified as optometrists Ð Peter, Robert and Michael.
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