C O L DRA P E R 1 9 4 9 - 2 0 2 0 - TAASA Review March 2020

C O L DRA P E R 1 9 4 9 – 2 0 2 0 – TAASA Review March 2020

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This article was originally found in the March 2020 edition of TAASA Review (Volume 29, Issue 1, Page 28).

The full article is available for free to TAASA Members.

It is with great sadness that we report on the recent death of TAASA member Col Draper.

A life member of TAASA, he was a familiar presence at so many TAASA events over the years, a well-travelled person with a wide range of interests, including classical music, opera, and above all astronomy about which he was both passionate and deeply knowledgeable.

He held a great love for Vietnam, where he had worked for some time as an engineer...