Personalities Archives | Inland Waterways International

Norman E. Smith

28/04/2026 by David Edwards-May

We are sad to report that our treasurer from 2014 to 2024, Norman Edward Smith, died aged 86 on 25th April in Warneton, Belgium. Father of Johanna Taylor-Smith and her late twin brother Martin Smith, Norman was an accountant and financial management consultant. He was first employed as an industrial accountant by companies in London … Read more

Ruth Heard RIP

17/10/2024 by David Edwards-May

IWI is sad to announce the death of Ruth Heard, a member for many years, and former president of the Inland Waterways Association of Ireland, on 5 October. Ruth was a well respected waterway historian who wrote extensively about the Irish waterways under the name Ruth Delany. (She kept the name from her first marriage … Read more