Heartfelt tributes have been paid to Mike Gibson, a “beloved uncle” and respected former Marconi engineer, who died aged 97 after being involved in a collision while cycling in Pump Lane, Chelmsford.
The incident occurred at around 11:30am on Tuesday, 22 July, when Mr Gibson’s bicycle was in collision with a car. He was taken to hospital with serious injuries but sadly passed away on Sunday, 27 July.
In a statement, his family said:
“Mike was the beloved uncle of Sandra in Canada and Michael and Helen in the Netherlands. Born in Pickering in June 1928, Mike was evacuated to Canada during the war. Following National Service, he sailed the North Sea and Arctic as a radio engineer on trawlers. Settling in Chelmsford, he enjoyed a long and successful career with Marconi and was an active member of the IET, acting as Honorary Secretary.
To the end Mike was passionate about all things scientific and technological. He always had a new project on the go, and if something could be taken apart and reconfigured (improved), it would be. Mike will be sadly missed.”
The family also expressed gratitude to Essex Police’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit and the paramedics who attended the scene.
They have invited anyone wishing to honour Mike’s memory to donate to the IET Futures Fund.
Police enquiries into the collision remain ongoing, and officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with relevant dashcam footage to contact them via the Essex Police website, Live Chat service, or by calling 101 quoting incident 415 of 22 July.
