{"id":219,"date":"2011-05-04T21:03:43","date_gmt":"2011-05-04T10:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.otva.com\/blog\/?p=219"},"modified":"2011-05-22T09:43:35","modified_gmt":"2011-05-21T22:43:35","slug":"ian-kenneth-reed-%e2%80%93-21-4-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.otva.com\/blog\/ian-kenneth-reed-%e2%80%93-21-4-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"Vale – Ian Kenneth Reed \u2013 21.4.2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ian Kenneth Reed –Obiturary 17.6.1943 \u2013 21.4.2011<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Funeral service Mr. Ian Kenneth Reed is on Tuesday May 3rd<\/sup> at the Le Pine Chapel\u00a0 132 Mt. Dandenong Road\u00a0 CROYDON Victoria commencing at 2.30pm.<\/p>\n

This tribute from Robert & Judith Hall & Family<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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The attached photo is the only one I could find at present and was taken at the 20 year awards in Melbourne office about late 1984 or early 1985. <\/p><\/div>\n

Ian commenced with O.T.C. (A) on the 12.1.1959 as a Traffic Assistant Grade 1. in the M.O.R.\u00a0 then located at 167 Queen Street Melbourne. Ian\u2019s commencing salary at that time was 360 pounds per annum and his education standard on leaving school was the Technical School Intermediate Certificate. Ian was living in East Ringwood and would have travelled by train to Flinders Street Station. Late 1960 O.T.C. moved to 382 Lonsdale Street where Ian progressed through the ranks to I.T.O.\/S.I.T.O.\u00a0 then transferred to the Commercial\/Marketing Branch in Melbourne.<\/p>\n

Whilst in OTC\u2019s Commercial branch Ian had the opportunity to advance his career and early in the 1970\u2019s Ian & Janet & family moved to O.T.C. Sydney for 2 to 3 years (a big step in those days), then came back to Melbourne as a Senior Commercial officer.<\/p>\n

During the following years Ian\u2019s long experience and knowledge of International Telecommunications, saw him travel extensively Interstate & overseas on business trips and acquire a business degree at University. Ian\u2019s remaining years in OTC, were as a senior sales executive in OTC Sales & Marketing in charge of key OTC corporate accounts. Along with other work colleagues Ian was transferred to Telstra International Sales until he retired in early 2000\u2019s<\/p>\n

Back in the early 1960\u2019s Ian met and married Janet who worked with Judith and I (Robert Hall) in OTC Melbourne accounts branch on the 4th<\/sup> floor. We attended each other\u2019s weddings and Judith and I stayed with Ian & Janet with our families for a week at their home in Sydney in the mid 70\u2019s.<\/p>\n

Ian was a member of the OTVA and served for a number of years as an Honorary Auditor. In the 60\/70\u2019s Ian was active in a number of OTC sporting events organised by the OTC Sports and Social Club,\u00a0 and attended a several Wagga weekends.<\/p>\n

Ian was very much admired by his work colleagues for his long experience and knowledge of the Telecommunications market. He was a smart business thinker, very aware of commercial issues and customers. Even tempered and rarely rattled by the daily pressures of work life.<\/p>\n

He treated everyone with respect, from senior managers to junior support staff with the same dignity and amiable style he was renowned for. Over the years Ian remained in contact with work colleagues from his former years in OTC right up until his retirement and was always open to sharing a beer or two at his favourite watering hole. I am very proud to say I was a good friend and work colleague of Ian and our deepest sympathy to Janet, Andrew, Christopher & Elizabeth. He will be deeply missed by us all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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