CO-GAS SAFETY - Key Persons
Ed Tomlinson after a successful game of rugby in an Old Boys match. The Schools Poster Competition is dedicated to the memory of Edward Tomlinson, who died of carbon monoxide poisoning in the Lebanon. Our particular thanks to Heather Tomlinson, Ed's Mother, who kindly ran a pilot project of this competition for us.
Job Titles:
- Domestic Solid Fuel Market Consultant
Stephanie Trotter, works as a full time volunteer and has done since the charity's launch aided by other voluntary directors.
Stephanie Trotter became involved through meeting Molly Maher, who had lost her son, Gary, through CO poisoning in Tenerife. Molly's daughter, Sheree was confined to a wheelchair, as a result of the same incident. Molly had set up a charity called Consumer Safety International (lobbying for safer holidays).
Stephanie had been campaigning for children's activity holiday centres to be licensed, (her son, Alex was injured at one and had to have an operation for a clot on the brain. Luckily he recovered completely and has a 2:1 degree from Southampton University (Philosophy) and is now grown up). Stephanie's husband is John Trotter was a senior partner (now retired and a consultant) at Bates Wells & Braithwaite, a leading firm of charity lawyers. Stephanie is a barrister, who has practised and has also lectured at the Inns of Court School of Law for nine years, (postgraduate course - final year of the Bar Exams). She knew nothing about CO poisoning when she started. Hardly anyone would talk to the charity so she learned from the victims and their families. The same stories recurred again and again.
Quite quickly, Stephanie had compiled a list of aims and objectives that were prepared in February 1995 for our constitution. It is depressing to read these now and find that so few are fulfilled and so many are still extremely urgent.