Gokurosama Party for Mr Teruhisa Nakamura — July 2012
Mr Teruhisa Nakamura (Worcester, Oxford 1964) retired from the C&O Committee at the Triennial General Meeting held on 20th April 2012, having devoted himself tirelessly to the day-to-day running of the Society for more than 30 years.
As a token of our gratitude for his extraordinary service, a Gokurosama Party (as distinct from a farewell party) was planned in his honour at Kojunsha in Ginza as the main event for June. However, shortly after notices were sent to members, Terry received and accepted an invitation from the Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University to attend the 2012 Encaenia on 20th June. The party was therefore postponed until 6th July when — thanks to the kind arrangements of Mr Buhei Okumura (Trinity, Cambridge) and his wife Yuko — it was held at the Mitsubishi Club atop the Mitsubishi Shoji Building in Marunouchi.
The party was attended by 39 people, including Terry himself and our President, Sir David Warren, and is fondly remembered by all who were present.
Terry Nakamura with Sir David Warren at the Gokurosama Party.
The text of the speech Terry prepared for the event constitutes a valuable historical record and may be viewed on the Society’s history page (click here for the full text).
Terry Nakamura with Tim Minton during the event.
Although Terry was not allowed nearly enough time to deliver the whole of his speech during the dinner, he was presented with a beautifully engraved carriage clock and photo frame — in which, we hope, the group photo below now resides.
Group photo taken at the Gokurosama Party at the Mitsubishi Club.