South Yorkshire Times, December 16th, 1932.

A Great President

Director’s Tribute

Mr A.E.Allott, a director of the Barnsley British Co-operative Society, writes:

I am glad of the opportunity of paying a tribute to Mr Tune no words but poor things to express the admiration and respect we all felt for him. Nor is it easy to describe the deep sense of personal loss his sudden death has caused the monsters. The sad happening is almost as tragic in effect as it was in its suddenness. We are cherished the hope that his health would be restored and that eventually he would resume his normal duties. Alas, fate has ruled otherwise. We are mourning the loss of a dear friend, a wise counsellor and a great leader.

It is the way of life that men come and men go, but Mr. Tune was a man of outstanding abilities and his place will be hard to fill. This is a sad day for the Barnsley Society.

Personally, I have had the pleasure of being closely associated with Mr. Tune throughout life and always had the greatest admiration for his fine personality, his integrity, his loyalty, his ability, and his worth. To know Mr r. Tune was to love and respect him. He was a man of wide sympathies and inherent goodness. His work for the hospitals and the Church was characteristic of him. All these qualities were translated in his work for the co-operative movement, and the directors, staffs and members have lost a great man and a good friend. During his twelve years as President of the Barnsley British Co-operative Society Mr. Tune showed himself a great administrator.

In him was combined business ability with a fine upright character. In handling a meeting lie was something of a genius, as was shown not only by his control of the half-yearly meetings, but in the tactful manner in which he has presided over entailer gatherings.

Among the members of the Board he wielded a unifying influence, and when differences of opinion on matters of policy have arisen he has often smoothed things over by a touch of humour or a timely word. It can be said of Mr. Tune that he never let the sun go down on his wrath. He would disagree but was never disagreeable. He never took unfair advantage and was never vindictive. His thoughtfulness for others was genuine and profound. The comfort and welfare of the employees was ever his desire. The light of a good Christian life was always shining through his actions and personality. We shall miss him much and we shall miss him for a long time. He has been called away “to particular business,” as they say, but his character and influence will remain behind.

Alfred E. Allott.