Australia’s graphic arts industry will gather in Sydney on Friday to pay tribute to Bob Lamont who died a week earlier.

The funeral is at Macquarie Park Crematorium (Plassey/Delhi Road) on October 4 at 1pm.

Lamont, 77, died of leukaemia after a career lasting more than 50 years and active involvement in the Lithographic Institute of Australia, which he helped found and served as federal president.

That career started when he was apprenticed as a photolithographer at John Sands at the age of 14. Later he moved into sales with a role as a technical representative at 3M, where he rose to group national sales and marketing manager.

At Rowe Graphics in the 1980s, he was charged with selling leading edge Scitex pagination technology, lost his job during the recession, and ironically became its first customer at Randle Photo Engraving Company in 1984. He joined DuPont’s printing and publishing division as general manager the following year and spent ten years in the role, retiring with its 2000 exit from the industry.

All those who came into contact with him will miss his contribution to the Australian industry... not least for his wisdom and gentle guidance.

Peter Coleman