SUDDEN DEATH

Evening Post, Volume CII, Issue 36, 11 August 1921, Page 7

SUDDEN DEATH

WELL-KNOWN TKAVELLER.

The sudden death of a well-knAwn commercial traveller, Mr. William Espie, caused a painful shook to members of the Commercial Travellers' Club yesterday afternoon. The deceased was at the club during the afternoon, and just as lie was leaving he collapsed in the vestibule. There wm an immediate rush to his assistance, and medical aid was summoned. Dr. Gilmer arrived a few minutes later, but found that life .was extinct. Death was doe to heart failure, the late Mr. Espie having suffered from heart trouble for a number of years. The deceased, who was 55 years of age, wag not married and lived at Seatoun. He was in the employ of Messrs. Johnston and Co., of Wellington. After coming from Australia ho served twenty years with tho firm of Messrs. M'Gavin and Co., of Dunedin, and he had. also represented Messrs. Penfold and Co., South Australia, Messrs. J. Staples and Co., Wellington, and Messrs. Ti and W. Young, Wellington. He was well-known throughout the Dominion, and was one of the oldest and most respected members of the Commercial Travellers' Club. In the! war work and other activities of the club he had taken a very active part. During his - earlier days he was a keen footballer in Dunedin, and latterly he had taken up bowling, being a member of the Seatoun Bowling Club. Among Nthe late Mr. Espies relatives are Mrs. James Grubb, of Nelson and Miss Marjorie Espie, of Lower Hufct.