On 18th May 1970 Andrew
MacThomas of Finegand became the 19th Chief of Clan MacThomas.
On the 40th Anniversary of this event branches and members of
the Clan MacThomas Society sent the greetings below to their
Chief and President.
Please
click here to
read Finegand's kind response to these
messages.
From The Branches:
Finegand,
Many congratulations to our Chief from
all the members of the Australian
Branch of the Clan MacThomas Society.
Finegand,
Congratulations on your 40th anniversary
On behalf of the European
Branch, we thank you for everything you have
done for the Clan and Society and await with eager
anticipation to see what the next era will
hold!
Finegand,
On behalf or the US and Canadian
Branch, we extend our sincere congratulations
to you on this 40th anniversary of your becoming Chief of our
great Clan! It is gratifying to know that we now have "home"
in Glenshee which we can visit and meet with fellow clansmen
on a regular basis. We appreciate your continuing attention to
Clan and Society issues and the support you give to our
activities in America.
From Individual
Members:
Andrew,
Many Congratulations on your 40th
Year.
We
hope you can keep up the good work for many
more! Ian Thomson & Iain
Thomson,
Scotland.
Finegand,
Congratulations on your 40th Anniversary
as Chief of Clan MacThomas. Thanks for your work on behalf of
our Clan.
Jan and Mike Rogers,
USA.
Finegand, Congratulations! Forty years
as Chief is a great achievement. When you first mounted that
historic Stone in Glenshee some 40 years ago I was proud to be
one of the small crowd who hailed you as our new Chief. You
have not disappointed us! You have revived the clan and
developed a worldwide Society so that we are once again a
significant part of Scotland's heritage. I am honoured to have
been associated with you. My family joins me in wishing you
the very best as you lead us through the twenty-first
century.
Robin Thoms,
England.
Finegand
Our
Congratulations.
Jill and Ken
McColm, Australia.
Hail to the
Chief
Congratulations on this fine achievement,
and thank you for putting forward our Clan name. Scholarships
for the clan barrens is worthy ambition, as they prosper will
make us all proud.
A tip of the hat to you, as we all raise
our glasses in a loud Hurrah!
Cordially,
Diann Thompson
Baldwin,
USA.
Andrew
Thank you for all your hard work over the
last 40 years. Without you there would be no Clan Society and
our vast family would never have found each other.
Congratulations on this milestone.
Kirstie Thoms,
England.
Finegand,
Congratulations on 40 very successful years as Chief of
Clan MacThomas and President of the Clan MacThomas Society.
Much has been accomplished during this time and the Clan's
place in Glenshee is secured forever due to your efforts.
Thank you for keeping the Clan on your "To Do List" all these
years and never losing sight of your goals to bring the Clan's
message to scottish people everywhere. Cathy McComb Ludemann,
USA.
Andrew,
Congratulations on your 40th Anniversary
as Chief of the Clan . I have some great memories of the Clan
events in Glenshee . A big thank
you.
Vanessa Oyama,
Scotland.
Congratulations!
On behalf of the Norwegian
Clan Society members we offer our warmhearted congratulations
on the Clan Chief's 40th anniversary. As quite new members we
had the pleasure of meeting the Chief at the gathering in
Edinburgh in 2009. We all felt that we met a dedicated and
inclusive Clan Chief. We wish all the best for the day and the
years to come.
Best regards from Norway
Jo
Viljam Drivdal – on behalf of all the
Norwegian
members.
Warmest congratulations to our Chief,
Andrew MacThomas of Finegand, on this 40th anniversary. I look
forward very much to meeting you and Lady Finegand at the
Gathering in Glen Shee next year, which I will be attending
with my wife Julia and my bagpipes.
Ron Thom,
Australia.
Finegand
Congratulations on the 40th Anniversary
of being the 19th Chief of the Clan
MacThomas.
Alasdair Thom,
Scotland.
Finegand
Congratulations on your 40th anniversary
as Chief of the Clan MacThomas. I can say with pleasure that I
have been a member of the Clan MacThomas Society for most of
your 40 years as Chief. I was present when you visited Sydney
way back in 1983 and have attended two Clan Gatherings at
Glenshee. Your leadership of the Clan and the Society has been
of a high standard culminating last year with the publication
of your excellent history of the Clan.
Grahame &
Rosslyn
Thom,
Australia.
Finegand
Our
sincere congratulations on the 40th anniversary of becoming
the Chief, and our thanks for your leadership, vision, and
continued dedication to the Clan MacThomas.
Best,
Chris and
Kathleen McComb,
USA.
Finegand
Please
enjoy the anniversary of 40 years as Chief and President of
the Clan MacThomas Society. Best wishes for the future and
another 40 years at the
helm.
Iain
Coombs,
Australia.
Finegand
Congratulations from
Burt Waters - a descendant of Donald McCombie. Hope we get to
meet someday - maybe even at Glenshee! Thanks for all your
efforts over the years and for making Clan MacThomas an
interesting "family" to belong to. Burt Waters,
Canada.
Finegand
Congratulations on your 40th Anniversary and many
thanks for your continuous support to your Clansfolk and the
Society over the
years.
Jon P. Hedges,
England.
Congratulations to
Andrew MacThomas of Finegand for his 40 years of faithful
leadership and service to the Clan MacThomas! Wishing you all
the best and another successful 40 years as our beloved
Chief! The Clan, AYE! Bobby Thomas,
USA.
Congratulations on the
long-haul Finegand!! I've only been alive for 37 of those
years, so I can really appreciate your hard work. I'm all the
way out in South California though I think about you guys
everyday and hopefully someday I can afford a trip out to meet
all of you in person. I enjoy your new website, it is very
informative, and I appreciate all the photo's myself. Well,
just wanted to get an official congrats off to the 'big-guy'
out in Finegand, on behalf of everyone from the MacThomas
Administration at Rootsweb.com/Ancestry.com, and the all the
members of the MacCombie's Clan Gathering at MyFamily.com.
Take care Finegand, and you are doing a fantastic job. The
Clan Aye
!!!
Jeffrey McComb,
USA.
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