Egalitarian, Foot Ball Player, Former Regional Secretary of the Employees Union of Airports Authority of India [ Southern Region ], Ex Southern Regional Secretary of the Air Traffic Controllers Guild of A.A.I and Former Controller of Trichy Airport Mr. Wesley Mohan Roy, B.A,. Part Final

Union Life  and Professional Career of Mr. Wesley Mohan Roy   :  After completing his ab initio Training at the CATC, Allahabad , Mr Wesley Mohan Roy was posted at Madurai Airport for a short span of time and after that he was transferred to Vijayawada .At Vijayawada Mr Wesley Roy started his  Union career by becoming the President of the Local Employees Union of the Vijayawada Airport.  Again he was transferred to Madurai Airport in 1971 , where he was elected as the Branch Secretary of the Madurai Airport Employees Union. In 1974 he was transferred to Madras Airport and here at Madras Airport he contested for the post of the Southern Regional Secretary of Airports Authority India's Employees Union [AAEU}and won the election. Mr Wesley Roy held this Post for two decades before becoming an Aerodrome Officer in 1990.  Here again his innate and proved leadership qualities enabled him to assume the Post of the Southern  Regional Secretary of the Air Traffic Controllers Guild  and he continued in this Post till his premature demise in 2001

Mr Wesley Mohan Roy as Union leader was known not only for his fiery, powerful  and convincing  speeches but also for his empathy for the cause of the underdog. Even though he rubbed shoulders with the top echelons of the Management he allotted time to visit the houses of the bottom level employees  of the Organisation and redressed their problems with earnest human concern. He never failed  to take part in the family functions of the bottom level employees. Even though externally Mr Wesley Mohan Roy  looked very tough and rough  he had a soft  Mother Teresa kind of compassionate heart.

                                                        Mr. S. Wesley Mohan Roy, B.A

Mr. Wesley Roy's Church Related Activities and Life   :  .    Right from his childhood days at the American Advent Mission  Mr Wesley Roy was very active in the youth activities of the Church.  When Carmel Gospel Mission was formed in 1969 by a splinter group of the American Advent Group Mr. Wesley Roy served diligently for many years as the General Secretary of the  Carmel Gospel Mission.  In  later years he became  a Lay Preacher at the C.S.I St. Marks Church at Salaiyur, Chennai. His favourite subject of his sermons was Repentance. He reflected christian values and principles in his daily life  since his childhood days. . As a fluent orator both in English and Tamil he won the hearts of the listeners and convinced them about the importance of real repentance. He was a Pastorate Committee member for many terms in the face of formidable odds . 

Conclusion       :  Heartless death snatched away our dear Mr Wesley Mohan Roy from this world in the year 2001. He was a towering personality with lofty ideas and ideals . He lived his life with a mission and vision.   He achieved greatness in life. . He was a multifaceted personality, he was a great organiser, good Samaritan, eloquent and convincing speaker both in English and Tamil. A man who was known  for his down to earth attitude and qualities.  Mr Wesley Mohan Roy rubbed shoulders with the top level managers and manual labourers without any discrimination. He was an extraordinary Trade Union leader.  It is said that if we want to know a person correctly we should know their friends and Mr Wesley Mohan Roy enjoyed the friendship of some great and eminent persons of his time . His close friends were namely: Prof. Dr. Dayanandan, { HOD, Botany, MCC ], Dr. Julius karunakaran [ Former Prof-- MCC & Bishop Heber College Trichy and Founder of Christian Eye Hospital Trust],Captain Dhavakumar[ Former GM for Operations , Indian Airlines], Mr. Kambar Prabhakar [ Manager Personnel & Administration],  late Mr. Ananda Ranjana Doss [ Former Member Operations- C.M.D.A ] and Mr D. Arumugam [ Former President Indian Airlines SC&ST Association. ]. All of his friends, colleagues, superior officers and Union members  loved and   respected Mr Wesley Mohan Roy for his great abilities, amiable traits  and noble qualities.   As a mark of respect and love thousands of people from various walks of life  participated in  his funeral procession.  Mr. Wesley Mohan Roy could not realise all his  goals and  aspirations  because of his unkind premature death but we can say that his sons will  try their best to realise the egalitarian goals of their beloved Dad. I end this Article with  the following sentence , "Dear Mr .Wesley Mohan Roy  we miss you and we are proud of you" 

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By P. Babu Manoharan, M.A, { All rights are reserved . This Article will be enlarged, modified or corrected later if needed ]. 

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