It is with great sadness that we bid farewell to one of our pillars of reform in the private security industry. After a long illness Terry Scallan passed away in the early hours of Thursday 1 November 2012.
After being discharged from the permanent force of the military intelligence with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, Terry has ever since been actively involved in the private security industry.
He joined the South African Institute of Security in 2000 and was elected to the Board of Governors in 2005. He was elected chairman of the board in 2008 and stepped down due to ill health in 2010.
During his term as chairman he was instrumental in forging the links with the UK Institute and the IISSM in India, where SAIS members enjoy reciprocal membership.
His involvement with SASSETA during the 2010 World Soccer tournament allowed Terry to play a very important role and was personally involved with the drafting of the Security at an Event unit standard. He was the SASSETA/SAIS liaison representative for the past six years and was elected to the SASSETA Chamber in 2011.
Terry was a renowned speaker on private security and training both nationally and internationally, and his training column appeared in the monthly security publications.
He was a tireless champion, an advocate and demonstrated immense passion about raising the skills set of security practitioners in South Africa.
His passing will leave an enormous vacuum in our industry.
Terry is survived by his wife Agatha and his sons, Gareth and Jared. We extend our condolences to them.
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