Head of Society for the Blind retires after 20 years

Dec 1 2009 by Johnathon Menzies, Perthshire Advertiser Tuesday

THE manager of the Perth and Kinross Society for the Blind, Dr Richard Mazur, has retired after two decades at the helm.

The New Row-based group now caters for 800 registered blind and partially-sighted members of the community and the number is rising.

Paying tribute to Dr Mazur’s work, Provost John Hulbert said: “Dr Mazur has worked for a very long time in the midst of what’s proved to be a fast-developing situation.

“He has succeeded very effectively in managing the relentlessly-rising numbers, marring this with the increasing number of aids and treatments available – and doing so with a minimal increase in resources.

“I would like also to mention Dr Mazur’s wife, the Rev Anne Mazur.

She has been a great help to Richard over the years.”