Sad loss of former golf club president Trevor Jenks

A prominent Wolverhampton businessman and philanthropist who served as president and captain of the South Staffordshire Golf Club has died after a short illness.

Trevor Jenks, who was 93, was a director of three Black Country companies before his retirement.

He had been a member of the club for 78 years, joining two days after his 15th birthday.

He met his future wife, Pam, at a party given by the Mander family in 1949. The couple were married for more than 61 years and had two children and six grandchildren.

At the family home near Shifnal today, Mrs Jenks said: "It has been a great privilege to have known someone so wonderful for so many years. We were very lucky and very blessed. He was a remarkable man and a most dedicated fund raiser for any charity that touched his heart."

Trevor Clement Jenks was born in Tettenhall in 1918 and was educated at Old Hall, Wellington and Malvern College.

After leaving school he trained in accountancy. He joined the Territorial Army in 1938 and was mobilised for war the following year.

He was commissioned as an officer, rising to the rank of captain as a specialist in waterproofing army vehicles for the 1944 D-Day landings in Normandy.

After the war Mr Jenks became a director in the family firms of Jenks Builders, John Shaw & Son, and Leather Workers. He served as a magistrate, as a member of the Lord Chancellor's Committee and was chairman of the Wolverhampton Tax Commissioners.

Trevor Jenks was associated with many good causes, including the Children's Respite Hospice at Morda, near Oswestry. He was also a founder and trustee of the Ironbridge Museum.

Golf was his love and he won the club's prestigious matchplay singles Mander Cup in 1947 and 1958 and served as a captain from 1964-65. He was president from 1977-79.

Mr Jenks, who played off a handicap as low as four, led the club's first men's tour to Scotland in 1964. A thanksgiving service will be held at the parish church of St Milburga, Beckbury at 11am on Saturday, February 18.