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title: "BHA mourns the death of Ian Breach, former Guardian Journalist and Humanist Celebrant"
date: "2013-01-28T11:00:05+00:00"
modified: "2013-01-28T21:26:49+00:00"
url: "https://humanists.uk/2013/01/28/bha-mourns-the-death-of-ian-breach-former-guardian-journalist-and-humanist-celebrant/"
post_id: 25849
categories: ["News"]
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# BHA mourns the death of Ian Breach, former Guardian Journalist and Humanist Celebrant

The British Humanist Association (BHA) has expressed its sorrow at the death of Ian Breach following a long fight with cancer.

Ian enjoyed a long and distinguished career in television and print media, in 1989 being appointed the BBC’s first environment correspondent. For the past 13 years Ian worked as a Humanist Celebrant.

Ian’s career change into ceremonies occurred when his first wife, Jacky died suddenly in 1999 having requested a humanist funeral, which Ian helped plan. It was after this experience that Ian trained to be a Celebrant. During his 13 years in this area he conducted more than 1,000 ceremonies. Ian took a final humanist funeral in December 2012 for a young Carlisle mother who had died of cancer. He was himself dying of lung cancer.

Ian was a great asset to Humanist Ceremonies and will be sorely missed.

Ian’s full obituary can be read [here](http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2013/jan/27/ian-breach).

**Notes**

For further comment or information, please contact Andrew Copson, [020 7079 3583](tel:020%207079%203583).

The British Humanist Association is the national charity working on behalf of non-religious people who seek to live ethical and fulfilling lives on the basis of reason and humanity. It promotes a secular state and equal treatment in law and policy of everyone, regardless of religion or belief.