The Society

Obituaries

Addison On July 4, 2000, Philip Addison, MRPharmS, of 16 Davenham Avenue, Prenton, Merseyside CH43 2LW. Mr Addison registered in 1961.

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Bell On November 24, 2000, Joseph Douglas Bell, MRPharmS, of 59 Castellain Mansions, London W9 1HE. Mr Bell registered in 1936.

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Chamings In a tribute to the late Arthur Robert George Chamings (PJ, December 16, 2000, p888), Mr JOHN SHINNER writes: I should like to pay tribute to Arthur Chamings’s enthusiasm and support of the British Pharmaceutical Students Association, particularly in its earliest years.

It was my good fortune to be the first president of the association, and when Arthur was general manager of Ciba Laboratories and I was a student at the “Square”, he often invited me to lunch in London on Saturdays. This led to Ciba being the first sponsor of the BPSA, which proved crucial for the fledgling organisation. Arthur must have been delighted to see it prosper and celebrate its 50th anniversary a few years ago.

Arthur was a frequent and erudite contributor to the PJ; his letters were a joy to read.

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Cochran On December 3, 2000, Ronald James Mccurdie Cochran, MRPharmS, of Howloway House, 35 Sutton Close, Quorn, Leicester. Mr Cochran registered in 1935.

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Comrie On December 21, 2000, Allan Mcintyre Comrie, MRPharmS, of 30 Roman Road, Bearsden, Glasgow G61 2SL. Mr Comrie registered in 1943.

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Cox On December 12, 2000, Deryck Christopher Cox, MRPharmS, of “Moonraker”, off Pauls Causeway, Congresbury, Bristol, North Somerset. Mr Cox registered in 1955.

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Crowther On December 29, 2000, Kenneth Crowther, FRPharmS, of “Hilderstone”, Grove Lane, Grinshill, Shrewsbury, Shropshire. Mr Crowther registered in 1946.

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Fagg On December 11, 2000, Edgar Henry Fagg, FRPharmS, of 1 The Chase, Wallington, Surrey SM6 8NB. Mr Fagg registered in 1937.

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Gately In a tribute to the late Francis Gately (PJ, January 13, p50), Mr VICTOR HAMMOND writes: Frank Gately was one of the survivors from over 60 wartime colleague/comrades who served with the Royal Arny Medical Corps and who sailed to India on HMT Ormonde in January, 1941. After the crew had spent nine days on board, the ship left Glasgow on January 11. There were four days on board in Freetown followed by five days’ shore leave in Durban, and the voyage ended in Bombay at 10am on March 4.

The accuracy of these dates is due to a detailed diary that Frank kept during those hazardous days. He gladly presented it to me knowing that, after extracting information, I would send it in 1995 to the RAMC museum (now the Army Medical Services Museums, Keogh Barracks, Ash Vale, Aldershot) where it should now be together with the service records of the late Bernard Clarke. Bernard was another of the “Ormondites” and it was under Captain Clarke that Frank served as a sergeant-major with 9 Indian Depot Medical Stores in Imphal, Manipur, from February, 1942, to June, 1943, at the time of the Japanese encirclement of that area.

In September, 1942, Frank was promoted in the same unit to lieutenant (QM), the rank that he held at the end of the 1939-45 war, and he remained with 9 IMDS until his repatriation in 1945.

My only contact with Frank was by correspondence, something into which he plunged with great interest. His letters conveyed his deeply religious convictions and his attention to detail. He had been suffering from some form of carcinoma, which only became known to me two years ago when he mentioned it briefly in one of his letters. I am grateful for having come across his friendly aid in my wartime researches.

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Joy On December 13, 2000, John Couston Joy, of 53 St Johns Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex SS20 7JZ. Mr Joy registered in 1948 and retired from the register in 1993.

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Linares Recently, Jerome James Linares, MRPharmS, of Calpe Pharmacy, 93 Main Street, Gibraltar. Mr Linares registered in 1959.

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Fox On December 9, 2000, Solomon Fox, FRPharmS, of 105 Centre Drive, Epping, Essex CM16 4JD. Mr Fox registered in 1947.

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Hunter Recently, Andrew Hunter, MRPharmS, of “Lynton”, Radford Park Avenue, South Kirkby, Pontefract, West Yorkshire. Mr Hunter registered in 1949.

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Kirk On December 28, 2000, William Francis Kirk, MRPharmS, of 1 The Widon, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 3PE. Mr Kirk registered in 1942.

Dr IAN TANSEY writes: Bill Kirk was one of the founders of the technology of metered dose aerosols. He joined Riker Laboratories (now 3M) in 1956, and there he became the United Kingdom expert in the brand new field of metered dose inhalers (MDIs), which had recently been invented by Riker in the United States.

Making a few aerosols was not too difficult but making millions was a challenge, which Bill was instrumental in meeting with new technologies, many of which are still in use today. He spent the remainder of his career in the development of MDIs and was widely respected internationally for his knowledge and enthusiasm for this innovative dosage form. He laid some of the foundations for what is now universally recognised as one of the major advances in drug delivery since the 1939-45 war.

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Laird On December 14, 2000, James Alexander Emslie Laird, of 121 Parkside Street, Rosyth, Dunfermline, Fife KY11 2NF. Mr Laird registered in 1940 and retired from the register in 1993.

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Leeman On December 4, 2000, John Keith Leeman, MRPharmS, of “Maiden Hill”, Allstretton, Church Stretton, Shropshire SY6 6LB. Mr Leeman registered in 1955.

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MacRae On November 28, 2000, James MacRae, MRPharmS, of “Mill Cottage”, Campsie Road, Torrance, Glasgow. Mr MacRae registered in 1951.

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McHardy On January 2, Charles Martin Stuart McHardy, of 19 Cairnaquheen Gardens, Aberdeen AB2 4HJ. Mr McHardy registered in 1935 and retired from the register in 1991.

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Owen On October 11, 2000, David Moses Owen, MRPharmS, of 11 High Road, Broxbourne, Hertfordshire EN10 7HU. Mr Owen registered in 1930.

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Stewart On December 23, 2000, Rosemary Stewart, née Taylor, MRPharmS, of 8 Katifer Lane, Malmesbury, Wiltshire SN16 0AU. Mrs Stewart registered in 1934.

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Tye On December 28, 2000, Thomas Vincent Tye, MRPharmS, of 191 Westwick Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire S8 7BW. Mr Tye registered in 1939.

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Wells On January 2, Jasmine Hilda Jacqueline Wells, née Panting, MRPharmS, of “St Georges”, Theecombe, Amberley, Stroud, Gloucestershire. Mrs Wells registered in 1961.

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Williams On December 11, 2000, John Barrington Williams, MRPharmS, of “Longridge”, 10 Bassett Wood Drive, Southampton SO16 3PT. Mr Williams registered in 1957.

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Williams On December 8, 2000, John Williams, MRPharmS, of 32 Jordan Close, Kenilworth, Warwickshire CV8 2AE. Mr Williams registered in 1959.

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Williams On December 25, 2000, Robert Michael Williams, MRPharmS, of 11 Old Bridge Street, Truro, Cornwall TR1 2AQ. Mr Williams registered in 1955.

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