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McConville
On February 25, Jennifer Ann McConville, née Blyth-Lewis, MRPharmS, of
9 Greys Park Close, Keston, Kent BR2 6BD. Mrs McConville registered in
1986.
JEAN JUDGE writes: Jenny McConville registered in
1986 having attended the School of Pharmacy, University of London. She
completed her preregistration training with Boots the Chemists and then
went on to work as a relief manager in the London area.
Jenny met her husband John, also a pharmacist, when
she worked as a locum in his business in Beckenham. John and Jenny worked
hard together expanding and developing their group of pharmacies. Jenny's
caring professionalism as a pharmacist and her creativity and eye for
design and decor made a valuable contribution to the business.
In what was probably a unique combination of talents
for a pharmacist, Jenny was also a professional tennis player and coach.
She achieved the highest acclaim by being invited to become a member of
the prestigious All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon.
Jenny was gentle and kind. Her interest in and respect
for other people and her sense of fun made her popular and much loved
by all who knew her. She was diagnosed with ovarian cancer five years
ago, yet in no way did she allow this to dim her zest for life or her
determination to achieve her ambitions and to make a lovely home with
John. She carried on, often despite painful and debilitating treatments,
always more concerned for others than herself, right till the end. She
had so many talents and so much more to give to pharmacy, to her family
and friends but particularly to her husband John. The world is a diminished
place without her.
Willey On March 9, Stanley
George Willey, MRPharmS, of 32 Strangford Road, Tankerton, Whitstable,
Kent CT5 2EP. Mr Willey registered in 1931.
GARETH HUGHES writes: Stan was for over half a century
one of the great characters in the pharmaceutical life of East Kent. Apprenticed
in Ramsgate in the 1920s, after qualifying he continued working for a
number of years in the Isle of Thanet before moving to Oxford. After the
1939–45 war, he returned to his native Kent, this time to Whitstable,
as production manager for Rybar Laboratories.
For nearly 20 years he was secretary of the East
Kent branch of the Pharmaceutical Society followed by two years as chairman.
He joined the Port (now Royal) Naval Auxiliary Service and completed his
voluntary work as commander-in-charge of all four units in East Kent.
On retiring from Rybar in 1974, he came to Kent
and Canterbury Hospital, initially as a temporary part-time locum, and
stayed for some 10 years, filling many vacancies in the Noel Hall area.
He gave sterling service to St Augustine's hospital over a number of years.
He had that great capacity for developing most cordial relationships with
all hospital colleagues at all levels of seniority. His deep laugh — more
of a guffaw — was a joy to hear and share. Working with Stan was always
fun. His knowledge of village hostelries throughout Kent was proverbial.
But he also knew the meaning of sadness. He nursed
his first wife throughout her terminal illness with great compassion and
deep affection. With Joyce, he enjoyed another 30 years of happy and contented
married life. For all this we celebrate his long and eventful life and
the pleasure he gave to all who knew him.
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