The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 268 No 7182 p116
26 January 2002

Deeks Recently, Philip Adrian Deeks, MRPharmS, of 10 Sandringham Avenue, Hoylake, Wirral, Merseyside L47 3BZ. Mr Deeks registered in 1967. (Tribute).

Hepworth On 26 December 2001, Milton Midgley Hepworth, MRPharmS, of Apartment 39, Forum Court, 80 Lord Street, Southport, Merseyside PR9 0JY. Mr Hepworth registered in 1931. (Tribute).

Mitchell On 25 December 2001, James Robert William Wait Mitchell, MRPharmS, of Harwood House, Spring Lane, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 6PW. Mr Mitchell registered in 1933 and ran his own business in Ilford for many years before selling it because of ill health. He then worked as a locum and for some time at Whipps Cross Hospital, London, before moving to Berkshire to be near to his family. He continued to practice as a locum pharmacist in his 70s.

Richard On 9 January, Hugh Richard, MRPharmS, of Flat 27, Queens Park House, Queens Park View, Handbridge, Chester Cheshire CH4 7DB. Mr Richard registered in 1933.

Rozenberg On 18 October 2001, Pamela Mary Rozenberg, MRPharmS, of 26 Ffordd Bryngwyn, Garden Village, Gorseinon, Swansea, West Glamorgan SA4 4EB. Mrs Rozenberg registered in 1952.

Tribute

Deeks In a tribute to the late Philip Adrian Deeks (see above), BRIAN B. RILEY writes:

It was with great sadness that I heard of the death of my friend and colleague Phil Deeks. We met over 28 years ago when he and his wife Christine moved to the Wirral. He came from a pharmaceutical background as his father worked as a chief pharmacist in a hospital near Bristol.

Phil took over the hospital pharmaceutical services in central Liverpool just as the Noel Hall reorganisation started to take shape. He was the key figure in commissioning the pharmacy in the Royal Liverpool Hospital and moving services there from many local smaller hospitals that were being replaced in 1978. In 1981 he became pharmaceutical officer for the Liverpool Health Authority, a post which he held until recently.

Although he was a major driving force in the pharmaceutical world he managed to find time to play several sports including cricket, table tennis and badminton. He put so much energy into these games that it was not uncommon to see him arrive for a match with both knees and both elbows bandaged up to prevent further injury.

In expressing my deepest sympathy to Christine, their son Peter and daughter Amanda, I hope they will take comfort from the fact that, although Phil died at a relatively young age, he lived a full and productive professional life and at the same time formed part of a close and loving family.

Hepworth In a tribute to the late Milton Midgley Hepworth (see above), ALAN HALL writes:

Milton M. Hepworth, who died on 26 December 2001 aged 92, was my colleague, business partner and above all, friend for 40 years. He was a member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society for 70 years and an optometrist and chiropodist.

Before I met him he had already bought and sold a successful pharmacy in Batley, then moved to Southport where he did the same. He then acquired two pharmacies in Wigan and I went to manage one of them. We got on well, and after some four years we went into partnership as Hepworth & Hall, Chemists & Opticians, by which time two more pharmacies had been purchased. I ran the pharmacies and he ran the optics.

Milton was for a number of years chairman of the Wigan Local Optical Committee and a member of Wigan Family Practitioners Committee. He was an active Rotarian and a founder member of Batley Rotary Club before moving to Southport, where he became a member and remained so until his death.

Milton was a remarkably progressive person who was always interested in the latest developments in science and technology. In his 80s he purchased a computer and taught himself how to use it to write his memoirs, which are an interesting and entertaining social history of his life.

Although Milton retired from active practice over 20 years ago, he always maintained an interest and involvement in Hepworth & Hall. His many interests included motor caravanning, books, fishing, photography and wine-making to name a few.

Milton's late wife Doris, who predeceased him 10 years ago, was a fellow of the Society and a partner in his business.

He leaves three sons and one daughter, 11 grandchildren and two great grandchildren who will miss him greatly as will I and my wife.

Evans In a tribute to the late Dengar Robinson Evans (PJ, 19 January, p77), R. J. AGGARWAL writes: I became attached to Dengar Evans about 15 years ago when he had sold his pharmacy to take early retirement but remained active in Welsh pharmaceutical politics.

Dengar lived only a short walk from my company's pharmacy in Cardiff and made it a point to visit us at least once a day. He was always welcomed with open arms by the staff, as he was always full of enthusiasm, great charm, compassion and kindness. He was a talented pharmacist, and I can remember him creating original professional window displays for us. He would spend considerable time in his shed at home making artifacts to fit into the window, and it was always pleasing to see the smile and satisfaction on his face once the displays had been completed. Dengar could often be found standing near his displays entertaining the customers with his exciting stories about the pharmacy profession.

He was one of that special breed of pharmacists who loved community pharmacy immensely, and on each of his visits to our pharmacy he always extended his experience, expertise and knowledge of odd nostrums to all the staff with great humour. His poetic influence is never to be forgotten.

On social occasions he was excellent company. He always made us laugh, he was an excellent speaker, he loved life to the full and, of course, he enjoyed champagne.

I, my pharmacists, dispensers and staff, will greatly miss him. So too, of course, will his wife Margaret, his daughter Judith and her husband Gerry and family.

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