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The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 268 No 7186 p267-268
23 February 2002


The Society

Obituaries & tributes

Kenneth Ashworth Dennis George Heath Richard Frederick Rudgley
Maurice Francis George Barkey James Hey Edgar Chiam Shulkind
Alan Barnes Robert Minion Hill Olga Smirnova
Ronald Bates John Hopkins Warren Stanley Titcher
James Haslam Bridge Royce David Hutt Samuel Vernon
Maurice Raymond ("Ray") Camp Harold Mitchell Jackson Peter Wall
Rose Ann Campbell Matthew Jackson Stanley Leveson Wedgwood
Douglas Donaldson Stanley Arthur Johnson David Glyn Williams
Ronald William Fox Maurice Anthony Keegan Brian Peter Wood
Rhoda Ann Durrant George Leighton La Frenais  
Edwin John Flatman Winifred Lowther TRIBUTES
Alexander Stewart Fraser Angus Fraser Mcintosh James Haslam Bridge
Richard John Ganday Murdo Maclean Mackay Maurice Raymond Camp
Violet Hilda Wilton Gilleghan Patricia Margaret Payne Dengar Robinson Evans
Winifred Margaret Gullick Alvin Rosenberg Alec Escott Rossiter
Norman Hart Alec Escott Rossiter Frederick Wale


Ashworth On 4 January, Kenneth Ashworth, MRPharmS, of "Claverhouse", Paradise Lane, Fulletby, Horncastle, Lincolnshire LN9 6JY. Mr Ashworth registered in 1934.

Barkey On 12 October 2001, Maurice Francis George Barkey, MRPharmS, c/o Mrs R. Hussey, 30 Brookfield Road, Hucclecote, Gloucester GL3 3HG. Mr Barkey registered in 1939.

Barnes On 5 February, Alan Barnes, MRPharmS, of "Abbotsford", 113 Chatburn Road, Clitheroe, Lancashire BB7 2BD. Mr Barnes registered in 1977.

Bates On 26 October 2001, Ronald Bates, FRPharmS, of 46 Belmont Avenue, Breaston, Derby DE72 3AA. Mr Bates registered in 1954.

Bridge On 18 December 2001, James Haslam Bridge, of 486 Manchester Road, Blackrod, Bolton, Lancashire BL6 5SS. Mr Bridge registered in 1949 and retired from the register in 1999. (Tribute).

Camp On 13 January, Maurice Raymond ("Ray") Camp, FRPharmS, of Shootfield, Allington Road, Newick, Lewes, East Sussex BN8 4NA. Mr Camp registered in 1950. (Tribute)

Campbell On 10 February, Rose Ann Campbell, MRPharmS, of 23 Merlin Avenue, Bellshill, Lanarkshire ML4 1LA. Miss Campbell registered in 1944.

Donaldson On 14 April 2001, Douglas Donaldson, MRPharmS, of 12A Bryn Teg, Llansadwrn, Menai Bridge, Gwynedd LL59 5ST. Mr Donaldson registered in 1945.

Fox On 2 November 2001, Ronald William Fox, MRPharmS, of Pippin Cottage, The Green, Compton Dando, Bristol BS39 4LE. Mr Fox registered in 1954.

Durrant On 27 January, Rhoda Ann Durrant, MRPharmS, of 15 Oak Road, Huyton, Liverpool L36 5XY. Mrs Durrant registered in 1960.

Flatman On 16 January, Edwin John Flatman, FRPharmS, of 104 Arngask Road, Catford, London SE6 1XX. Mr Flatman registered in 1950.

Fraser On 19 December 2001, Alexander Stewart Fraser, MRPharmS, of 19 Blantyre Place, Bishopmill, Elgin, Morayshire IV30 2DN. Mr Fraser registered in 1940.

Ganday On 26 December 2001, Richard John Ganday, MRPharmS, of 9 Croxall Close, Clifton Grove, Clifton, Nottingham NG11 8PD. Mr Ganday registered in 1974.

Gilleghan On 26 December 2001, Violet Hilda Wilton Gilleghan, MRPharmS, of 383 Selby Road, Whitkirk, Leeds LS15 7BT. Mrs Gilleghan registered in 1926.

Gullick On 18 January, Winifred Margaret Gullick, of Myrtle House, Fowey, Cornwall. Mrs Gullick registered in 1927 and retired from the register in 1969. She was from a family of pharmacists and after qualifying at the "Square" moved to Cornwall where she and her husband ran the Fowey Pharmacy until retirement in 1969.

Hart On 9 December 2001, Norman Hart, of 10 Happy Mount Drive, Bare, Morecambe, Lancashire LA4 6AS. Mr Hart registered in 1942 and retired from the register in 2000.

Heath On 4 February, Dennis George Heath, FRPharmS, of 43 Mountford Close, Wellesbourne, Warwick CV35 9QC. Mr Heath registered in 1938.

Hey On 5 December 2001, James Hey, FRPharmS, of 19 Arundel Street, Mossley, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire OL5 0LS. Mr Hey registered in 1950.

Hill On 30 December 2001, Robert Minion Hill, MRPharmS, of The Vinery, Court Barton Hill, Breer, Seaton, Devon EX12 3JT. Mr Hill registered in 1957.

Hopkins On 7 February, John Hopkins, MRPharmS, of 10 Dingle Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth BH5 2DR. Mr Hopkins registered in 1947.

Hutt On 10 December 2001, Royce David Hutt, MRPharmS, of 6 Tower Place, York YO1 9RZ. Mr Hutt registered in 1978.

Jackson On 11 December 2001, Harold Mitchell Jackson, MRPharmS, of 4 Welbeck Court, 257 Kingsway, Hove, East Sussex BN3 4JR. Mr Jackson registered in 1937.

Jackson On 21 January, Matthew Jackson, MRPharmS, of 6 Dornoch Avenue, Giffnock, Glasgow G45 6QH. Mr Jackson registered in 1926.

Johnson Recently, Stanley Arthur Johnson, MRPharmS, of 21 Nottingham Drive, Willenhall, West Midlands WV12 5TL. Mr Johnson registered in 1949.

Keegan On 14 November 2001, Maurice Anthony Keegan, MRPharmS, of 2 Shamrock Court, Deganwy, Conwy, Gwynedd LL31 9LQ. Mr Keegan registered in 1991.

La Frenais On 31 January, George Leighton La Frenais, MRPharmS, of 35 Sarum Avenue, West Moors, Wimborne, Dorset BH22 0ND. Mr La Frenais registered in 1952.

Lowther On 7 January, Winifred Lowther, née Cooper, MRPharmS, of 43 Falkland Road, Southport, Merseyside PR8 6LG. Mrs Lowther registered in 1941.

Mcintosh On 24 January, Angus Fraser Mcintosh, MRPharmS, of 26 Vincent Drive, Westminster Park, Chester CH4 7RQ. Mr Mcintosh registered in 1938. He was awarded an OBE in 1974 for distinguished services to pest control and in 1976 was elected president of the British Academy of Forensic Sciences.

Mackay On 30 December 2001, Murdo Maclean Mackay, MRPharmS, of 20 Crown Drive, Inverness IV2 3NL. Mr Mackay registered in 1961.

Payne On 21 January, Patricia Margaret Payne, née Iddon, MRPharmS, of Marklands House, Foxholes Road, Wilderswood Horwich, Bolton, Lancashire BL6 6SP. Mrs Payne registered in 1957.

Rosenberg On 17 September 2001, Alvin Rosenberg, MRPharmS, of 10 Woodhaven Gardens, Ilford, Essex IG6 1JP. Mr Rosenberg registered in 1955.

Rossiter On 31 January, Alec Escott Rossiter, of 91b Wentworth Avenue, Bournemouth. Mr Rossiter registered in 1932 and retired from the register in 1977 (Tribute).

Rudgley On 5 January, Richard Frederick Rudgley, of "Sharrow Hurst", 33 Old Bath Road, Sonning, Reading, Berkshire. Mr Rudgley registered in 1956 and retired from the register in 2000.

Shulkind On 25 December 2001, Edgar Chiam Shulkind, MRPharmS, c/o 43 Post Wood Road, Ware, Hertfordshire SG12 9NL. Mr Shulkind registered in 1942.

Smirnova On 16 October 2001, Olga Smirnova, MRPharmS, of 16 Bloomfield Crescent, Gants Hill, Ilford, Essex IG2 6DR. Ms Smirnova registered in 1999.

Titcher On 14 September 2001, Warren Stanley Titcher, MRPharmS, of 7 King Street, Mornington 3931, Victoria, Australia. Mr Titcher registered in 1984.

Vernon On 14 January, Samuel Vernon, MRPharmS, of 41a St Helen's Lane, Adel, Leeds LS16 8BR. Mr Vernon registered in 1930.

Wall On 14 January, Peter Wall, MRPharmS, of 11 Squires Walk, Spinney Hill, Northampton NN3 6AL. Mr Wall registered in 1957.

Wedgwood On 23 December 2001, Stanley Leveson Wedgwood, MRPharmS, of "Hycent", 42 Chapel Road, Pawlett, Bridgwater, Somerset TA6 4SH. Mr Wedgwood registered in 1929.

Williams On 14 April 2001, David Glyn Williams, MRPharmS, of Cae Crwn, Cynwyd, Corwen, Clwyd LL21 0HP. Mr Williams registered in 1963.

Wood On 18 June 2001, Brian Peter Wood, MRPharmS, of PO Box 4092, Riviona 2128, South Africa. Mr Wood registered in 1959.

Tributes

Bridge In a tribute to the late James Haslam Bridge, JEAN ROTHWELL (former secretary to the Bolton branch of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society and Bolton Local Pharmaceutical Committee), writes:

I remember James — Jimmy to friends and colleagues — as a person who lived life to the full, a good practising community pharmacist , a kindly family man of Christian principles who was interested in life, in people and their problems.

Jimmy practised his profession providing care in the community well ahead of the present day principles of " Pharmacy in a New Age ", he did not need to be told how to care for patients, he cared for all his customers, old and young alike, with an understanding of their needs — no one left his pharmacy in doubt about how to use their medicines.

He had a rapport with other professional people too, not just pharmacists. Local general practitioners were often to be found at his pharmacy discussing, among other things, their patients' treatment. In fact his liaison with doctors and nurses as long as 40 years ago could be seen as a forerunner of what we are currently told by our mentors about providing prescribing support for local general medical practitioners, as well as providing help and counselling to patients visiting our pharmacies.

A true Lancastrian, he was an active enthusiastic member of the Bolton branch of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, of which he was an ex-chairman, having also served as honorary treasurer for many years. He was also a former member of the Bolton Local Pharmaceutical Committee where his views about professional matters helped to develop a pharmaceutical service in the area well ahead of its time.

He ran his community pharmacy with the help of his wife Beatrice, and later with his daughter Margaret. They made an ideal team, fostering a caring and professional service in an informal environment. Together with Beatrice, until he was overtaken by poor health, he enjoyed an active social life, which included giving their unlimited support to many pharmaceutical events at local and regional level. During the years that I was secretary of the Bolton branch of the Society and secretary of the Bolton LPC I could always rely on their support for social or professional events and we enjoyed many get-togethers. He was a true ambassador for pharmacy — one who will be greatly missed.

My heartfelt sympathy goes to Beatrice and their family who have lost a dear husband and father, and to our profession which will be less colourful for his passing.

Camp In a tribute to the late Maurice Raymond Camp, D. G. WOOD writes:

I first met Ray Camp 50 years ago when we both attended a performance at the Hammersmith Theatre accompanied by our respective future wives, who had already been friends for many years. (As Ray was wont to say with his impish sense of humour, we encountered each other in the public toilets at Hammersmith Underground station.) Over the years our friendship grew, more especially as we both moved to Hanwell in West London after our marriages. Friendship continued despite Ray's move to Sussex and mine to Bristol, Ray's home town, and we visited each other on numerous occasions and holidayed together.

Ray was a man of many parts — a pharmacist, a chemist, a barrister and a solicitor. For most of his professional life he worked for Glaxo, becoming successively company secretary and finally company solicitor and head of the legal department. After his retirement from Glaxo he acted as a consultant to a local firm of solicitors.

Apart from this Ray was an accomplished musician, playing both piano and organ, and was for many years organist at Newick church as well as "filling in" when required at other churches in surrounding villages. He was keenly interested in book binding and his many friends will have samples of his skill in this, which he delighted in presenting to them.

He took a great interest in people from all walks of life and especially in the younger generation. He was always ready to help and advise others and was actively involved in several charitable trusts, one of which was the Triangle Trust.

He will be greatly missed by all who knew him, including my wife and I, as well as his three children, Andrew, Peter and Rosemary and their families, to whom I express my deepest sympathy.

Evans In a tribute to the late Dengar Robinson Evans (PJ, 19 January, p77), J. B. HOUGH writes:

I first met Dengar Evans over 60 years ago when, in 1941, he followed me as manager of a pharmacy in the Rhondda valley when I left to go into the hospital service.

We kept in touch and with the advent of the National Health Service in 1948 we met periodically to discuss the changes that were taking place in our profession and we became good friends. In 1959 I bought a pharmacy in Aberaeron and on becoming secretary of the local pharmaceutical committee (or area chemist contractor committee as it was then) Dengar and I were able to meet more often to compare notes.

With the reorganisation of the health service in 1974 a hospital colleague and I represented the former Dyfed Local Pharmaceutical Committee on the Welsh Pharmaceutical Committee, of which Dengar was the founder chairman. In 1981–82, Dengar occupied the chairs of three committees simultaneously, that of the Welsh Committee for Postgraduate Pharmaceutical Education, the Welsh Executive and the Welsh Pharmaceutical Committee — a formidable task for anyone but Dengar shouldered these responsibilities in his own efficient style. He was designated a fellow of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society in 1976.

Dengar enjoyed speaking to a large audience and it was at Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee conferences and the Society's branch representatives' meetings that he was at his best. Having attended for so many years he became a popular and well loved figure and on many occasions he was cheered on his way to the rostrum. The profession has lost a pharmacist of great distinction and outstanding ability and the principality is the poorer for his passing. For my part I have lost a valued colleague and a true friend. Deep sympathies are extended to his widow Margaret, son John, daughter Judith and his grandchildren.

ROY JONES writes: I would add my tribute to the memory of a dear friend and colleague of some 30 years Dengar Robinson Evans in wholeheartedly endorsing all that was written by David Burt and Professor Paul Spencer (PJ, 19 January, p77). May I add that the pharmacists working in the community in Wales benefited enormously through his membership of the board of the National Pharmaceutical Association, as did those of Mid Glamorgan especially, through his membership of the Local Pharmaceutical Committee. Dengar's love and enthusiasm for rugby will not be forgotten and he is missed. Tangnefedd.

Rossiter In a tribute to the late Alec Escott Rossiter, E. W. S. BURROWS writes:

Alec Rossiter, born in 1910, passed peacefully away at Silverways Nursing Home during the night of 30 January. He was manager of Boots, Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth, until entering private pharmacy in 1946 where his conscientious, friendly advice was appreciated by customers who became friends. Alec was much missed when he retired.

Wale In a tribute to the late Frederick Wale, JOHN NICHOLLS writes:

Fred Wale was one of the rocks of Birmingham community pharmacy over the past 50 years. I first met Fred as a postgraduate student at a Birmingham pharmacy golf society meeting in 1976. He provided me with much help and encouragement and was instrumental in my becoming an independent community pharmacist. During the 1960s he was a regular member of the Birmingham Pharmaceutical Cricket Team and in the 1970s he was instrumental in resurrecting the Birmingham Pharmacy Golf Society, of which he was a past captain and then a long serving president.

He was an active member of the local branch of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, and was a past chairman and auditor of the branch accounts. He was also a member of Birmingham local pharmaceutical committee from 1957 until he retired in 1982, having held the chair here for a number of years.

He retained a keen interest in pharmacy affairs as director and chairman of Associated Chemists (Birmingham) Ltd until recently and also as chairman of the Jack Rushton memorial fund up until the time of his death.

Fred was held in great esteem by his many colleagues, as a true gentleman who would lend a helping hand to anyone with a problem. He will be sorely missed by many of us in Birmingham. With Jan, I send my deepest condolences to Cecelia, David and the family.

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