The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 269 No 7211 p230
17 August 2002

Banko On 13 June, Valerie Helen Banko, MRPharmS, of 20 Rowanwood Avenue, Toronto 5, Ontario M4W 1Y7, Canada. Mrs Banko registered in 1950.

Hanford On 15 July, David Martyn Hanford, MRPharmS, of "Swn-y-Nant", 404 Birchgrove Road, Swansea SA7 9NN. Mr Hanford registered in 1963 (see Tribute).

Marsden On 6 August, Ann Doris Marsden, FRPharmS, of "Newlands", 11 Overlea Avenue, Deganwy, Conwy, Gwynedd LL31 9TA. Mrs Marsden registered in 1966. Mrs Marsden was a locum pharmacist in community practice with experience in hospital pharmacy and in industry. She served on various committees of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society and the National Health Service and was a member of the Welsh Executive of Society from 1981 and chairman from 1988 to 1990. She was course tutor for continuing education for pharmacists in North Wales for many years. Mrs Marsden was appointed a member of the Statutory Committee of the Society in 1993 and served on the committee for five years.

Tribute

Hanford In a tribute to the late David Martyn Hanford, GLYN HARRIS writes:

I knew David Hanford as a close friend and mentor for over 40 years. His father Andy was a pharmacist, as is his widow Jean, and in some respects he was instrumental in me also becoming a pharmacist.

After qualifying he worked for a short time in Swansea General Hospital and then joined his father Andy and his wife Jean in running a community pharmacy, first in Llansamlet and then at Peniel Green, Swansea. Dave was never a man to allow grass to grow under his feet and very much moved with the times. He was obliged to move premises twice in his career and made an enormous success of each move. A kind man, he was always willing to help others, not only his fellow pharmacists but patients and customers alike. He was a very popular retail pharmacist.

Outside of his family and the practice of pharmacy the great love of his life was birds — ornithology and bird watching in particular. I was privileged to work as a locum for him on several occasions as he toured many parts of the world in the search of birds in their native habitat. I have only recently finished reading his account of his trek last year in Irian Jaya, where he went to seek out birds of paradise. For Dave it was fitting that he should see this before dying.

Dave was a quiet and friendly man who took nothing for granted and had many friends in many walks of life. He will be sadly missed by many people and our thoughts and prayers go out to his widow Jean, daughter Jane and son Ian.

The funeral was on Monday 22 July at Llansamlet Parish Church and Margam Crematorium.