The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 270 No 7235 p207
8 February 2003

Baines On 20 December 2002, William Kenneth Baines, of 21 Palmer Road, Retford, Nottinghamshire DN22 6SS. Mr Baines registered in 1934 and retired from the register in 1998.

Clowes On 5 January, Charles Richard Clowes, MRPharmS, of 2 Park Road, Buxton, Derbyshire SK17 6SG. Mr Clowes registered in 1936 (see tribute).

Cunningham On 23 December 2002, Ross Cunningham, MRPharmS, of 23 Claybraes, St Andrews, Fife KY16 8RS. Mr Cunningham registered in 1941.

Foster On 27 December 2002, Stanley Foster, of 4 Gerrard Avenue, Timperley, Altrincham WA15 6HS. Mr Foster registered in in 1950 and retired from the register in 1992.

Harrison On 23 December 2002, Frank Harrison, of 83 Victoria Road, Elland, West Yorkshire HX5 0QA. Mr Harrison registered in 1949.

Jones On 11 December 2002, Gwynne John Jones, of 88 Cotswold Road, Chipping Sodbury, Bristol BS37 6DS. Mr Jones registered in 1937 and retired from the register in 1987.

Jones On 28 November 2002, Thomas Lambert Jones, MRPharmS, of 16 Westover Avenue, Warton, Carnforth, Lancashire LA5 9QS. Mr Jones registered in 1938.

Martin On 14 December 2002, Ian Martin, MRPharmS, of 17 Ailsa Drive, Giffnock, Glasgow G46 6RL. Mr Martin registered in 1968.

Maton On 18 December 2002, Noel Eugene Maton, of Forde Park Nursing Home, 6–7 Forde Park, Newton Abbot TQ12 1DE. Mr Maton registered in 1940 and retired from the register in 1986.

Phillifent On 1 December 2002, Sarah Joan Phillifent, MRPharmS, of 100 Bawdsey Avenue, Newbury Park, Ilford, IG2 7TJ. Miss Phillifrent registered in 1976.

Pryce On 6 October 2002, Albert Henry Pryce, of 6 Hill Street Brynmawr, Gwent NP3 4SX. Mr Pryce registered in 1938 and retired from the register in 1997. He was a former vice-chairman of the Welsh Pharmaceutical Advisory Committee and was designated a fellow of the Society in 1982.

Reed On 26 December 2002, Albert John Reed, MRPharmS, of Greystones, Tremorvah, Truro TR1 1NL. Mr Reed registered in 1940. He opened his own business in Truro in 1946, retiring in 1972.

Robinson On 18 October 2002, Frank Waters Robinson, of Flat 2, Franklyn Court, 65 Promenade, Southport, Merseyside PR9 0JB. Mr Robinson registered in 1929 and retired from the register in 1984. He spent several years working as a pharmacist in Hong Kong and later owned a community pharmacy in Bolton. He sold the pharmacy in the early 1960s to concentrate on Earex ear drops, the company and product which he founded. The company was sold in 1980, and he spent his retirement divided between Southport and Portugal.

Sadler On 22 December 2002, Adrian Philip Sadler, of 25 Castle Street, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire HP20 2RA. Mr Sadler registered in 1948 and retired from the register in 2002 (see tribute).

Spencer On 23 October 2002, Leonard Malcolm Spencer, FRPharmS, of 20 Finings Court, The Maltings, Lillington Avenue, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire CV32 5FG. Mr Spencer registered in 1939.

Visrolia On 31 October 2002, Harsha Jagdish Visrolia, of 20 Farquharson Road, Croydon CR0 2UH. Miss Visrolia registered in 1999.

Tribute

Clowes In a tribute to the late Charles Richard Clowes, ARTHUR NEWEY writes:

I was saddened at the news of Charles Clowes's death, as were so many people in the Buxton area. I had known him for many years and we were great friends.

Charles was born and brought up in Macclesfield and later obtained a scholarship to Kings School. He then entered Manchester University to study pharmacy. After qualifying in 1936, Charles did locum work before joining the Royal Air Force, where he worked on the new radar systems being installed around the coasts of Britain.

On demobilisation, while looking for a business to buy, among other things he was pharmacist to Chester Zoo. Once he had to prepare a sedative cachet for an obstreperous lion; fortunately he did not have to administer it.

In 1947 he acquired a business in Buxton, which he ran with great distinction for 54 years before handing it over to his son, Stuart.

Charles had many interests outside pharmacy. At one time he was a reader to the blind and a member of the Buxton Rotary Club, where last year he was awarded the Paul Harris Fellowship. He was also an active member of Probus. Amateur dramatics were a prime interest for him and he was recently made a life member of the National Drama Festivals Association — he was greatly amused at being made a life member at the age of 88.

He was a pharmacist of the old school — traditional pharmacy, always having time for his customers and with a lovely sense of humour. He was a great credit to pharmacy and he will be missed by all. Our deepest sympathy goes to his wife Joyce, their sons Howard and Stuart, and to the three grandchildren.

Sadler In a tribute to the late Adrian Philip Sadler, JOHN VOOGHT writes:

I have known Phil Sadler for over 30 years as a fellow pharmacist and as a business associate. Phil moved to Aylesbury in 1951, after serving in the Royal Air Force during the 1939–41 war with the 75 New Zealand Squadron and the Pathfinders where he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.

He began working for Wilf Rouse and soon became a partner in the firm which became Rouse & Sadler. He retired as a practising pharmacist in 1984. He changed the business considerably during the time he was there, in particular when he met Jack Walsh, a consultant from the National Spinal Injuries Centre, and started selling wheelchairs and other equipment for the disabled. The shop was completely transformed as the cosmetics and perfumes were replaced by these mobility aids. Every year he attended the International Paraplegic Games at Stoke Mandeville where wheelchairs were sold and serviced.

In the early 1960s pharmacists in Aylesbury found it difficult to attend their local branch meetings in Harrow. Phil was the mastermind in creating the Aylesbury Branch (later to become the Buckinghamshire branch) of the Pharmaceutical Society in 1968. He also became vice-chairman of the Buckinghamshire Pharmaceutical Committee.

As Phil spent less time running the business, he was able to concentrate on his many other interests. He was an active member of the local Catholic Church, worked with the Citizen's Advice Bureau and lectured on astronomy at the University of the Third Age.

He still, however, used his skills as a pharmacist to help the War on Want charity, and in 1970 set up his own Overseas Medical Aid Trust to arrange the sending of medicines to overseas countries, with Mother Theresa among those to benefit when she was given 3.5 million tablets to help her aid work in Calcutta. Sponsorship for the clinics in East Africa, particularly Malawi, was via the local grammar schools and some students visited the clinics as part of their education. Until just before he went into hospital Phil was still checking medical kits for Oxfam.

Phil will be sadly missed as pharmacist, colleague and friend.