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Ashmore On 24 November, John Watford Ashmore, aged 98, of Maypole Court
Nursing Home, 99 Lower Northam Road, Hedge End, Southampton, Hampshire
SO30 4FS. Mr Ashmore registered in 1936 and retired from the Register
in 2006.
Bedford On 29 November, John Marmoy Bedford, aged 78, of 3 Oakley Straight,
Wimborne, Dorset BH21 1SB. Mr Bedford registered in 1953 and retired
from the Register in 2004.
Bolton On 16 November, Mary Jane Patricia Bolton, aged 65, of 49 Mossom
Lane, Norbreck, Blackpool, Lancashire FY5 1RJ. Mrs Bolton registered
in 1964 and retired from the Register in 2006.
Depledge Recently, John Trevor Depledge, MRPharmS, aged 86, of 178 St
Helen’s Road, Hastings, East Sussex TN34 2EA. Mr Depledge registered
in 1943.
Neath On 16 November, Barbara Neath, MRPharmS, aged 64, of Vorlich, 6
Barcloy Mill Road, Rockcliffe, Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbrightshire DG5 4PR.
Mrs Neath registered in 1967.
Rogers On 5 June, James Lionel Rogers, MRPharmS, aged 80, of 24 Treza
Road, Porthleven, Helston, Cornwall TR13 9NB. Mr Rogers registered in
1953.
Sharkey On 25 September, Joanne Marie Sharkey, MRPharmS, aged 27, of
30 Carrick Crescent, Giffnock, Glasgow, Lanarkshire G46 6PP. Ms Sharkey
registered in 2003.
Taylor On 23 November, Albert Taylor, MRPharmS, aged 87, of 4 Adel Park
Close, Adel, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS16 8HR. Mr Taylor registered in
1941.
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Tributes
Devis In a tribute to the late Anthony Devis, (formerly the Royal Pharmaceutical
Society’s chief technician and a member of the Society’s
staff for 25 years), who died on November 15, aged 78, RAY MARSHALL writes:
For over 20 years Tony Devis was one of the best known members of staff
at the Society’s London headquarters. As chief technician, he was
responsible for the projection and sound services in the hall. From a
Nobel Prize winner to the presenter of a first paper at a Joint Pharmaceutical
Analysis Group meeting, they all relied on him to handle this important
part of their presentation and were not disappointed.
Tony trained as a photographer, a “snaps” in the Royal Navy.
He saw service in the Far East and then went on to work as a commercial
photographer.
When he joined the scientific and technical services section (SATS) of
the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences in the 1960s, his first task
was to maintain the photographic panels of the “Medicines — with
care” national exhibition. He remade the large number of panels four
times, colouring the final version with dyes.
Like other members of the section, he was involved in the transport of
the exhibition at weekends, making long trips by van. The exhibition was
taken down late on a Saturday and erected in a new venue on Sunday. Tony
always recalled an epic journey from Rhyl to Peterborough. This ended with
the local Fire Brigade carrying bundles of the panels to an upstairs exhibition
hall and the discovery of a refreshing keg of beer left over from a wedding
reception the previous day.
Tony’s role of chief technician was varied. He carried out artwork
and photography for The Pharmaceutical Journal, the Society’s museum
and Council members. There was further small-scale exhibition work. He
was also involved in assisting with the growing number of postgraduate
schools, conferences and group meetings organised by the SATS.
In 1972, while preparations were being made for the British Pharmaceutical
Conference 1973 in London, Tony was taken gravely ill with a brain tumour.
He came through the serious operation and showed great resilience by returning
to play a full part in the organisation. When the conference returned to
London in 1983, Tony was again much involved.
During this time, Tony’s health was affected by further surgery and
treatment for cancer but he was always cheerful and determined. Above all
he had a real gift of working easily with the wide range of persons he
met. It was, therefore, a great pleasure to his many friends when he was
awarded the British Empire Medal before he retired.
After retirement, Tony and his wife, Joyce, gave a great deal of their
time to their four grandchildren. In spite of Tony’s illnesses they
worked hard on their garden and home improvements.
All his former colleagues send their sympathy to Joyce, his son, Paul,
and their grandchildren.
Mohr In a tribute to the late Catriona Ann Mohr (PJ, 24 November, p605),
ALMA MILLS writes:
I was extremely sad to learn of the death of Catriona
Mohr. Catriona and I first met in 1998, fellow students at the Welsh
School of Pharmacy. As a mature student I did not really expect to find
a great
friend among the younger people but Catriona became that friend from
day one.
She was a very clever and capable girl and a great support to
me throughout
the four years. Although her career was cut short by illness I know
that the profession has lost a very good pharmacist. I know that the
thoughts of all who knew Catriona are with her family at this difficult
time.
Neath In a tribute to the late Barbara Neath, ISHBEL CLARK writes:
Barbara
Neath and Geoff Neath were pillars of the communities in Edinburgh in
which they owned their pharmacies. They had met at Heriot Watt University
where
Barbara was a student and Geoff was a demonstrator. After Barbara registered
as a pharmacist in 1967 they bought a pharmacy in Moredun. The pharmacy
was not busy as it had lost business due to the illness of the previous
proprietor and they played football in the shop to keep warm and to pass
the time.
By the mid-seventies they had two daughters, Morag and Catriona, and
they moved to the family home in Fairmilehead. When the local pharmacy
became
available they bought it and ran it with extreme efficiency and friendliness,
eventually selling the Moredun business which they had, of course, built
up. They gave particularly excellent service to the local Marie Curie
hospice. They were well known in the district where they both sang in
the choir
and were elders of the local Church of Scotland.
They had long been aficionados of the outdoor life and their rescue dogs,
who were in their turn important family members,must have been among
the fittest in the country. When Barbara and Geoff retired in 1996 at
the relatively
early ages of 53 and 58 they
moved to Rockcliffe on the Solway Firth, a beautiful, if less well-known,
part of Scotland.
They continued to be avid walkers, played golf, swam
almost daily and entertained their many friends from Edinburgh with whom
they were anxious not to lose touch. Those friends were saddened when,
two years after retiring, Geoff developed a brain tumour and died in
1999.
Barbara rallied after Geoff’s death and made a life for herself,
carrying on the life which they had had together and also travelling abroad
with friends. She was captain-elect of the local golf club. To the horror
of her family and friends, in 2006 she was diagnosed with the same cruel
illness through which she had nursed her husband and which had claimed
his life. This was particularly hard for Morag and Catriona.
Barbara and Geoff were great ambassadors for community pharmacy. They
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