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John O’Brien-Bell, MB
After a long, distressing illness, Dr Geoff Parker-Sutton died suddenly with his family around him on 14 March 2019. Geoff was born and grew up in Castle Donington, a small village in central England. On leaving... Read More
Dr Peter Doris grew up in Ontario. He was a medical student at Queen’s University at Kingston and later a general surgeon at affiliated hospitals. Mid-career he moved to Surrey, BC, where he was quickly recognized... Read More
Dr Norman Rigby was born in Manchester, the heart of England’s industrial north, but grew up in the beauty of New Forest, along England’s southwest coast. At 18, like all young men of his era, he found himself in the... Read More
Dr Erik Paterson was born in Cambridge, grew up and was educated in Scotland, and qualified from the University of Glasgow School of Medicine in 1960. In 1970 Dr Paterson married the love of his life, Jinty Divens,... Read More
1930–2012 Renee Ryan was one of seven children born into a banking family in Regina. To her parents’ surprise, she announced in her late teens that she had been accepted at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario,... Read More
1933–2011 Dr Clive Thompson, one of the most delightful persons to know, was born in Twickenham, London, on 7 August 1933. He grew up there with his three brothers until 1940, when, as a 7-year-old, he was one of... Read More
1935–2008 Colin Smailes was born in Yorkshire, England, and became a fourth-generation physician of the Smailes family. Educated at the Leys School and Emmanuel College, Cambridge, he later qualified from the Royal... Read More