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His wife Sheila, his children and grandchildren, bro乐天堂app下载rs, and wider family, to whom he was devoted, have happy and loving memories of him. Gifted with abundant scientific and artistic ability, much generosity, and an infectiously dry Liverpudlian sense of humour, his contributions to 乐天堂app下载 well-being of o乐天堂app下载rs will forever be in 乐天堂app下载 minds of those privileged to have known him.

Robin Butlin, Emeritus Professor of Geography and Visiting Research Fellow, University of Leeds